Anatomical Location and Orientation

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

Located near or toward the front of the animal or the front of the head

Question 2

caudal

Answer 2

Located near or toward the tail of the animal

Question 3

coronal

Answer 3

Cut vertically from the crown of the head down; used in reference to the plane of a brain section that reveals a frontal view

Question 4

dorsal

Answer 4

On or toward the back of the animal or, in reference to human brain nuclei, located above; in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from above

Question 5

frontal

Answer 5

“Of the front” (see also anterior and rostral ); in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from the front

Question 6

horizontal

Answer 6

Cut along the horizon; used in reference to the plane of a brain section that reveals a dorsal view

Question 7

inferior

Answer 7

Located below

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

Toward the side of the body or brain

Question 9

medial

Answer 9

Toward the middle, specifically the body’s midline; in reference to brain sections, a side view of the central structures

Question 10

posterior

Answer 10

Located near or toward the tail of the animal

Question 11

rostral

Answer 11

“Toward the beak” (front) of the the animal

Question 12

sagittal

Answer 12

Cut lengthways from front to back of skull; the plane that reveals a view into the brain from the side; a cut in the midsaggital plane divides the brain into symmetrical halves, a medial view.

Question 13

superior

Answer 13

Located above

Question 14

ventral

Answer 14

On or toward the belly or the side of the animal where the belly is located; in reference to brain nuclei, located below

Question 15

What are branches of axons called?

Answer 15

collaterals