L1 | Directional Terms

Q: …… are important for accurately and concisely describing body locations and relationships of one body structure to another.

A. Directional planes

B. Positional terms

C. Regional synonyms

D. Articular projections

B. Positional terms

Q: Dividing the body into cranial and caudal parts is known as the ……. A. Median plane B. Frontal plane or coronal plane C. Transverse plane D. Sagittal plane

C. Transverse plane

Q: The transverse plane is also known as the ……. A. Horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane B. Frontal plane or coronal plane C. Paramedian planes D. Dorsal plane

A. Horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane

Q: Dividing the body into dorsal and ventral portions is known as the ……. A. Dorsal plane B. Transverse plane C. Median plane D. Sagittal plane

A. Dorsal plane

Q: The dorsal plane is also known as the ……. A. Horizontal plane or cross-sectional plane B. Frontal plane or coronal plane C. Paramedian planes D. Dorsal plane

B. Frontal plane or coronal plane

Q: The …… divides the body longitudinally into equal right and left halves. A. Transverse plane B. Frontal plane C. Sagittal plane D. Median plane

D. Median plane

Q: Dividing the body into unequal right and left portions, parallel to the median plane is the ……. A. Horizontal plane B. Frontal plane or coronal plane C. Sagittal planes D. Transverse plane

C. Sagittal planes (also known as Paramedian planes)

Q: Toward or relatively near the upper surface of body, meaning “Away from the ground”, is termed ……. A. Dorsal B. Ventral C. Cranial D. Rostral

A. Dorsal

Q: Toward or relatively near the supporting surface of the body, meaning “Toward the ground”, is termed ……. A. Proximal B. Dorsal C. Caudal D. Ventral

D. Ventral

Q: Toward or relatively near the head, meaning “Towards the head”, is termed ……. A. Rostral B. Cranial C. Proximal D. Distal

B. Cranial

Q: Toward or relatively near the tail, meaning “Towards the tail”, is termed ……. A. Caudal B. Rostral C. Dorsal D. Cranial

A. Caudal

Q: Toward or relatively near the nose, which applies to the head only, is termed ……. A. Caudal B. Distal C. Axial D. Rostral

D. Rostral

Q: Relatively near the main mass or origin, meaning “near the trunk/point of origin”, is termed ……. A. Superficial B. Proximal C. Distal D. Deep

B. Proximal (“The elbow is proximal to the digit”)

Q: Away from the origin, meaning “away from the trunk/point of origin”, is termed ……. A. Proximal B. Abaxial C. Distal D. Axial

C. Distal (“The carpus is distal to the elbow)

Q: Towards or relatively near the median plane, meaning “towards the median plane”, is termed ……. A. Lateral B. Abaxial C. Distal D. Medial

D. Medial

Q: Away or relatively farther to the median plane, meaning “farther to the median plane”, is termed ……. A. Lateral B. Abaxial C. Distal D. Medial

A. Lateral

Q: The aspect of the forepaw on which the pads are located is termed ……. A. Proximal B. Plantar C. Axial D. Palmar

D. Palmar

Q: The aspect of the hindpaw on which the pads are located is termed ……. A. Palmar B. Plantar C. Abaxial D. Distal

B. Plantar

Q: If Palmar and Plantar are both located on the pads (bottom) on both forepaw and hindpaw, what is the term for the upper portion of both the forepaw and hindpaw? A. Caudal B. Rostral C. Dorsal D. Cranial

C. Dorsal

Q: Closer to the longitudinal axis, meaning “faces the axis”, is termed ……. A. Medial B. Abaxial C. Axial D. Lateral

C. Axial (The inside of a digit is the axial side)

Q: Further from the longitudinal axis of a limb, meaning “faces away from the axis”, is termed ……. A. Abaxial B. Medial C. Distal D. Axial

A. Abaxial (The outside of a digit is the abaxial side)

Q: Relatively near the surface of the body, meaning “near the surface”, is termed ……. A. Deep B. Superficial C. Ventral D. Proximal

B. Superficial

Q: Relatively near the center of the body, meaning “farther the surface”, is termed ……. A. Superficial B. Proximal C. Deep D. Axial

C. Deep

Answer

Yellow = Transverse Plane

Green = Dorsal Plane

Light Blue = Median Plane

Dark Blue = Saggital Plane

Answer

Light Green (nose) = Rostral

Blue = Dorsal (up), Ventral (down)

Green = Cranial(towards head), Caudal (towards tail)

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