1.

Dorsal situated on or toward the upper side of the body,equivalent to the back, or posterior, in
humans.

2.Ventral situated on or toward the lower,abdominal plane of the body; equivalent to the front, or
anterior, in humans.

3.Anterior pertaining to or toward the head or forward end of the body.

4.Posterior - pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.

5.Cranial - of or pertaining to the cranium or skull.

6.Caudal - of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body.

7.Pelvic - of or pertaining to the pelvis.

8.Pectoral- of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.

9.Superficial- of or pertaining to the surface.

10.Deep- extending far down from the top or surface.

11.Proximal- situated to the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone.

12.Distal- situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
13.Lateral- of or pertaining to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side.

14.Medial- situated in or pertaining to the middle; median; intermediate.

15.Sagittal- from front to back in the median plane or in a plane parallel to the median.

16.Transverse- lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.

17.Frontal/Horizontal- of, pertaining to, or situated near the forehead or the frontal bone.

18.Abdominal Cavity- the space bounded by the abdominal walls, diaphragm, and pelvis and containing
most of the organs of digestion, the spleen, the kidneys, and the adrenal glands.

19.Thoracic Cavity- the space within the walls of the chest, bounded below by the diaphragm and above
by the neck, and containing the heart and the lungs.

20.Diaphragm- the partition separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity in mammals.

1.Parietal- of or pertaining to parietes or structural walls.

2.Visceral- of or pertaining to the viscera, organs in the cavities of the body.

4.Pleura- the thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity.

5.Pericardia- the membranous sac enclosing the heart.

3.Mesentery- the membrane, consisting of a double layer of peritoneum, that invests the intestines,
attaching them to the posterior wall of the abdomen, maintaining them in position in the abdominal
cavity, and supplying them with blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics, especially the part of this
membrane investing the jejunum and ileum.

6.Peritoneum- a thin translucent serous sac that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and covers most
of the viscera.

7.Bifurcation- to divide or fork into two branches.