Anatomical Terminology

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Physiology

Answer 0

Refers to the functions of the horse and any of its parts

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Anatomy

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refers to the structure of the horse, including all of the internal systems

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Anatomical Systems

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The different ones work together to for the horse to function as a whole

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Limb

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appendage from the trunk of the horse that includes the leg

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Leg

Answer 4

portion of the limb from the knee or hock down

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Digit

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portion of the leg from the fetlock down

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Dorsal

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front aspect of the legs and the horse’s back

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Ventral

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situate on or towards the lower, abdominal plane of the body

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Plantar

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black surface of the hind legs

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Palmar

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back surface of the front legs

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Solar

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sole of the foot or the bottom aspect of the coffin bone inside the hoof

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Cranial

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Referring towards the direction of the head and to the front surface of the upper limbs

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Caudal

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referring towards the direction of the tail and to the back surface of the upper limbs

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Rostral

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referring specifically to locations on the head that are in front of the cranium (i.e. nostrils, mouth)

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Proximal

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used in reference to the limb, referring to areas above a point of interest

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Distal

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used in reference to the limb, referring to areas below a point of interest

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Axial

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used in describing where something is on a limb; if a pin dropped dead center down the inside of the limb, something near the pin would be this

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Abaxial

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used in describing where something is on a limb; if a pin dropped dead center down the inside of a limb, this would describe something farther away from that line or to the outside of the limb

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Medial

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to the inside of the limb

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Lateral

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to the outside of the limb

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Near

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left side of the horse

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Off

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right side of the horse