common anatomical terms for dogs and cats Ch 4

Question 1

cheek

Answer 1

fleshy portion of either side of the face; forms the sides of the mouth and continues rostrally to the lips.

Question 2

chest

Answer 2

part of the body between the neck and abdomen; the thorax

Question 3

chin

Answer 3

restroventral protrusion of the mandible

Question 4

dewclaw

Answer 4

rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats

Question 5

elbow

Answer 5

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

Question 6

flank

Answer 6

side of the body between the ribs and the ilium

Question 7

forearm

Answer 7

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

Question 8

forehead

Answer 8

region of the head between the eyes and ears

Question 9

hock

Answer 9

tarsal joint; also called tarsus

Question 10

muzzle

Answer 10

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

Question 11

pinna

Answer 11

project part of the ear lying outside the head; the auricle

Question 12

rump

Answer 12

sacral to tailhead region of the back; also called the croup.

Question 13

shoulder

Answer 13

region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula

Question 14

stifle joint

Answer 14

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds

Question 15

tail

Answer 15

caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk