Directional Terms

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Towards the head or forward end of the body

Question 2

Aspect

Answer 2

Area

Question 3

Caudal

Answer 3

Toward the tail

Question 4

Cranial

Answer 4

Toward the head

Question 5

Deep

Answer 5

Extending far down from the top/surface

Question 6

Distal

Answer 6

Away from the center of the body

Question 7

Dorsal

Answer 7

Along the back area

Question 8

Frontal

Answer 8

Across an area dividing it into Dorsal (back) and Ventral (front) section

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

Side of the body, towards the outside

Question 10

Medial

Answer 10

Inside the body, towards the inside

Question 11

Median

Answer 11

Pertaining to the middle

Question 12

Palmar

Answer 12

Bottom of the front feel

Question 13

Planter

Answer 13

Bottom of the back feet

Question 14

Posterior

Answer 14

Towards the rear end of the body

Question 15

Proximal

Answer 15

Closer to the center of the body

Question 16

Recumbency

Answer 16

Laying in position

Question 17

Recumbent

Answer 17

Lying

Question 18

Rostral

Answer 18

Towards the nose

Question 19

Sagittal

Answer 19

Front-back, parallel to the median

Question 20

Superficial

Answer 20

At/on/near the surface

Question 21

Transverse

Answer 21

Across an area dividing it into cranial and caudal sections

Question 22

Ventral

Answer 22

Along the abdomen/belly area