The Skeletal System Vocabulary words

Question 1

Cranial

Answer 1

the head end

Question 2

Caudal

Answer 2

the tail end

Question 3

Ventral

Answer 3

the belly side

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

the back side

Question 5

Superior

Answer 5

the upper portion

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

the lower portion

Question 7

Supra

Answer 7

Descriptive prefix meaning above

Question 8

Infra

Answer 8

Descriptive prefix meaning below

Question 9

Anterior

Answer 9

The frontal surface or toward the frontal

Question 10

Posterior

Answer 10

The rear surface or toward the rear

Question 11

Medial

Answer 11

Refers to the location nearest to the midline than another location

Question 12

Proximal

Answer 12

nearer the main axis of the body

Question 13

Distal

Answer 13

away from the main axis of the body

Question 14

Superficial

Answer 14

near or at the surface

Question 15

Deep

Answer 15

away from the surface

Question 16

Transverse or horizontal

Answer 16

A plan that extends left to right and from dorsal and ventral, giving cranial and caudal portions

Question 17

Sagittal

Answer 17

A plane that extends from cranial to caudal, giving left and right portions

Question 18

Midsagittal

Answer 18

A plan that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body into left and right halves

Question 19

Frontal or coronal

Answer 19

A plan that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions