Anatomy One

Question 1

cranial

Answer 1

head

Question 2

caudal

Answer 2

tail

Question 3

median plane

Answer 3

divides the body into equal left and right halves

Question 4

sagittal plane

Answer 4

divides the body into left and right parts that are not necessarily equal

Question 5

transverse plane

Answer 5

divides the body into cranial and caudal parts

Question 6

dorsal plane

Answer 6

divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts

Question 7

rostral

Answer 7

toward the tip of the nose

Question 8

dorsal

Answer 8

toward the backbone

Question 9

ventral

Answer 9

toward the belly

Question 10

medial

Answer 10

toward the median plane

Question 11

lateral

Answer 11

away from the median plane

Question 12

deep

Answer 12

toward the center of the body

Question 13

superficial

Answer 13

toward the surface of the body

Question 14

proximal

Answer 14

toward the body (used for appendages)

Question 15

distal

Answer 15

away from the body (used for appendages)

Question 16

palmar

Answer 16

ground/back surface of front limb distal to the carpus

Question 17

plantar

Answer 17

ground/back surface of hind limb distal to the tarsus

Question 18

barrel

Answer 18

trunk of the body-formed by the rib cage and the abdomen

Question 19

flank

Answer 19

lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the hind legs

Question 20

brisket

Answer 20

area at the base of the neck between the front 2 legs that covers the cranial end of the sternum

Question 21

poll

Answer 21

top of the head between the ears at the base

Question 22

muzzle

Answer 22

rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones

Question 23

hock

Answer 23

tarsus

Question 24

stifle

Answer 24

femorotibial/femoropatellar joint-equivalent to a human knee

Question 25

cannon

Answer 25

large metacarpal or metatarsal bone of hooved animals

Question 26

fetlock

Answer 26

joint between cannon bone and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals

Question 27

sternal recumbency

Answer 27

lying on belly

Question 28

oblique recumbency

Answer 28

tilted between true dorsal or true lateral

Question 29

apical

Answer 29

toward the tip of the ROOT of the tooth

Question 30

furcation

Answer 30

area where the roots of a multi rooted tooth join the crown

Question 31

mesial

Answer 31

for canine, premolar, molar the surface or edge facing toward the rostral end of the mouth. For incisor teeth, the surface facing the midline.

Question 32

buccal

Answer 32

surface of the tooth facing the cheeks

Question 33

palatal

Answer 33

surface of an upper tooth facing the hard palate

Question 34

labial

Answer 34

surface of the tooth facing the lips

Question 35

lingual

Answer 35

surface of the tooth facing the tongue

Question 36

incisal edge

Answer 36

the cutting edge of a sharp tooth's crown

Question 37

occlusal surface

Answer 37

flat grinding surface of molar teeth

Question 38

interproximal space

Answer 38

space between adjacent teeth

Question 39

interproximal surface

Answer 39

surface of a tooth that faces an adjacent tooth

Question 40

quadrant

Answer 40

left or right half of each dental arch

Question 41

dental arch

Answer 41

aka dental arcade, complete upper or lower teeth

Question 42

ruminants do not have these kinds of teeth

Answer 42

upper incisors. they have a dental pad instead.

Question 43

equation of teeth mesial-distal

Answer 43

2M, 4P, 1C, 3I/3I,1C, 3P, 2M

Question 44

coronal

Answer 44

towards the crown