anatomical terminology

Question 1

common domestic carnivores

Answer 1

cats, dogs

Question 2

common domestic ungulates

Answer 2

pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses

Question 3

how are the common domestic ungulates further divided

Answer 3

-artiodactyls (even towed- pigs, sheep)–>then ruminants and non ruminants–> then large and small ruminants

-perissodactyls (odd toes mammals- horses)

Question 4

dorsal vs ventral

Answer 4

dorsal is the top of the back and the ventral is under the stomach

Question 5

cranial vs caudal

Answer 5

-cranial towards the head
-caudal towards the tail

Question 6

dorsal vs palmer

Answer 6

-dorsal is on the top of the paw
-palmer is on the palm of the paw

Question 7

distal vs proximal

Answer 7

-distal further form the mass of the body
-proximal closer to the mass of the body

Question 8

medial vs lateral

Answer 8

-medial inside of leg
-lateral outside of the leg

Question 9

rostral vs caudal

Answer 9

-rostral closer to the nose
-caudal further from the nose

Question 10

axial vs abaxial

Answer 10

Axial – directed toward the longitudinal central axis of a limb. Abaxial – directed away from the longitudinal central axis of a limb.

Question 11

what is a plane

Answer 11

a flat surface

Question 12

median plane

Answer 12

reflect R and L halves

Question 13

sagittal planes

Answer 13

any plane parallel to median plane

Question 14

transverse plane

Answer 14

divided into cranial and caudal

Question 15

dorsal plane

Answer 15

divided into dorsal and crainial

Question 16

recumbency

Answer 16

state of leaning, resting, or reclining

Question 17

ventral (sternal) recumbency

Answer 17

laying on stomach
prone position

Question 18

dorsal recumbency

Answer 18

laying on back
supine position

Question 19

lateral recumbency

Answer 19

laying on the right or left side

Question 20

sublimation and protonation

Answer 20

supination is considered turning the palm of the hand upward, and pronation is considered turning the palm downward.