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 limb from the knee or hock down.

Question 3

Digit

Answer 3

Portion of the leg from the fetlock down.

Question 4

Dorsal

Answer 4

The 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 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 the center of mass.

Question 11

Distal

Answer 11

Furthest from the 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 six regions.

Question 15

Corium

Answer 15

Sensitive structure that creates and nourishes a horny structure.

Question 16

Flex

Answer 16

Decrease the degree of, or angle of a joint.

Question 17

Extend

Answer 17

Increase the degree of, or angle of a joint.

Question 18

Near

Answer 18

Always the left side of the horse, regardless of where you are standing in relation to the horse.

Question 19

Off

Answer 19

Always the right side of the horse, regardless of your position.

Question 20

Bones

Answer 20

The framework and the levers of the body. There are approximately 205 bones in the horse’s skeleton.

Question 21

Joints

Answer 21

Any area where two bones come together is a joint.

Question 22

Tendons

Answer 22

Tissue that attach the muscles to the bones.

Question 23

Muscles

Answer 23

Fibrous tissue that has the ability to contract.

Question 24

Ligaments

Answer 24

Strong connective tissue that binds bones together. The primary function is to support the skeleton.

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 and transport bright red, oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

Question 27

Veins

Answer 27

Collapsible, thin-walled vessels that return the blood from the extremities to the heart.

Question 28

Nerves

Answer 28

Cable-like bundles of axons that convey information to the brain.