Body Positions

Question 1

Animal is lying down

Answer 1

recumbant

Question 2

animal is lying down on either left or right side

Answer 2

lateral recumbancy

Question 3

animal lying on its belly

Answer 3

sternal recumbancy

Question 4

animal lying on its back

Answer 4

dorsal recumbancy

Question 5

Toward the head

Answer 5

cranial

Question 6

toward the tail

Answer 6

caudal

Question 7

The neck is __________ to the shoulder

Answer 7

cranial

Question 8

the shoulder is _____________ to the neck

Answer 8

caudal

Question 9

toward the nose

Answer 9

rostral

Question 10

eyes are ______________ to the ears

Answer 10

rostral

Question 11

back of the animal

Answer 11

dorsal

Question 12

belly of the animal

Answer 12

ventral

Question 13

bottom of the front feet

Answer 13

palmar

Question 14

bottom of hind feet

Answer 14

plantar

Question 15

top surfaces of feet

Answer 15

dorsal

Question 16

toward the midline of the body

Answer 16

medial

Question 17

away from the midline of the body

Answer 17

lateral

Question 18

where is the midline in animals?

Answer 18

torso

Question 19

closer to the body (in reference to to appendages)

Answer 19

proximal

Question 20

distanced from the body (in reference to appendages)

Answer 20

distal

Question 21

close to the surface of the body internally

Answer 21

superficial

Question 22

extends below the surface of the body internally

Answer 22

deep

Question 23

plane that divides the body left and right

Answer 23

sagittal plane

Question 24

plane that divides the body top and bottom

Answer 24

dorsal plane

Question 25

plane that divides the body cranial and caudal

Answer 25

transverse plane