Clinical Descriptive terms

Question 1

A structure closer to or further from the median plane is____ or ____, respectively

Answer 1

Medial or lateral

Question 2

A part is ____ if it is in front of another part or closer to the head

Answer 2

Cranial

Question 3

What head term corresponds to “cranial” in the rest of the body

Answer 3

Rostral

Question 4

What part is closer to the tail or further from the head

Answer 4

Caudal

Question 5

FOr what is the term dorsal used

Answer 5

The surface of the body away from the ground and below the proximal carpus and tarsus directed toward the head

Question 6

What surface of the body faces the ground

Answer 6

Ventral

Question 7

What surfaces below the top (proximal end) of the carpus/ tarsus are directed toward the tail or ground

Answer 7

Palmar, plantar

Question 8

What is the name for the surface opposite of palmar/plantar

Answer 8

Dorsal

Question 9

What is a term used for a part closer to or farther from a point of attachment to the trunk, respectively

Answer 9

Proximal or Distal

Question 10

What is the term peripheral used for

Answer 10

A part distal from its point of origin or near the surface

Question 11

What are the terms for a structure closer to / farther from the longitudinal axis of the limb

Answer 11

axial, abaxial

Question 12

Where is the axis of the limb in relationship to the digits

Answer 12

between the 3 and 4th digits

Question 13

What is there term for being closer to the outer surface of a structure

Answer 13

external or superficial

Question 14

What is the term for being closer to the center of a structure

Answer 14

internal or deep