animal anatomy and physiology
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- median plane
- divides the body into equal left and right halves
- sagittal plane
- any plane that lies parallel to the median plane
- dorsal plane
- divides the animal into dorsal and ventral portions
- transverse plane
- intersects the body axis, dividing the trunk of the animal into cranial and caudal regions. the transverse plane of a limd divides the limb into distal and proximal portions
- dorsal
- upper head, neck, trunk or tail
- ventral
- lower
- cranial
- neck and trunk
- poximal
- nearest to the point of reference/attachment
- distal
- furthest from the point of reference/attachment
- lateral
- furthest from the midline
- medial
- nearest to the midline
- palmar
- front
- plantar
- back
- rostral
- from the center of the head and forward