Chapter One: Basic Facts

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

Lie toward the back of the trunk, or by extension, toward the corresponding surface of the head or tail

Question 2

Ventral

Answer 2

Structures lie toward the belly, or of the corresponding surface of the head or tail

Question 3

Cranial

Answer 3

Structures lie toward the head

Question 4

Caudal

Answer 4

Toward the tail

Question 5

Rostral

Answer 5

Within the head, structures toward the muzzle

Question 6

Lateral

Answer 6

Structures that lie toward the side of the animal

Question 7

Proximal

Answer 7

Structures that lie toward the junction with the body

Question 8

Distal

Answer 8

Structures that lie from a greater distance of the junction of the body

Question 9

Palmar

Answer 9

Palm of hand

Question 10

Plantar

Answer 10

Sole of foot

Question 11

Axial

Answer 11

Structures that lie close to the axis of a central digit

Question 12

Abaxial

Answer 12

Positions away from the central point of axis

Question 13

Median plane

Answer 13

Divides the body into symmetrical right and left halves

Question 14

Sagittal plane

Answer 14

Anything parallel to the median plane

Question 15

Paramedian planes

Answer 15

Sections of the body that are close to the median

Question 16

Dorsal plane

Answer 16

Sections the trunk or other part parallel to the dorsal surface