Re: About the angle of view

["k. clay" <clayke@pacbell.net>]

Matthew Troutman wrote:

> 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.
>

Matthew, please pardon the nitpicking.  This terminology can be quite
confusing. In humans anterior and posterior would be the equivalent of
ventral and dorsal, respectively.  Towards the belly-button would be
ventrally (or anteriorly), towards the spine would be dorsally (or
posteriorly).  If you ever get a chest x-ray, on the order sheet you may see
the abbreviation:  "CXR, PA and LAT."  This means the ordering physican wants
two chest x-rays, a posterior-anterior view and a lateral view. Cranial and
caudal refer to the head (superior) and tail (inferior) regions of the torso,
respectively. --Ken Clay, M.D.