anatomical directional terminology

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

front half of the body

Question 2

axillary region

Answer 2

armpit

Question 3

carpal/carpus

Answer 3

wrist (carpal tunnel)

Question 4

cranial

Answer 4

toward the head

Question 5

caudal

Answer 5

toward the tail

Question 6

distal

Answer 6

farthest from midline (down limb)

Question 7

proximal

Answer 7

nearest to midline (up limb)

Question 8

dorsal

Answer 8

the back

Question 9

elbow

Answer 9

forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, proximal ulna; point on front limb

Question 10

hock

Answer 10

tarsal joint; back leg point

Question 11

inguinal region

Answer 11

groin region

Question 12

lateral

Answer 12

away from midline

Question 13

mandible

Answer 13

lower jaw

Question 14

maxilla

Answer 14

upper jaw

Question 15

medial

Answer 15

toward midline

Question 16

metacarpal

Answer 16

top of paw bones

Question 17

muzzle

Answer 17

the two nostrils and the muscles of upper and lower lip; nose/mouth area

Question 18

patella

Answer 18

knee area

Question 19

phalangeal

Answer 19

actual finger bones

Question 20

pinna

Answer 20

projecting part of the ear lying outside the head; tip/outside of ear

Question 21

posterior

Answer 21

back half of the body

Question 22

prone

Answer 22

ventral recumbency; lying on abdomen

Question 23

quadrants

Answer 23

dividing an area

Question 24

recumbent

Answer 24

lying down

Question 25

rostral

Answer 25

nose end of head; toward nose

Question 26

scapular region

Answer 26

back of shoulder

Question 27

shoulder/point of shoulder

Answer 27

shoulder region in front of shoulder blades; large joint between humerus and scapula

Question 28

stifle joint

Answer 28

femoro-tibial and femora-patellar joint in quadrupeds

Question 29

superical

Answer 29

near the surface

Question 30

ventral

Answer 30

belly; underside of body

Question 31

palmer

Answer 31

palm; sole of front feet

Question 32

plantar

Answer 32

palm; sole of hide feet

Question 33

deep

Answer 33

away from surface

Question 34

cheek

Answer 34

fleshy portion of either side of face; forms side of mouth and continues rostrally to lips

Question 35

chest

Answer 35

between neck and abdomen

Question 36

flank

Answer 36

side of body between ribs and ilium

Question 37

rump

Answer 37

sacral to tail head region of back; croup

Question 38

dewclaw

Answer 38

rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats