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Vet Term ch 4 MCC
head to toe (and all parts inbetween)
Term | Definition |
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barrel | capacity of chest or trunk |
bars | raised v-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof (the divots around the frog) |
cannon bone | 3rd metacarpal of a horse, also called the shin bone |
cheek | fleshy portion on either side of the face |
chest | thorax, body between the neck and abdomen |
chestnuts | (old digits) near the knee on front legs and the hock on back legs |
coffin joint | the joining of the coffin bone (hoof) and the short pastern |
corners | 3rd incisor in equine |
coronary band | junction between the skin and the horn(hoof) (also called coronet) |
crest | root of the mane. on the neck |
croup | muscular area around and above the tail |
cutters | 2nd incisors of equine |
dock | solid part of the tail |
elbow | distal humerus proximal radius and proximal ulna (close to the shoulder) |
ergot | small keratinized mass of a horn.(old digits) |
fetlock | between the pasture and the cannon bone |
fetlock joint | joint that attaches the cannon and fetlock bone |
flank | side of the body between the ribs and the ilium |
forelock | cranial part of the mane hanging on the forehead |
frog | the V-shape pad of soft horn between the bars of the sole on an equines foot |
gaskin | the muscular portion on the hind limb between the stifle and the hook |
heart girth | circumference of the chest behind the front legs |
heel | caudal Region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb |
hock | tarsal joint |
hoof | hard covering of the digit in ungulates |
ungulate | hoofed animal |
hoof wall | the hard horny outer layer of the hoof (the toenail) |
knee | the carpus in ungulates |
loin | lumbar region of the back between the thorax and the pelvis (lower back) |
mane | long coarse hair along the neck ending at the pole |
muzzle | two nostrils and muscles of the upper and lower lip |
pole | top of the head |
nipper | central incisors of equine |
paralumbar fossa | hollow area of the flank (dorsal) |
pastern | area between the fetlock and hoof |
pastern joint | connects the fetlock and the pastern (p1 & P2) |
Quarter | lateral or mid side of the hoof (sides of the hoof) |
shoulder | region around the joint between the humerus and scapula (scapula = collar bone) |
sole | Palmer or planter surface of the hoof crescent shape (palm) |
stifle joint | joint between tibia and femur (stifle) |
tail | vertebrae column extending beyond the trunk. |
tail head | base of the tail where it connects to the body |
teat | nipple of the udder |
toe | cranial side of the hoof |
udder | mammary gland |
white line | fusion between the wall and the sole of the hoof |
withers | hump at the bottom of a mane |
brisket | dangled fat on a bovines chest |
dewclaw | accessory claw of the ruminant foot from the fetlock |
dewlap | loose skin around the chest and neck |
forearm | between the elbow and the knee |
forehead | between the eyes |
pedal | pertaining to the foot |
pins | protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants |
ruminants | mammals that are omnivores and have more than one stomach |
switch | tuft of hair at the end of a tail |
chine | thoracic region of the back (behind the whither) |
hooks | protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsal lateral area of ruminants |
horn butt | pole region between the eyes and ears of previous horn growth |
rump | the butt |
wattle | appendage suspended under the head on the chin (usually on goats) |
ham | upper thigh of swine |
jowl | external throat of swine, especially when loose skin and fat is present |
snout | upper lip and apex of the nose of swine |
chin | protrusion of the mandible |
pinna | projecting part of the ear lying outside the head (auricle) |