0. Planes of View

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

toward or beyond the vertebral column

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

away from the vertebral column or toward the mid-abdominal wall

Question 3

Cranial or anterior

Answer 3

a structure located closer to the cranium

Question 4

Caudal or posterior

Answer 4

a structure located towards the tail

Question 5

Rostral

Answer 5

relates to the structures on the head and indicates a structure closer to the nose

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

associated with limbs and indicates a structure closer to the attachment of the limb

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

associated with limbs and indicates a structure closer to the free end on the limb (further from the trunk)

Question 8

Dorsal in limbs

Answer 8

dorsal replaces cranial as a descriptive term distal to and including the carpus (forelimb) or hock (hindlimb)

Question 9

Palmar

Answer 9

replaces caudal as a descriptive term for structures distal to the carpus in the forelimb

Question 10

Plantar

Answer 10

replaces caudal as a descriptive term for structures distal to the hock in the hindlimb

Question 11

Axial

Answer 11

a structure that is located towards the axis

Question 12

Abaxial

Answer 12

structure that is located away from the axis

Question 13

Deep or internal

Answer 13

a structure closer to the center of gravity or center of the limb

Question 14

Superficial or external

Answer 14

structures closer to skin or surface

Question 15

Answer 15

Question 16

Medial plane

Answer 16

divides a body into equal left and right halves

Question 17

Sagittal plane

Answer 17

any plane parallel to the medial plane

Question 18

Medial

Answer 18

structure close to the medial plane

Question 19

Lateral

Answer 19

structure further from the medial plane

Question 20

Transverse plane

Answer 20

passes through the body perpendicular to the bodys long axis (perp to medial)

Question 21

Dorsal or frontal plane

Answer 21

passes through the body at right angles to both the transverse and medial planes, parallel to the dorsal surface

Question 22

Answer 22