Vocab Quiz Flashcards
The head end
Cranial/Cephalic
The tail end
Caudal
The belly side
Ventral
The back side
Dorsal
The upper portion, or that which is above
Superior
The lower portion, or that which is below
Inferior
Descriptive prefix meaning above
Supra
Descriptive prefix meaning below
Infra
The forward surface or towards the front
Anterior
Used synonymously with cranial and quadrupeds, and with ventral in bipeds
The rear surface or towards the rear
Posterior
Used synonymously with caudal in quadrupeds, and with dorsal in bipeds
Refers to a location nearer the midline than another location
Medial
Refers to a location farther from the midline than another location
Lateral
Nearer the main axis of the body, or nearer the point of attachment
Proximal
Away from the main axis of the body, or away from the point of attachment
Distal
At or near the surface
Superficial
Away from the surface
Deep
A plane that extends from left to right and from dorsal to ventral, giving cranial and caudal portions
Transverse/Horizontal
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal, giving right and left portions
Sagittal
A plane that extends from cranial to caudal passing through the midline to divide the body or an organ into right and left halves
Midsagittal
A plane that extends from left to right and cranial to caudal, giving dorsal and ventral portions
Frontal/Coronal
A deep pit or socket in the maxillae or mandible
Alveolus
The junction of two bones
Articulation
Ear-shaped
Auricular
Cleft into two parts or branches
Bifid
A little head
Capitulum
A spiral structure like a seashell
Concha
A large, smooth, rounded articulating oval structure
Condyle
Describing a projection shaped like a crow’s beak
Coracoid