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When The directional terms 'cranial' and 'caudal' are used when referring to structures in which area of the body?
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Cranial means "towards the head" and Caudal means "towards the tail (or feet)"
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What is the opposite of caudal?
The opposite of caudal (toward the tail) is cephalad (toward the head).
Which structures are located within the brain stem?
medulla obligata pons mid brain there is a forth known as the reticular formation... functions of each as well, medulla oblonga: innate relfexes, eg. vommiting, coughing, sneezing pons: reflexes mid brain: visual reticular formation: sleep and wake cycle
What is a caudal vertabra?
Caudal vertebrae are tiny bones at the end of the spine and make up the tail bone in humans. In animals, they extend far into the tail but become more and more regressive and smaller as you go along
What does pons and medulla have in common?
The pons is a bulb that is cranial (towards the crown of the skull) with respect to the medulla oblongata (in turn caudal -- towards the tailbone, with respect to the pons). The pons relays sensory information between the cerebellum and the cerebrum, while also regulating arousal and breathing. The medulla controls blood pressure, heart rate, breathing and other autonomic functions.
Is the coccyx at the caudal end of the vertebral spine?
Yes. Caudal means of, in, or at the tail. The coccyx is the portion of the vertebral spine that is at the very bottom of the spine. It is believed to have once been a tail in humans and still can be elongated like a tail as a rare congenital condition.
What is the directional term meaning nearer to the head?
Cranial
What is cranial synonymous with?
caudal
What is the opposite of cranial in medical terms?
Caudal is the opposite of cranial in medical terms.
Where on each lung are the caudal lobe cranial lobe middle lobe?
Most human beings are born with 1 pair of lungs, a left lung and a right lung. The left lung holds both the cranial and caudal lobes . The right lungs holds the middle, cranial and caudal lobes.
What anatomical direction is a dogs tail to its neck?
The dog's tail is caudal to the dog's neck. Caudal and cranial are descriptors for direction, similar to "Canada is north of the United States". Cranial is towards the head; caudal is towards the tail/rear.
Which directional term measn the same as inferior?
When discussing embryology, the term superior is replaced with cranial, and the term inferior is replaced with caudal.These terms are sometimes also used generally when discussing anatomy to replace superior and inferior.
How many lungs do wolves have?
A dog has six lung lobes. The right lung has cranial, middle, caudal and accessory lobes, and the left lung has a cranial and caudal lobe. Note. The cranial portion of the left lobe also has a cranial and caudal part, so it looks like the left side has three lobes.
Inferior portion of breastbone is the?
sternumThe most caudal sternebra is the xyphoid bone.The most caudal part of the sternum is called the xiphoid or xiphoid process. The cranial part of the sternum is called the hyoid or hyoid bone.
Which chamber of the heart does the vena cava enter into?
The cranial and caudal vena cava open in the right atrium.
What are the 4 regiones of the pig?
1) head (cranial) region 2) neck (cervical) region 3) trunk (thoracic) region 4) tail (caudal) region
Show you some position of caudal?
Caudal means towards the tail. So your chin is caudal to your eyes. Your belly button is caudal to both your chin and your eyes.
Is the umbilicus caudal to the chin?
the umbilicus is caudal to the chin
