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ventral
refers to belly or underside
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refers to belly or underside
ventral
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dorsal
refers to the back
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refers to the back
dorsal
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anterior
front of the body
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front of the ody
anterior
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posterior
rear of the body
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rear of the body
posterior
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rostral
nose end of the head
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nose end of the head
rostral
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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pertaining to the head
cephalic
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medial
toward the midline
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lateral
away from the midline
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away from the midline
lateral
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superior
uppermost, above, or toward the head
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uppermost, above, or toward the head
superior
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inferior
lowermost below, or toward the tail
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lowermost, below, or toward the tail
inferior
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proximal
nearest the midline or nearest to the beginning of a structure
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nearest the midline or nearest the beginning of a structure
proximal
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distal
farthest from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure
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farthest from the midline or farthest from the beginning of a structure
distal
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superficial
near the surface (external)
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near the surface (external)
superficial
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deep
away from the surface (internal)
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away from the surface (internal)
deep
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palmar
caudal surface of the front paw
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caudal surface of the front paw
palmar
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plantar
caudal surface of the rear paw
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caudal surface of the rear paw
plantar
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lingual
toward the tongue
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toward the tongue
lingual
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palatal
tooth surface of upper jaw (maxilla) that faces the hard palate/tongue
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tooth surface of the upper jaw (maxilla) that faces the hard palate/tongue
palatal
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occlusal
surface of the teeth that meet when you chew
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surface of the teeth that meet when you chew
occlusal
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recumbent
medical term for lying down
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medical term for lying down
recumbent
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dorsal recumbency
lying on the back
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lying on the back
dorsal recumbency
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ventral recumbency
lying on the belly
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sternal recumbency
lying on the belly
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lying on the belly
ventral recumbency, sternal recumbency
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lateral recumbency
lying on the side
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lying on the side
lateral recumbency
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left lateral recumbency
lying on the left side
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lying on the left side
left lateral recumbency
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right lateral recumbency
lying on the right side
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lying on the right side
right lateral recumbency
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adduction
movement toward the midline
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movement toward the midline
adduction
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abduction
movement away from the midline
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movement away from the midline
abduction
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flexion
decreased the angle of a joint, closure of a joint angle
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decreasing the angle of a joint, closure of a joint angl
flexion
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extension
straightening of a joint, increase in the angle of a joint
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straightening of a joint, increasing the angle of a joint
extension
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supination
rotating a limb so that the palmar surface is turned upward
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rotating a limb so that the palmar surface is turned upward
supination
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pronation
rotating a limb so that the palmar surface is turned downward
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rotating a limb so that the palmar surface is turned downward
pronation
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rotation
circular movement around an axis
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circular movement around an axis
rotation
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