ACBS 400B EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

ACBS 400B EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

◉ Median plane.
Answer: special type of sagittal plane (middle of animal)


◉ Transverse.
Answer: cut off body part (head, waist)


◉ Dorsal plane.
Answer: if animal is standing in water, direction of cut is where
water would be


◉ Thoracic limbs.
Answer: front legs


◉ Pelvic limbs.
Answer: rear legs


◉ Dorsal.
Answer: direction upwards

,◉ Ventral.
Answer: direction downwards


◉ Medial.
Answer: direction towards midline


◉ Lateral.
Answer: direction outwards


◉ Cranial.
Answer: direction towards head


◉ Caudal.
Answer: towards tail, away from head


◉ Rostral.
Answer: on the head towards nose


◉ Proximal.
Answer: towards trunk of body (extremities = limbs)

,◉ Distal.
Answer: away from trunk of body (extremities = limbs)


◉ Cranial (limbs).
Answer: towards head


◉ Caudal (limbs).
Answer: away from head


◉ Dorsal (limbs).
Answer: doral past the carpus


◉ Palmar.
Answer: thoracic limbs


◉ Plantar.
Answer: surface of foot that has contact with shoe (dorsal, plantar),
pelvic limbs


◉ Superficial / external.
Answer: outside (ribs are superficial to heart)

, ◉ Deep / internal.
Answer: inside (heart is deep to skin)


◉ Flank.
Answer: squishy area caudal to rib


◉ Knee.
Answer: carpus, thoracic


◉ Stifle.
Answer: pelvic limb


◉ Hock.
Answer: tarsus, pelvic


◉ Cannon (hooved).
Answer: thoracic and pelvic limbs, distal to carpus and tarsus


◉ Fetlock (hooved).
Answer: thoracic and pelvic limbs, bend, proximal to pastern and
distal to cannon