Body, neck and tail

Question 1

Apron

Answer 1

Longer hair under the neck and front section of the chest. Basically an extension of the mane.

Question 2

Arched loin

Answer 2

Having a slight rise in the topline over the loin, which may vary from slight to pronounced according to the breed standard.

Question 3

Back

Answer 3

1a) Region between the withers and the root of tail.

1b) Region between withers and loin.

Question 4

Barrel

Answer 4

Rounded rib section.

Question 5

Belly

Answer 5

Under part of abdomen.

Top to bottom:
Loin
Flank
Belly

Question 6

Brisket

Answer 6

The sternum. The lower part of the body between the forelegs.

Question 7

Coccygeal / caudal vertebrae

Answer 7

Tail vertebrae.

Skeletal

Question 8

Coupling

Answer 8

The part of the body between the last rib and the commencement of the hindquarter section, the loin region.

Question 9

Crest

Answer 9

The upper, arched section of the neck.

Also hair starting at stop on head and tapering down off neck. May be full or sparse.

Question 10

Croup

Answer 10

The part of the back from the front of the pelvis (ilium) to root of the tail, above the hindlegs.

Question 11

Dorsal

Answer 11

Thoracic vertebrae - bones of the spine to which the ribs are attached.

(Skeletal)

Question 12

Flank

Answer 12

The fleshy side of an animal between the last rib and the hip.

Lower than loin or coupling.

Top to bottom:
Loin
Flank
Belly

Question 13

Forechest

Answer 13

The front part of the chest. Created by the prosternum.

Question 14

Hip joint

Answer 14

Joint between the pelvis and femur.

Skeletal

Question 15

Iliac crest

Answer 15

Highest point of the hip bone (pelvis).

Skeletal

Question 16

Keel

Answer 16

The rounded outline of the lower chest from the point of forechest to the junction of the last fixed rib.

Question 17

Ischium

Ischiac Tuberosity

Answer 17

Most rearward projection of the pelvis; forms buttock. Posterior protuberance.

(Skeletal)

Question 18

Loin

Answer 18

Region of the body on either side of the vertebral column between the last ribs and the hindquarters.

Top to bottom:
Loin
Flank
Belly

Question 19

Long coupled

Answer 19

Having a long loin.

Question 20

Neck

Answer 20

The section of the body between the head and front of shoulder blade, beginning at the nape and ending at the junction of the neck and shoulders.

Question 21

Pelvic area

Answer 21

The lower part of the trunk between the abdomen and first thighs.

Question 22

Pelvis

Answer 22

A framework of bones formed by the pelvic arch.

Skeletal

Question 23

Prosternum

Answer 23

The front end of the sternum or breastbone.

Skeletal

Question 24

Rib cage

Answer 24

Attached to the thoracic vertebrae (dorsal area) and most to the sternum.

(Also Skeletal)

Question 25

Sacrum

Answer 25

A large, triangular bone at the end of the spine that sits in between the two hip bones. It consists of three fused vertebrae, and is the last part of the spine before becoming the tail.

The sacrum locks the hip bones together on the posterior side and supports the base of the spinal column as it intersects with the pelvis.

(Skeletal)

Question 26

Set on of tail

Answer 26

The position of the tail on the croup.

Question 27

Short coupled

Answer 27

Short distance between the last rib and beginning of the hindquarters.

Question 28

Sternum

Answer 28

Breastbone / keel

Bone forming floor of chest.

The rounded outline of the lower chest from the point of forechest (prosternum) to the junction of the last fixed rib.

(Skeletal)

Question 29

Thorax

Answer 29

Chest cavity.

Question 30

Topline

Answer 30

The dog’s outline from just behind the withers to the tail set.

Question 31

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 31

Proximate to the loin. Between the thoracic vertebrae and the sacrum.

(Skeletal)

Question 32

Thoracic vertebrae

Answer 32

Dorsal area. Connects to ribs. Between cervical and lumbar vertebrae.

(Skeletal)

Question 33

Cervical vertebrae

Answer 33

Neck area. Includes the atlas and axis. Atlas connects to the skull.

(Skeletal)