Your cat always walks up to you and wants you to pet it on its ________ surface,but your dog lies on its back and presents its _________ surface for you to scratch.
A)ventral; dorsal
B)dorsal; ventral
C)rostral; caudal
D)caudal; rostral

Question

Your cat always walks up to you and wants you to pet it on its ________ surface,but your dog lies on its back and presents its _________ surface for you to scratch.​ 
A)ventral; dorsal 
B)dorsal; ventral 
C)rostral; caudal 
D)caudal; rostral

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The cat presents its ventral surface for petting, and the dog presents its dorsal surface for scratching. Therefore, the correct choices are ventral for a cat and dorsal for a dog. Choices A, C, and D are also anatomical terms, but they do not correctly describe the situation with the cat and dog in the question.

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