Unit 1

Question 1

medial

Answer 1

towards the median plane

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

toward the belly

Question 3

proximal

Answer 3

toward the body

Question 4

stifle

Answer 4

equivalent to the human knee

Question 5

cranial

Answer 5

toward head

Question 6

lateral

Answer 6

away from median plane

Question 7

pastern

Answer 7

proximal phalanx of horse

Question 8

poll

Answer 8

top of head between ears

Question 9

dorsal

Answer 9

toward the backbone

Question 10

tailhead

Answer 10

dorsal part of the base of the tail

Question 11

median

Answer 11

divides body into equal left and right halves

Question 12

saggital

Answer 12

plane parallel to the median

Question 13

rostral

Answer 13

toward end of the nose

Question 14

transverse

Answer 14

plane that divides the body into cranial and caudal portions

Question 15

molar

Answer 15

caudal cheek teeth

Question 16

dental arch

Answer 16

all the upper or lower teeth

Question 17

mesial

Answer 17

surface of an incisor tooth facing toward the midline

Question 18

lengual

Answer 18

facing the tongue

Question 19

apical

Answer 19

toward the tip of a tooth’s root

Question 20

canine

Answer 20

fangs on a dog

Question 21

interproximal

Answer 21

tooth surface facing an adjacent tooth

Question 22

crown

Answer 22

the part of the tooth that an animal bites with

Question 23

palatal

Answer 23

facing the hard palate

Question 24

incisal edge

Answer 24

cutting edge of a sharp tooth

Question 25

root

Answer 25

part of the tooth that anchors it in the jaw

Question 26

distal

Answer 26

surface of a premolar tooth facing toward the caudal end of the mouth

Question 27

buccal

Answer 27

facing the cheeks

Question 28

coronal

Answer 28

toward a tooth’s crown

Question 29

occlusal surface

Answer 29

flat grinding surface of a grinding tooth

Question 30

premolar

Answer 30

rostral cheek teeth

Question 31

interproximal

Answer 31

space between teeth

Question 32

distal

Answer 32

surface of an incisor tooth facing away from the midline

Question 33

furcation

Answer 33

where the root trunk of a tooth divides into tooth roots

Question 34

labial

Answer 34

facing the lips

Question 35

incisor

Answer 35

most rostral teeth

Question 36

mesial

Answer 36

surface of a molar tooth facing the rostral end of the mouth