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Directional Anatomy

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  • Away from the body
    Distil
  • Toward the middle of the body
    Medial
  • bottom of front foot
    palmar
  • Toward the spine
    Dorsal
  • Toward the belly/sternum
    Ventral
  • toward the head
    Cranial
  • back of body
    posterior
  • above
    Superior
  • Toward the body
    Proximal
  • Divides the body into equal left and right halves
    Medial Plane
  • Toward the sides/away from the middle line
    Lateral
  • Rotate medially
    Pronate
  • bottom of the hind foot
    plantar
  • Divides body into unequal left and right halves
    Sagittal Plane
  • toward the front
    Anterior
  • toward the tail
    Caudal
  • Below/lower
    Inferior
  • Decreases the angle of a joint
    Flexion
  • Divides the body into cranial and caudal halves
    Transverse Plane
  • Rotate laterally
    Supinate
  • Increase the angle of the joint
    Extension
  • Movement away from the midline of the body
    Abduction
  • toward the nose
    rostral
  • Movement toward the midline of the body
    Adduction