ZOO 3050 Study Guide - Final Guide: Stomodeum, Hindgut, Pax6
12 Sep 2017
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Frontal: (aka coronal) a horizontal plane through the longitudinal axis diving the body into dorsal and ventral portions. Sagittal: a vertical plane through the longitudinal axis diving the body into right and left portions. Serial: a complete set of sections of an embryo mounted consecutively on slides. Transverse: a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis dividing the body crosswise into cranial and caudal portions. Caudal: refers to the tail or tail-like structure; opposite of cephalic. Cephalic: cranial; refers to the head; opposite of caudal. Distal: farthest from the centre, from the midline, or from the point of attachment; opposite of proximal. Dorsal: refers to the back; opposite of ventral. Ventral: pertaining to the belly; opposite of dorsal. In human anatomy, the terms anterior and posterior are used instead of ventral and dorsal. Lateral: refers to the side of the body. Medial: refers to the position near the middle or midline. Median refers to a structure or section in the middle.
