Re: About the angle of view

["Matthew Troutman" <m_troutman@hotmail.com>]

> anterior: towards the front; posterior is the reverse.

Do not forget that this is replaced, in Baumel et al. terminology and I 
think standard veterinary terminology, by cranial and caudal.

Anterior and posterior are based mostly on human anatomy, e.g. upright 
mammals, so what follows for humans does not follow for most vertebrates.  
Hence, cranial and caudal replace anterior and posterior.

Another point: terms caudally can be replaced with caudad.  (The 
retroarticular extends caudad.)  Hence, caudomediad or craniocaudad are 
exceptable.  Cephalad often replaces cranial.

Matt Troutman
m_troutman@hotmail.com

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