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brisket
mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between the forelegs
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cannon bone
- third metacarpal of the horse
- also called the shin bone
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coronary band/coronet
junction between the skin and the horn of the hoof
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dewclaw
- not in horses
- accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
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flank
side of body between ribs and ilium
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forelock
most cranial part of the mane hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead
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forehead
region of head between the eyes and ears
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heart girth
- not in swine
- circumferance of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back
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heel
caudal region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb
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hoof
hard covering of the digit in ungulates
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hook
- not commonly in horses
- protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsolateral area of the ruminants
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pin
protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants
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shoulder joint
region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula
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elbow joint
forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius and proximal ulna
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knee joint
carpus in ungulates
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fetlock joint
metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint in ungulates
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pastern joint
proximal interphalangeal joint in ungulates
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coffin joint
distal interphalangial joint in ungulates
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stifle joint
femorotiabial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds
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loin
lumbar region of the back between the thorax and pelvis
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muzzle (not used in swine)
two nostrils and the muscles of the upper and lower lip.
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Paralumbar Fossa
hollow area of the fflank whose boundries are tranverse processes of the limbar vertebrae and the last rib and the thigh muscles.
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Pedal
pertaining to the hoof
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Pinna
projecting part of ear lying outside of the head
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Rump (term notused in horses or cattle)
sacral to tail head region of the back
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Sole
palmar or plantar surface of the hoof, bttom of hoof
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tail head
base of tail where it connects to the body
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teat
nipple of mammary gland
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toe
cranial end of the hoof
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White line
fusion between the wall and sole of hoof
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Withers
region over the doesum where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapula lie just below the skin
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Barrel (horses)
capacity of the checst or trunk
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Chest (horse)
part of body between the nexk and the abdomen, the thorax
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Chestnuts (horses)
horny, irregular growths on the medial surface of the equine leg,
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Croup (horses)
muscular area above the tail base.
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ergot (horses)
small keratinized mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the palmar or plantar aspect of the fetlock
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Forelock (horses)
in maned animlas, the most cranial part of the mane hanging down between the ears
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Frog (Horses)
V-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof
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Gaskin (horses)
muscular portion of the hind limb between the stifle and hock, aka crus
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Hoof Bars (horses)
divits in hoof, where you clean dirt out of
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Quarter (as it prefers to the hoof)
lateral or medial side of the hoof (rim on the sides of the hoof)
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Dewlap(cattle)
loose skin under the throat and neck, which may become pendulas in some breeds
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Chine (goat)
thoracic region of the back
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wattle (goat)
appendages suspended from the head, (usually under the chin)
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Ham (swine)
rear of the pig
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Jowl (pig)
external throat, especially when fat or loose skin is present
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Snout(pig)
upper lip and apex of the nose
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Chest (cats or dogs)
part of body between neck and abdomen
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Chin (dogs or cat)
rostoventral protusion on the mandible
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Dew claw (cats or dogs)
rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats
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flank(dogs or cats)
side of body between ribs and ilium
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muzzle
2 nostrals and the muscles of the upper lip and lower lip
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pinna
projecting part of the ear lying outside the head
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tail
caudal part of vertebral coluimn extending beyond the trunk
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