ANATOMY (Terminology)

Question 1

dorsal

Answer 1

-close to back

Question 2

ventral

Answer 2

-close to belly/support structure

Question 3

medial

Answer 3

-closer to middle

Question 4

lateral

Answer 4

-closer to side

Question 5

cranial

Answer 5

-closer to the head

Question 6

caudal

Answer 6

-closer to tail

Question 7

when in the head

Answer 7

-rostral: closer to the beak/snout
-caudal: the rest

Question 8

proximal

Answer 8

-closer to main mass

Question 9

distal

Answer 9

-further from main mass

Question 10

when at wrist/ankle

Answer 10

dorsal:’top’ surface
palmar: ‘bottom’ surface (to the earth)

Question 11

axial (limbs)

Answer 11

-close to axis

Question 12

abaxial (limbs)

Answer 12

-further away from the axis (‘outside of foot’)

Question 13

median plane

Answer 13

‘hypotetical plane’
-put into right and left halves

Question 14

sagittal plane

Answer 14

-infinite number
-parallel to the median plane

Question 15

transverse plane

Answer 15

-perpendicular to long axis of body
-angle will depend on wher you are

Question 16

dorsal plane

Answer 16

-cutting into dorsal and ventral parts (angles change)

Question 17

recumbency

Answer 17

-state of leaning, resting or reclining

Question 18

ventral recumbency

Answer 18

-prone position (lying on ventral)

Question 19

dorsal recumbency

Answer 19

-supine position (lying on dorsal)

Question 20

right or left lateral recumbency

Answer 20

-laying on right or left side

Question 21

dorsal view

Answer 21

-looking at the dorsal side (ventral recumbency)

Question 22

left lateral view

Answer 22

-looking at left side (right later recumbency)