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Chapter 1 table 1-2

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left

individuals left

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right

individuals right

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cranial

toward the head end of the body

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rostral

toward the tip of the nose

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caudal

toward the tail end of the body

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dorsal

towards the back

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ventral

towards the belly

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medial

towards the medial plane

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lateral

away from the medial plane

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deep

toward the center

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superficial

towards the surface

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proximal

towards the body

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distal

away from the body

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palmar

back of forelimb from carpus distally

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plantar

back of hindlimb from tarsus distally

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dorsal/anterior

front of forelimb and hindlimb from carpus and tarsus distally