looking at the entire body

Question 1

median plane

Answer 1

divides into equal halves

Question 2

medial

Answer 2

toward medial plane

Question 3

lateral

Answer 3

away from medial plane

Question 4

rostral

Answer 4

toward the tip of nose when referring to head

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

divides body into cranial (front) and caudal (back)

Question 6

cranial

Answer 6

toward the head, also the front of the front/hindlimbs

Question 7

caudal

Answer 7

toward the tail end of the body, also back of the fore/hindlimbs

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

a position on a limb that is closer to the point of attachment to the body

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

position on a limb that is farthest away from the point of attachment to the body

Question 10

dorsal

Answer 10

toward the animal’s back, the top/front surface of the limb distal to the carpus

Question 11

ventral

Answer 11

toward the animal’s belly

Question 12

dorsal plane

Answer 12

runs lengthwise down the body and divides it into dorsal and ventral portions

Question 13

palmar

Answer 13

the back of the forefeet distal to the carpus

Question 14

plantar

Answer 14

the back of the rear feet distal to the tarsus

Question 15

superficial/external

Answer 15

toward the surface of the body

Question 16

deep/internal

Answer 16

toward the center of the body

Question 17

recumbency

Answer 17

lying down

Question 18

ecto

Answer 18

outside/external

Question 19

end

Answer 19

within, inner

Question 20

endo

Answer 20

within, inner

Question 21

ex

Answer 21

outer

Question 22

exo

Answer 22

outside

Question 23

in

Answer 23

in, within

Question 24

trans

Answer 24

across, through

Question 25

dorsal recumbency

Answer 25

lying on back

Question 26

sternal/ventral recumbency

Answer 26

lying on the bell or sternum

Question 27

right later recumbency

Answer 27

lying on the right side of the body

Question 28

left lateral recumbency

Answer 28

lying on the left side of the body

Question 29

withers

Answer 29

area dorsal to the shoulder blade

Question 30

barrel

Answer 30

trunk of the body formed by the rib cage and the abdomen

Question 31

flank

Answer 31

lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the rear legs

Question 32

brisket

Answer 32

area at the base of the neck between the front legs that covers the cranial end of the breastbone

Question 33

poll

Answer 33

top of the head between the bases of the ear

Question 34

muzzle

Answer 34

rostral part of the face formed mainly by the upper jaw and nose bones

Question 35

tailhead

Answer 35

dorsal part of the base of the tail

Question 36

brachium

Answer 36

area on the front leg in animals between the shoulder joint and the elbow joint

Question 37

knee

Answer 37

the carpus, corresponds to human wrist

Question 38

stifle

Answer 38

area of the joint on the rear leg, corresponds to human knee

Question 39

shin

Answer 39

area of the dorsal surface on the tibia between the stifle joint and the hock

Question 40

hock

Answer 40

the tarsus, area corresponds with human ankle

Question 41

cannon

Answer 41

area over the large bones in the lower legs of hoofed animal, corresponds with hand or foot

Question 42

fetlock

Answer 42

area of a joint on the lower part of the leg, marked by a projection above and behind the hoof

Question 43

pastern

Answer 43

area where the leg angles forward

Question 44

axillary region

Answer 44

armpit

Question 45

inguinal region

Answer 45

groin

Question 46

cellul/o, cyt/o

Answer 46

cell

Question 47

chondr/o

Answer 47

cartilage

Question 48

dermat/o, derm/o

Answer 48

skin

Question 49

hemat/o, hem/o

Answer 49

blood

Question 50

histi/o, hist/o

Answer 50

tissue

Question 51

kary/o

Answer 51

nucleus

Question 52

lip/o, adip/o

Answer 52

fat

Question 53

my/o

Answer 53

muscle

Question 54

neur/o

Answer 54

nerve

Question 55

organ/o

Answer 55

organ

Question 56

oste/o

Answer 56

bone

Question 57

system/o

Answer 57

system

Question 58

tendon/o, tendin/o, ten/o, tenont

Answer 58

tendon

Question 59

viscer/o

Answer 59

viscera

Question 60

dia

Answer 60

through, between

Question 61

ecto

Answer 61

outer, external

Question 62

epi

Answer 62

on or upon

Question 63

extra

Answer 63

outside

Question 64

hyper

Answer 64

above, excess

Question 65

hypo

Answer 65

under, below

Question 66

infra

Answer 66

below, beneath

Question 67

inter

Answer 67

between, among

Question 68

intra

Answer 68

within

Question 69

meta

Answer 69

beyond after, next

Question 70

peri

Answer 70

around, surrounding

Question 71

sub

Answer 71

below, decrease

Question 72

super

Answer 72

above, over, excess

Question 73

supra

Answer 73

above, on top of

Question 74

ultra

Answer 74

beyond, excess, on the other side of