Week 1 Quiz Flashcards
Anatomy
Body
Physiology
How the body works
Regional
Study of individual regional of the body
Systemic
Study of systems of the body
Transverse plane
Cuts the body or body part into front and back (cut human in half at the waist)
Median
Divides body into left and right halves
Dorsal or sagittal plane
Divides the body into dorsal and ventral halves
Cranial
Toward the head
Caudal
Toward the butt
Dorsal
Toward the back
Ventral
Toward stomach
Rostral
Toward nose
Palmer
Under side of front paws
Plantar
Underside of back paws
Proximal
Toward the attachment of the appendage to the body
Distal
Away from the attachment of the body
Anterior
Toward the front
Posterior
Toward the back
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Axial
Toward the axis or center line
Abaxial
Away from the axis or center line
Prone
Face up
Supine
Face down
Recumbent
Laying down
Sternal
Chest area
Lateral
Side
Extension
Increases the angle
Flexion
Decreases the angle
Supination
Turns out
Pronation
Turns in
Muzzle
Just above the nose
Pinna(e)
Top part of inner ear
Carpus
Wrist
Dewclaw
Toe on the side that doesn’t touch the ground
Rump
Tailbone area just before tail and back meet
Flank
On the side between the last rib and hind leg
Stifle
Joint similar to human Knee
Hock
Ankle
Tarsus
Ankle
Digits
Fingers and toes
Axillary
Pertaining to the armpit area
Cranium
Skull
Cervical
Neck
Inguinal
Groin
Lumbar
Lower spine
Perineal
Larger groin area
Perinanal
Around anus
Sacral
Between the lumbar and tail
Thoracic
On the spine between cervical spine and lumbar spine
Point of hip
Top of hip bone
Flank
On the side between last rib and the hind legs
Stifle
knee
Fetlock
Similar to ball of foot (looks like my big ankles)
Pastern
Area between foot and fetlock
Chestnut
Extra toes located on the inside of the leg (looks like scabs)
Ergot
Extra footpads (looks like toenails) located under the fetlock
Dewlap
Long flap of skin that hangs from the neck
Paralumbar fossa
Triangle area by the last rib
Poll
Between ears
Withers
Between shoulder bones
Barrel
Body enclosing rib cage and major organs
Pins
Bottom of hip bone
Switch
Fluffy part at the end of a tail
Cannon
Large metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hooded animals (think of where shin bone is)
Phalanx
Finger bone
Phanlanges
Multiple fingers
abdominal region
region of body that houses digestive organs
cervical region
neck area
cranium region
head area
axillary region
armpit area
digital region
fingers and toes
inguinal region
groin area
lumbar region
lower back area
nasal region
nose area
oral region
mouth area
pelvic region
pelvis area
perineal region
area between the anus and scrotum/vulva
perianal region
around the anus
Sacral region
area of the spine between the lumbar and tail
Thoracic
Thoracic
area of the spine that covers the dorsal surface of the rib cage. between the cervical spine and the lumbar spine
manus
hand (front paw)
pes
foot (back paw)
ascending
going up
descending
going down