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BSAA Anatomy Terms
Ursini/Poynter BSAA
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Veterinary Medicine
10th Grade
02/24/2014

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anterior
Definition
the front of the animal; opposite of posterior
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caudal
Definition
toward the tail of the animal; opposite of cranial
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cranial
Definition
toward the head of the animal; opposite of caudal
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deep
Definition
farthest from the surface; opposite of superficial
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distal
Definition
part of the limb farthest from the body; opposite of proximal
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dorsal
Definition
along the back or uppermost surface; opposite of ventral
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frontal
Definition
plane that divides the animal into dorsal and ventral parts
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lateral
Definition
side of the animal
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median
Definition
the plane that divides the animal into right and left halves
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posterior
Definition
the back of the animal; opposite of anterior
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proximal
Definition
part of the limb closest to the body; opposite of distal
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sagittal
Definition
any body plane that is parallel to the median plane
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superficial
Definition
closer to the surface; opposite of deep
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transverse
Definition
body plane that divides body into cranial and caudal
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ventral
Definition
along the belly surface; opposite of dorsal
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superior
Definition
toward the head or above; opposite of inferior
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inferior
Definition
toward the feet or below; opposite of superior
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lateral
Definition
toward the side; away from the midline
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medial
Definition
toward the midline
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