The Anatomy and Physiology of Animals/Directional Terms Worksheet 2/Worksheet 2 Answers

Insert the missing directional terms:

• The spleen is ventral to the kidneys

• 2. The hock is distal to the stifle.

• 3. The adrenal gland is cranial to the kidney.

• 4. The thymus is cranial to the heart.

• 5. The thyroid is cranial/ventral to the trachea.

• 6. The stomach is caudal to the heart.

• 7. The withers region is dorsal to the sternum.

• 8. The stifle is proximal to the fetlock.

• 9. The lumbar vertebrae are cranial to the sacrum.

• 10. The sacrum is medial/dorsal to the pelvic girdle.

• 11. The fibula is caudal/lateral to the tibia.

• 12. The metacarpals are distal to the carpals.

• 13. The pericardium is lateral to the heart.

• 14. The diaphragm is caudal to the lungs.

• 15. The hair follicle is lateral to the hair shaft.

• 16. The eyeball is medial to the orbit.

• 17. The mandible is caudal/ventral to the tongue.

• 18. The tibia is distal to the femur.

• 19. The radius is proximal to the metacarpals.

• 20. The uterus is caudal/ventral to the intestines.