VBSC 421 Lab 1
dorsal - ANS-toward the back
ventral - ANS-toward the belly
cranial - ANS-toward the head
caudal - ANS-toward the tail
medial - ANS-toward the midline
lateral - ANS-toward the side
proximal - ANS-closer to origin of body part
distal - ANS-farther from the point of origin
sagittal - ANS-divides body into left and right
parallel to midline
transverse - ANS-cross-section
divides into top and bottom
like slices of bread
frontal - ANS-along entire length of animal parallel to belly and back
divides into dorsal and ventral
rostral - ANS-toward the forehead or nose
palmar - ANS-bottom surface of forelimbs
plantar - ANS-bottom surface of hindlimbs
anterior - ANS-toward the front, also cranial
posterior - ANS-toward the back, also caudal
dorsal - ANS-toward the back
ventral - ANS-toward the belly
cranial - ANS-toward the head
caudal - ANS-toward the tail
medial - ANS-toward the midline
lateral - ANS-toward the side
proximal - ANS-closer to origin of body part
distal - ANS-farther from the point of origin
sagittal - ANS-divides body into left and right
parallel to midline
transverse - ANS-cross-section
divides into top and bottom
like slices of bread
frontal - ANS-along entire length of animal parallel to belly and back
divides into dorsal and ventral
rostral - ANS-toward the forehead or nose
palmar - ANS-bottom surface of forelimbs
plantar - ANS-bottom surface of hindlimbs
anterior - ANS-toward the front, also cranial
posterior - ANS-toward the back, also caudal