Chapter 4 Head to Toe Flashcards
v-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof
bar
horny, irregular growth on medial aspect of the equine leg
chestnuts
distal, interphalangeal joint
coffin joint
junction between the skin and the horn of the hood
coronary band (AKA coronet)
forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius and proximal ulna
elbow
area of the limb between the pastern and the cannon
fetlock
side of the body between the ribs and the ilium
flank
v-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof
frog
circumference of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back
heart girth
tarsal joint
hock
hard covering of the digit in ungulates
hoof
carpus in ungulates
knee
animal with hooves
ungulate
two nostrils and and the muscles of the upper lip
muzzle
area of the limb between the fetlock and hoof
pastern
central incisors of equine
nippers
hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae (dorsally), the last rib (cranially), and the thigh muscles (caudally)
paralumbar fossa
top of the head
poll
base of the tail, where the tail connects to the body
tailhead
region over the dorsum, where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the just below the skin
whithers
the nipple of the mammary gland
teat
the mammary gland
udder
appendages suspended from the head, under the chin in small ruminants
wattle
pertaining to the foot
pedal
projecting part of the ear, lying outside the head
pinna
mass of connective tissue, muscle and fat covering the cranioventral portion of the ruminant chest
brisket
accessory claw that projects off the foot
dewclaw
lateral or medial side of the hoof in a horse
quarter
