Location And Orientation

Question 0

Caudal

Answer 0

Located near or toward the tail of the animal (see also: posterior)

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Located near or towards the front of the animal or the front of the head

Question 2

Coronal

Answer 2

Cut vertically from the crown of the head down; used in reference to the plane of a brain section that reveals a frontal view

Question 3

Dorsal

Answer 3

On or toward the back of the animal or, in reference to human brain nuclei, located above; in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from above.

Question 4

Frontal

Answer 4

“Of the front” (see also: anterior and rostal); in reference to brain sections, a viewing orientation from the front

Question 5

Horizontal

Answer 5

Cut along the horizon; used in reference to the plane of a brain section that reveals a dorsal view

Question 6

Inferior

Answer 6

Located below (see also: ventral)

Question 7

Lateral

Answer 7

Toward the side of the body or the brain

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Toward the middle, specifically the body’s midline; in reference to brain sections, a side view of the central structures.

Question 9

Posterior

Answer 9

Located near or toward the tail of the animal (see also: caudal)

Question 10

Rostral

Answer 10

“Toward the beak” (front) of an animal (see also: anterior and frontal)

Question 11

Sagittal

Answer 11

Cut lengthways front the front to the back of the skull; the plane that reveals a view into the brain from the side; a cut in the midsagittal plane divides the brain into symmetrical halves, a medial view.

Question 12

Superior

Answer 12

Located above (see also: dorsal)

Question 13

Ventral

Answer 13

On or toward the belly or the side of the animal where the belly is located; in reference to brain nuclei, located below (see also: inferior)