Key Terms 3

Question 1

Dorsal

Answer 1

back

Question 2

Lateral

Answer 2

away from the midline

Question 3

Medial

Answer 3

toward the midline

Question 4

MESial

Answer 4

closest to the midline of the dental arcade or arch

Question 5

Oblique

Answer 5

At an angle, or pertaining to an angle

Question 6

Occlusal

Answer 6

The Bite

Question 7

Peripheral

Answer 7

The outermost part of a surface of an organ or body

Question 8

Palmar

Answer 8

The BACK of the FOREFEET distal to the corpus

Question 9

Plantar

Answer 9

The caudal surface of the backfoot

Question 10

Prefix

Answer 10

Part of the word in the beginning

Question 11

Proximal

Answer 11

Closer to the middle of the body

Question 12

Recumbent

Answer 12

Lying down

Question 13

Root Word

Answer 13

Base Word

Question 14

Rostral

Answer 14

nose end of the head

Question 15

Sagittal

Answer 15

divides the body into unequal right and left parts

Question 16

Suffix

Answer 16

Word added at the end of a rootword

Question 17

Superficial

Answer 17

near the surface (external)

Question 18

Transverse

Answer 18

divides the body into cranial and caudal parts

Question 19

Ventral

Answer 19

lying on the belly

Question 20

Buccal

Answer 20

Referring to the cheek

Question 21

Caudal

Answer 21

toward the tail

Question 22

Combining Vowel

Answer 22

Usually an “o” used to connect a word or a root word

Question 23

Cranial

Answer 23

toward the head

Question 24

DIStal

Answer 24

farthest from the midline of the dental arcade or arch