1.3 Anatomic Terminology

Question 1

towards the back

Answer 1

dorsal

Question 2

towards the belly

Answer 2

ventral

Question 3

towards the head

Answer 3

cranial

Question 4

towards the tail

Answer 4

caudal

Question 5

towards the nose

Answer 5

rostral

Question 6

directed away from the nose

Answer 6

caudal

Question 7

A)
B)
C)

Answer 7

A) dorsal
B) Ventral
C) rostral

Question 8

A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)

Answer 8

A) Proximal
B) Distal
C) cranial
D) caudal
E) Dorsal
F) Palmer

Question 9

A)
B)
C)
D)

Answer 9

A) dorsal
B) ventral
C) dorsal
D) plantar

Question 10

Answer 10

lateral

Question 11

Answer 11

medial

Question 12

profundus

Answer 12

deep, or further away from the surface

Question 13

superficial

Answer 13

on, or more toward, the surface

Question 14

dexter

Answer 14

right

Question 15

sinister

Answer 15

left

Question 16

longus

Answer 16

lond

Question 17

brevis

Answer 17

short

Question 18

towards the trunk

Answer 18

proximal

Question 19

further removed from trunk

Answer 19

distal

Question 20

the manus

Answer 20

forefoot
- carpus
- metacarpus
-phalanges

Palmar
dorsal

Question 21

The pes

Answer 21

hindfoot
-tarsus
-metatarus
- phalanges

Planter
Dorsal

Question 22

axial

Answer 22

closer to the central axis of the limb

Question 23

abaxial

Answer 23

away from the central axis

Question 24

Where do the axis of the limb lie between?

Answer 24

3rd and 4th digits