Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Rostral

Answer 1

towards the beak (rostrum); applies to the head only

Question 2

Dorsal

Answer 2

towards the back (dorsum)

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

towards the belly (venter)

Question 4

Cranial

Answer 4

towards the head (cranium)

Question 5

Caudal

Answer 5

towards the tail (cauda)

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

towards the side (latus, flank) of the animal; farther from the median plane

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

toward the junction (proximus, near) w/ the body

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

away from the main body (distantia, distance)

Question 9

Palmar

Answer 9

towards the “rear” (palma, palm of the hand) of the front limbs

Question 10

Plantar

Answer 10

toward the “rear” (planta, sole of the foot) of the hind limbs

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

towards the middle plane (medianus, in the middle) that divides the body into two symmetrical right and left “halves” (it is a version of the sagittal plane)

Question 12

Sagittal

Answer 12

any plane parallel to the medial plane

Question 13

Paramedian

Answer 13

any sagittal plane that is close to the medial plane

Question 14

Dorsal

Answer 14

runs at right angles to the median and transverse planes ∴ divides the body/head into dorsal and ventral portions.

Question 15

Transverse

Answer 15

transects the body, limbs, or head perpendicular to its long axis

Question 16

Axial

Answer 16

close to the axis of the limb

Question 17

Abaxial

Answer 17

at a distance from the (ab, away from) longitudinal axis/axis of the limb