Terminology

Question 1

superior

Answer 1

towards head/top

Question 2

inferior

Answer 2

towards bottom/away from head

Question 3

caudal

Answer 3

towards tail in quadrupeds

Question 4

anterior/ventral

Answer 4

front

Question 5

posterior/dorsal

Answer 5

back

Question 6

medial

Answer 6

towards midline

Question 7

lateral

Answer 7

away from midline

Question 8

palmar

Answer 8

towards palm of hands (dorsal is opp)

Question 9

plantar

Answer 9

towards sole of foot (dorsal is opp)

Question 10

proximal

Answer 10

toward/near axial skel/main mass of body

Question 11

distal

Answer 11

away from axial skel/main mass of body

Question 12

sagittal

Answer 12

thru midline of body - seps into left and right halves

Question 13

coronal

Answer 13

thru middle of body - seps into anterior and posterior halves

Question 14

transverse

Answer 14

horizontal - seps into upper and lower body

Question 15

frankfort horizontal

Answer 15

skull: btwn lower margin of orbit and upper margin of auditory canal

Question 16

fovea or fossa

Answer 16

depression

Question 17

grooves

Answer 17

sulcus

Question 18

holes through bone

Answer 18

• foramen
• fontanelle
• aperture
• meatus

Question 19

external auditory meatus

Answer 19

ear hole

Question 20

foramen magnum

Answer 20

hole in skull for spinal cord

Question 21

fontanelle

Answer 21

cartilage covered hole btwn bones of infant skull

Question 22

mesial

Answer 22

dental - toward midline

Question 23

distal (dental)

Answer 23

dental - away from midline

Question 24

buccal

Answer 24

towards cheek (pre-molars and molars)

Question 25

lingual

Answer 25

towards tongue (pre-molars and molars) (opp of buccal)

Question 26

labial

Answer 26

towards lips (opp of lingual)

Question 27

interproximal

Answer 27

contact points btwn teeth (where floss)

Question 28

occulsal

Answer 28

chewing surface

Question 29

incisal

Answer 29

biting surface of tooth