Terms of Orientation and Direction

Question 1

Cranial

Answer 1

towards the cranium or head of the body

Question 2

Caudal

Answer 2

towards the cauda or tail end of the body or the back of the head

Question 3

Rostral

Answer 3

within the head, towards the nose

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

towards the back surface: surface away from the ground: the cranial aspect of the fot below the carpus and tasrsus

Question 5

Ventral

Answer 5

towards the belly; the surface closer to the ground

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

on a limb, a position that is more dorsal; a position nearest a point of muscle origin

Question 7

Distal

Answer 7

on limb, a position that is more ventral; a position nearest a point of muscle insertion

Question 8

Palmar

Answer 8

as in the palm of the human hand; describes the caudal aspect of the forelimb below the carpus

Question 9

Plantar

Answer 9

as in the sole of the human foot; describesthe caudal aspect of the hind limb below the hock

Question 10

Lateral

Answer 10

the side or outside; denoting a position away from the median plane or midline of the body

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

the inside; a position towards the median plane or midline of the body