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Biology
10th Grade
02/13/2011

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Term
aboral
Definition
opposite of the mouth
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anterior
Definition
toward the head end of the body
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axis
Definition
line of reference where parts are arranged symmetrically
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bilateral symmetry
Definition
body divided along axis into equivalent right and left halves
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brachial
Definition
referring to the forearm
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caudal
Definition
toward the tail end of the body
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cross-section
Definition
a cut across the oral-aboral axis of the body (same as transverse section)
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distal
Definition
located far from the origin
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dorsal
Definition
toward the back or upper surface of the body
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frontal section
Definition
a longitudinal section from the side to side dividing the animal into dorsal and ventral parts
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longitudinal section
Definition
a cut through the oral-aboral axis of the organism
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oral
Definition
pertaining to or toward the mouth
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peripheral
Definition
away from the center of the body
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posterior
Definition
toward the tail end; away from the end of an organism
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proximal
Definition
toward the center of the body
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radial symmetry
Definition
having similar parts arranged about a common central axis
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rostrum
Definition
projection from the head region
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sagittal section
Definition
a longitudinal section on the mid line dividing the animal into right and left halves (also called the medial section)
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segment
Definition
a part marked off or separate from other parts; any of the several serial divisions of a body or an appendage
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ventral
Definition
toward the lower side or belly
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cephalic
Definition
toward the head or anterior end of the body
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