A GLOSSARY 



OF THE 



INTERNATIONAL (B.N.A.) 

 ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY 



GENERAL TERMS. 



TERMS INDICATING SITUATION AND DIRECTION. 



Longitudinalis 

 Verticalis 



Anterior 

 Posterior 

 Ventral 



Dorsal 



Cranial 



Caudal 

 Superior 



Inferior 

 Proximalis 



Distalis 

 Sagittalis 



Frontalis 



Longitudinal 

 Vertical 



Anterior 'i 

 Posterior J 

 Ventral -\ 



Dorsal J 

 Cranial > 



I f 



Caudal J 

 Superior 



Inferior 

 Proximal \ 



Distal f 



Sagittal 



Frontal 



Referring to the long axis of the body, 

 j Referring to the position of the long 

 ^ axis of the body in the erect posture. 

 ( Referring to the front and back of the 

 ^ body or of the limbs. 

 .-Referring to the anterior and posterior 



aspects, respectively, of the body, 

 | and to the flexor and extensor 



aspects of the limbs, respectively. 

 Referring to position nearer the head 



or the tail end of the long axis. 



Used only in reference to parts of 

 \, the head, neck, or trunk. 



{Used in reference to the head, neck, 

 and trunk. Equivalent to cranial 

 and caudal respectively. 

 {Used only in reference to the limbs. 

 Proximal nearer the attached end. 

 Distal nearer the free end. 

 rUsed in reference to planes parallel 

 I with the sagittal suture of the 

 1 skull, i.e. vertical antero-posterior 

 I planes. 



fUsed in reference to planes parallel 

 j with the coronal suture of the skull, 

 I i.e. transverse vertical planes. 



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