anatomical terms (pig dissection)

Question 1

anterior

Answer 1

means the head end or toward the head end.

Question 2

posterior

Answer 2

means the tail end or toward the tail end.

Question 3

If structure A is anterior to structure B, then it is closer to the _____.

Answer 3

head

Question 4

If structure A is posterior to structure B, then it is closer to the _________.

Answer 4

tail end

Question 5

Posterior is opposite to _________.

Answer 5

anterior

Question 6

Dorsal

Answer 6

means the back side or toward the back

Question 7

Ventral

Answer 7

means the belly side or toward the belly

Question 8

Ventral is the opposite of _____

Answer 8

dorsal

Question 9

Lateral

Answer 9

means to the side

Question 10

Lateral refers to positions left or
right of a ___________ when viewing
the organism from the ___________.

Answer 10

central anterior–posterior line; back (dorsal side)

Question 11

when looking laterally, left and right refer to the sides of the ______, not the _______.

Answer 11

organism; observer

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

means in the middle.

Question 13

Proximal

Answer 13

means away from the extremities toward
the body.

Question 14

What parts of the body are extremities?

Answer 14

A limb of the body, such as the arm or leg.

Question 15

Distal

Answer 15

means away from the body toward the
extremities.