Anatomical Terminology

Question 1

Limb

Answer 1

Appendage from the trunk of the horse that includes the leg

Question 2

Leg

Answer 2

Portion of the leg from the knee or hock down

Question 3

Digit

Answer 3

Portion of the leg from the fetlock down

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

Front aspect of the legs

Question 5

Palmar

Answer 5

The back surface of the front legs

Question 6

Plantar

Answer 6

The back surface of the hind legs

Question 7

Solar

Answer 7

Referring to the palmar and plantar (bottom of) aspect of the coffin bone as well as the ground surface of the foot

Question 8

Cranial

Answer 8

the front surface of the upper limbs

Question 9

Caudal

Answer 9

The back surface of the upper limbs

Question 10

Proximal

Answer 10

Closest to center of mass

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Furthest from center of mass

Question 12

Medial

Answer 12

To the inside of the limb

Question 13

Lateral

Answer 13

To the outside of the limb

Question 14

Hoof

Answer 14

Horny covering on the outside of the bottom of the leg. Made of 6 regions.

Question 15

Corium

Answer 15

Sensitive structure that creates and nourishes a horny structure.

Question 16

Flex

Answer 16

Decrease in degrees or angle of a joint

Question 17

Extend

Answer 17

Increase in degrees or angle of a joint.

Question 18

Near

Answer 18

Always the horses left side

Question 19

Off

Answer 19

Always the horses right side

Question 20

Bones

Answer 20

The framework and levers of the body(205 bones in a horse)

Question 21

Joints

Answer 21

Any place where two bones come together.

Question 22

Tendons

Answer 22

Tissue that attach muscles to bones

Question 23

Muscles

Answer 23

Fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract

Question 24

Ligament

Answer 24

Strong connective tissue that binds bones together

Question 25

Fascia

Answer 25

Layers of fibrous tissue found throughout the body

Question 26

Arteries

Answer 26

Thick walled muscular vessels that resemble small hoses. Arteries transport bright red oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Question 27

Veins

Answer 27

Veins are collapsible thin walled vessels that return blood from the extremities to the heart

Question 28

Nerves

Answer 28

Nerves are cable like bundles of axons that convey information to the brain.