Anatomical Location and Orientation

Question 1

Near or toward the front of the animal or the front of the head

Answer 1

Anterior

Question 2

Near or toward the tail of the animal

Answer 2

Caudal

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Coronal

Question 4

On or toward the back of a four-legged animal (equivalent to posterior for human spinal cord); in reference to human brain nuclei, above, and to brain sections, viewed from above

Answer 4

Dorsal

Question 5

Of the front, in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from the front

Answer 5

Frontal

Question 6

Cut along the horizon, used to reference the plane of a section that reveals a dorsal view

Answer 6

Horizontal

Question 7

Below

Answer 7

Inferior

Question 8

Toward the side of the body or brain

Answer 8

Lateral

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Medial

Question 10

Near or toward the animal’s tail, for human spinal cord, at the back

Answer 10

Posterior

Question 11

Toward the beak (front) of the animal

Answer 11

Rostral

Question 12

Cut lengthways from front to back of the skull to reveal a medial view into to brain from the side; a cut in the midsagittal plane divides the brain into symmetrical halves

Answer 12

Sagittal

Question 13

Above

Answer 13

Superior

Question 14

On or toward the belly of four-legged animals in reference to human brain nuclei, below

Answer 14

Ventral