Chapter 1 - Lab Flashcards
Barrel
trunk of the body - formed by the rib cage and the abdomen
Flank
lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the hind legs.
Brisket
area at the base of the neck, between the front legs, that covers the cranial end of the sternum.
Poll
top of the head between the bases of the ears
Muzzle
rostral part of the face formed mainly by the maxillary and nasal bones.
Withers
Area dorsal to the scapulas.
Tailhead
Dorsal part of the base of the tail
Hock
Tarsus
Stifle
femorotibial/femoropatellar joint - equivalent to a human knee.
Fetlock
Joint between cannon bone (large metacarpal/metatarsal) and the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals.
Knee
carpus of hoofed animals
Cannon
large metacarpal or metarsal bone of hoofed animals
Pastern
area of the proximal phalanx of hoofed animals
Types of recumbency
- Dorsal - on back 2. Ventral - on stomach 3. Sternal - on stomach in alert position 4. Oblique - tilted between dorsal and ventral 5. Lateral - lying on side. If on right side its right lateral.
Mandilble
lower jaw
Maxilla
upper jaw
Dental arch
the complete arched arrangement of the maxilla and the mandilble. aka dental arcade
Quadrant
the left or right half of each dental arch
Incisor teeth
the most rostral group of teeth
Canine teeth
the teeth located just lateral to incisor teeth
Premolar teeth
the rostral cheek teeth
Molar teeth
the caudal cheek teeth
Crown
the exposed part of a tooth above the gum line
Root
the hidden part of a tooth below the gum line



