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it deals with structure and form of all organisms. It literally means to cut apart. |
Anatomy |
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The study of integrated functions of the body and functions of all its parts |
Physiology |
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The study of the skeletal system |
Osteology |
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The study on the Articular system |
Arthrology |
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The study on the muscular system |
Myology |
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The study on the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and reproductive system |
splanchnology |
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The study on the endocrine system |
Endocrinology |
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The study on the nervous system |
Neurology |
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The study on the circulatory system |
Cardiology |
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The study on the sensory system |
Esthesiology |
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it divides the body into equal right and left halves |
Median plane |
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Any plane parallel to the median plane |
Sagittal plane |
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divides the body into ventral and dorsal |
frontal or coronal plane |
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it is at the right angles to the median plane and it divides the body into cranial and caudal segments. It is where the cross-section is made. |
Transverse plane |
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it is at the right angle of both median and transverse plane |
horizontal plane |
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it is a directional term that means towards the head |
Cranial |
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It means towards the tail |
Caudal |
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It means towards the nose |
Rostral |
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Close or towards the median plane |
Medial |
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Away from the median plane |
Lateral |
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toward or beyond the backbone or ventral backbone |
Dorsal |
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is the noun referring to the dorsal portion of the back |
Dorsum |
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indicates the proximity to the center of an anatomical structure |
deep and internal |
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refers to the proximity to the surface of the body |
Superficial and external |
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relatively close to a given part |
proximal |
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Far from the vertebral column |
Distal |
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what is the caudal surface in describing the thoracic limb (forelimb) |
Palmar |
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it is the caudal surface in describing the pelvic limb or the hind limb |
plantar |
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it is when the position in which the dorsal aspect of the body is uppermost |
Prone |
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it is the position in which the ventral aspect of the body is palmar aspect is upper most |
supine |
