directional terms

Question 1

rostal

Answer 1

means nose end of the head

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

refers to the belly or underside of body or body part

Question 3

proximal

Answer 3

nearest to midline limbs

Question 4

distal

Answer 4

farthest from the midline from beginning of structure used for limbs

Question 5

sagittal planes

Answer 5

divides the body into unequal right and left parts

Question 6

palmer

Answer 6

surface of the manus (front paw)

Question 7

medial

Answer 7

means toward the midline

Question 8

lateral

Answer 8

means away from midline

Question 9

transverse planes

Answer 9

divides the body into cranial and caudal parts

Question 10

plantar

Answer 10

caudal surface of the pes (rear paw)

Question 11

dorsal plane

Answer 11

divides the body into dorsal and ventral

Question 12

dorsal

Answer 12

refers to the back also refers to the cranial surface of the manus (front paw) or pes (rear paw)

Question 13

median plane

Answer 13

equal left and right portions

Question 14

caudal

Answer 14

towards the tail also the back surface of a limb proximal to the carpus or tarsus

Question 15

cranial

Answer 15

towards the head also the front surface of the limb proximal to the carpus or the tarsus

Question 16

adduction

Answer 16

movement toward midline

Question 17

abduction

Answer 17

movement away from midline

Question 18

flexion

Answer 18

means closure of a joint angle or reduction of angle between two bonez

Question 19

extension

Answer 19

means straightening of a joint of an increase in the angle between two bones

Question 20

supination

Answer 20

the act of rotating the limb or body part that the palmer surface is turned upward

Question 21

pronation

Answer 21

the act of rotating the limb of body part so that the palmer surface is turned downward

Question 22

rotation

Answer 22

another term of movement that means circular movement around an axis