Anatomical Terms

Question 1

Anterior

Answer 1

Front of the body

Question 2

Posterior

Answer 2

Back of the body

Question 3

Inferior

Answer 3

Below another part of the body

Question 4

Proximal

Answer 4

Closer to the trunk of the body

Question 5

Distal

Answer 5

Further from the trunk of the body

Question 6

Cranial

Answer 6

Structures close to the top of the skull

Question 7

Lumbar Region

Answer 7

Area around the lower back

Question 8

Thoracic Region

Answer 8

Area around the chest

Question 9

Zygomatic

Answer 9

Cheekbones

Question 10

Prognathic

Answer 10

Forward projecting face

Question 11

Orthognathism

Answer 11

Flat face

Question 12

Sacrum

Answer 12

Bone at the base of the spine

Question 13

Ulna

Answer 13

Longer forearm bone

Question 14

Tibia

Answer 14

Larger calf bone

Question 15

Fibula

Answer 15

Smaller calf bone

Question 16

Humerus

Answer 16

Upper arm bone

Question 17

Metatarsals

Answer 17

Bones that connect foot to toes

Question 18

Tarsals

Answer 18

Bones that connect the ankle to the foot.

Question 19

Mandible

Answer 19

Lower jaw bone

Question 20

Maxilla

Answer 20

Upper jaw bone

Question 21

Sternum

Answer 21

Breast bone

Question 22

Foramen magnum

Answer 22

A large oval opening in the base of the skull which the spinal cord passes through.

Question 23

Ilium

Answer 23

The uppermost and largest part of the pelvis, by the hip

Question 24

Temporal

Answer 24

Bones at the sides and base of the skull

Question 25

Parietal

Answer 25

Bones at the sides and roots of the cranium

Question 26

Coccyx

Answer 26

Tailbone

Question 27

Carpals

Answer 27

Bones connecting the wrist to the hand

Question 28

Metacarpals

Answer 28

Bones connecting the hand to the fingers

Question 29

Clavicle

Answer 29

Collar bone

Question 30

Prehensile

Answer 30

The ability to grasp

Question 31

Pentadactyl

Answer 31

Five fingered bone structure. This suggests that many vertebrates descended from the same common ancesto

Question 32

Stereoscopic vision

Answer 32

The perception of depth and 3-dimensional structure obtained on the basis of visual information deriving from two eyes by individuals with normally developed binocular vision.

Question 33

Olfactory

Answer 33

Relating to the sense of smell

Question 34

Cusps

Answer 34

Raised points on the crowns of teeth

Question 35

Encephalisation

Answer 35

An evolutionary increase in the complexity or relative size of the brain, involving a shift of function from non-cortical parts of the brain to the cortex.

Question 36

Appendicular

Answer 36

The portion of the skeleton of vertebrates consisting of the bones or cartilage that support the limbs.

Question 37

Axial

Answer 37

The portion of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate.

Question 38

Pectoral girdle

Answer 38

The skeletal framework which provides attachment for the forelimbs or pectoral fins, usually consisting of the scapulas and clavicles.

Question 39

Nuchal crest

Answer 39

Located on the back of the skull

Question 40

Supraorbital torus

Answer 40

The brow ridge

Question 41

Simian shelf

Answer 41

A bony thickening on the front of the mandible, a thick chin

Question 42

Intermembral index

Answer 42

(humerus+radius)/(femur+tibia) x 100

Question 43

Phalanges

Answer 43

Finger and toe bones