dorsal, ventral, lateral, caudal (in CC amphib glossary)

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basic definitions here. A labeled newt might be a nice addition.
 
Dorsal: Referring to the top (or back) part of the animal. This would correspond to the spinal region.

Ventral: Referring to the belly of the animal

Caudal: Referring to the tail
 
Lateral referrs to the side of an animal. It also is used ad a descriptor for positioning and localization. ie the lesion is on the lateral surface of the _________, or the lesion is on the ________ just lateral to the __________.
 
I'm hoping someone can come up with an illustration for this set of words.
 
Working on it.
 
Ask ye and ye shall recieve!

Here is the labeled version:

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And here is an unlabeled version you folks can use for whatever else you need a picture of a generic caudate for.

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Send me a pm if you need a copy of the original for whatever reason, I will e-mail you the file direct.
 
Thanks Johnny, you are multi-talented!
 
Final definitons:

Dorsal: Referring to the top (or back) part of the animal. This would correspond to the spinal region.

Ventral: Referring to the belly of the animal

Caudal: Referring to the tail

Lateral: Referring to the side of an animal

In addition to Johnny's illustration
 
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