Basic Directional Terms

Question 1

Top View (Quadrupeds)

Answer 1

Dorsal

Question 2

Bottom View (Quadrupeds)

Answer 2

Ventral

Question 3

Moving towards the front of the brain (Quadrupeds)

Answer 3

Rostral

Question 4

Moving towards the back of the brain (Quadrupeds)

Answer 4

Caudal

Question 5

Top View (Bipeds)

Answer 5

Superior

Question 6

Bottom View (Bipeds)

Answer 6

Inferior

Question 7

Moving towards the front of the brain (Bipeds)

Answer 7

Anterior

Question 8

Moving towards the back of the brain (Bipeds)

Answer 8

Posterior

Question 9

Quadrupeds and Bipeds: Lateral

Answer 9

Going away from midline

Question 10

Quadrupeds and Bipeds: Medial

Answer 10

Going toward midline

Question 11

Sagittal Plane

Answer 11

Cut down midline, perpendicular toward ground

Question 12

Horizontal Plane

Answer 12

Cut parallel to ground

Question 13

Coronal Plane

Answer 13

Cut from dorsal to ventral surface, perpendicular to ground and midline

Question 14

What’s the difference between the nucleus and ganglion?

Answer 14

Nucleus = collection of neurons in CNS
Ganglion = collection of neurons in PNS

Question 15

The ____ is a cellular extension that allows long-distance communication (it conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body)

Answer 15

axon

Question 16

Large bundle of axons in CNS

Answer 16

Peduncle

Question 17

Medium-size bundle of axons in CNS

Answer 17

Tract

Question 18

Small bundle of axons in CNS

Answer 18

Fasciculus

Question 19

Bundle of axons in PNS

Answer 19

Nerve

Question 20

Frontal Lobe

Answer 20

• Control of motor functions, planning, coordinating, controlling, and executing behavior
• Executive functions such as choosing between good and bad actions

Question 21

Occipital lobe

Answer 21

Processes visual information

Question 22

Parietal lobe

Answer 22

Somatosensory information, such as pain, touch, and temperature

Question 23

Temporal lobe

Answer 23

Processes auditory and visual information