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Chapter 4 - Head to Toe (and all parts in between) Flashcards

1
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barrel

A

capacity of the chest or trunk

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bars

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raised V-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof

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cannon bone

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third metacarpal of the horse

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cheek

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fleshy portion of either side of the face

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chest

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part of the body between the neck and abdomen

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chestnuts

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horny irregular growths on the medial surface of the equine leg

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coffin joint

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distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates

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corners

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third incisors of equine

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coronary band

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junction between the skin and the horn of the hoof

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crest

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root of the mane

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croup

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muscular area around and above the tail base

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cutters

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second incisors of equine

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dock

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solid part of the equine tail

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elbow

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forelimb joint formed by distal humerus

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ergot

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small keratinized mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the palmer or plantar aspects of the equine fetlock

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fetlock

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area of the limb between the pastern and the cannon

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fetlock joint

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metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint

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flank

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side of the body between the ribs and illium

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forelock

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in maned animals, the most cranial part of he mane hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead

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frog

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V-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof

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gaskin

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muscular portion of the hindlimb between the stifle and hock

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heart girth

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circumference of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back

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heel

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caudal region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb

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hock

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tarsal joint

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hoof

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hard covering of the digit in ungulates

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hoof wall

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hard, horny outer layer of the covering of the digit in ungulates

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knee

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carpus in ungulates

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loin

A

lumbar region of the back between the thorax and pelvis

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mane

A

region of long, coarse hair at the dorsal border of the neck and terminating at the poll

30
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muzzle

A

two nostrils and the muscles of the upper and lower lip

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nippers

A

central incisors of equine

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paralumbar fossa

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hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae, the last rib, and the thigh muscles

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pastern

A

area of the limb between the fetlock and hoof

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pastern joint

A

proximal interphalangeal joint in ungulates.

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poll

A

top of the head

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quarter

A

lateral or medial side of the hoof

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shoulder

A

region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula

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sole

A

palmer or plantar surface of the hoof; irregular crescent-shaped bottom of hoof

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stifle joint

A

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds

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tail

A

caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk

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tail head

A

base of the tail where it connects to the body

42
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teat

A

nipple of mammary gland

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toe

A

cranial side of the hoof

44
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udder

A

mammary gland

45
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white line

A

fusion between the wall and sole of the hoof

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withers

A

region over the dorsum where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapula lie just below the skin

47
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brisket

A

mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the the ruminant chest between the forelegs

48
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dewclaw

A

accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock

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dewlap

A

loose skin under the throat and neck which may become pendulous in some breeds

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forearm

A

part of the foreleg supported by the radius and ulna

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forehead

A

region of the head between the eyes and ears

52
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hooks

A

protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsolateral area of ruminants

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pedal

A

pertaining to the foot

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pins

A

protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants

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switch

A

tuft of hair at the end of the tail

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chine

A

thoracic region of the back

57
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horn butt

A

poll region between the eyes and ears of previous horn growth

58
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rump

A

sacral to tail head region of the back

59
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wattle

A

appendages suspended from the head

60
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ham

A

musculature of the upper thigh

61
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jowl

A

external throat, especially when fat or loose skin is present

62
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snout

A

upper lip and apex of the nose of swine

63
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chin

A

rostroventral protrusion of the mandible

64
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pinna

A

projecting part of the ear lying outside the head

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