Veterinary Anatomy Terms to Know Complete Answers
Anterior ️️front of the animal
Caudal ️️towards the tail of an animal
Cranial ️️towards the head of an animal
Deep ️️further from the surface
Distal ️️part of the limb furthest from the body
Dorsal ️️along the bac...
Distal ✔️✔️part of the limb furthest from the body
Dorsal ✔️✔️along the back or uppermost surface
Frontal Plane ✔️✔️body plane that divides the animal into dorsal and ventral parts
Lateral ✔️✔️side of an animal
Median ✔️✔️body plane that divides the animal into "equal" right and left halves
Posterior ✔️✔️rear of the animal
Proximal ✔️✔️part of the limb closest to the body
Sagittal ✔️✔️any body plane that is parallel to the median plane
Superficial ✔️✔️closer to the surface
, Transverse ✔️✔️body plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal parts
Ventral ✔️✔️along the belly surface
Comminuted Fracture ✔️✔️bone shatters into many pieces
Diaphysis ✔️✔️body of a long bone
Endosteum ✔️✔️thin layer of bone covering; lines medullary cavity
Epiphysis ✔️✔️enlarged ends of long bones
Fissue Fracture ✔️✔️break along the long axis of a bone
Flat bone ✔️✔️plate of bone, i.e. scapula
Greenstick Fracture ✔️✔️break on one side of a bone, usually due to a bending force
Irregular Bone ✔️✔️complex and irregularly shaped bone, i.e. vertebrae
Long Bone ✔️✔️bone longer than it is wide, i.e. humerus, radius, and femur
Medullary cavity ✔️✔️space within the bone filled with marrow
Metaphysis ✔️✔️joining point of epiphysis and diaphysis
Ossification ✔️✔️process by which tissue and cartilage becomes bone
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