Chapter 4 Common anatomical terms or cattle

Question 1

barrel

Answer 1

capacity of the chest or trunk

Question 2

brisket

Answer 2

mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between the forelegs

Question 3

coffin joint

Answer 3

distal interphalangeal joint (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones (phalanges II and III respectively)) in ungulates

Question 4

crest

Answer 4

dorsal margin of the neck

Question 5

dewclaw

Answer 5

accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock

Question 6

dewlap

Answer 6

loose skin under the throat and neck which may become pendulous in some breeds

Question 7

dock

Answer 7

solid part of the tail

Question 8

elbow

Answer 8

forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna.

Question 9

fetlock joint

Answer 9

metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint ( joint between the cannon bone and the long pastern bone (phalanxI)) in ungulates

Question 10

flank

Answer 10

side of the body between the ribs and ilium

Question 11

forearm

Answer 11

part of the foreleg supported by the radius and ulna, between the elbow and knee.

Question 12

forehead

Answer 12

region of the head between the eyes and ears

Question 13

heart girth

Answer 13

circumference of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back.

Question 14

heel

Answer 14

caudal region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb

Question 15

hock

Answer 15

tarsal joint; also called tarsus

Question 16

hoof

Answer 16

hard covering of the digit in ungulates

Question 17

hoof wall

Answer 17

hard, horny outer layer of the covering of the digit in ungulates

Question 18

hooks

Answer 18

protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsolateral area of ruminants

Question 19

knee

Answer 19

carpus in ungulates

Question 20

loin

Answer 20

lumbar region of the back, between the thorax and pelvis

Question 21

muzzle

Answer 21

two nostrils (including the skin and fascia) and the muscles of the upper and lower lip.

Question 22

paralumbar fossa

Answer 22

hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are teh transverse processes of teh lumbar vertebrae (dorsally) the last rib (craniallly) and the thigh muscles (caudally)

Question 23

pastern joint

Answer 23

proximal interphalangeal joint (joint between the long and short pastern bones (phalanges I and II respectively)) in ungulates

Question 24

pedal

Answer 24

pertaining to the foot

Question 25

pins

Answer 25

protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants

Question 26

poll

Answer 26

top of the head; occiput; nuchal crest/

Question 27

shoulder

Answer 27

region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula

Question 28

sole

Answer 28

palmar or plantar surface of the hoof; bottom of hoof

Question 29

stifle joint

Answer 29

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds

Question 30

switch

Answer 30

tuft of hair at the end of the tail

Question 31

tail

Answer 31

caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk

Question 32

quarter

Answer 32

one of the four glands in the cows udder

Question 33

tail head

Answer 33

base of the tail where it connects to the body

Question 34

teat

Answer 34

nipple of the mammary gland

Question 35

toe

Answer 35

cranial end of the hoof

Question 36

udder

Answer 36

mammary gland