Common Anatomic Terms for Equine Species

Question 1

Forelock

Answer 1

In maned animals, the most anterior part of the mane, hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead

Question 2

Poll

Answer 2

Top of he head; the occiput

Question 3

Mane

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Crest

Answer 4

The root of the mane

Question 5

Shoulder

Answer 5

Region around the large joint between the humerous and scapula

Question 6

Chest

Answer 6

Part of he body between the neck and abdomen; the thorax

Question 7

Knee

Answer 7

The carpus in ungulates (an ungulate is an animal with hooves)

Question 8

Cannon

Answer 8

Third metacarpal (metatarsal) of the horse; also called the shin bone

Question 9

Fetlock Joint

Answer 9

Metacarpophalangeal joint and metatarsophalangeal joint (joint between the cannon bone and long pasterb bones ) in ungulates

Question 10

Pastern Joint

Answer 10

Proximal interphalangeal joint (joint between the long and short pastern bones) in ungulates

Question 11

Coffin Joint

Answer 11

Distal interphalangeal join (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones) in ungulates

Question 12

Coronary Band

Answer 12

Junction between the skin and the horn of the hoof; also called the coronet

Question 13

Hoof wall

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Hoof

Answer 14

The hard covering of the digit in ungulates

Question 15

Sole

Answer 15

Bottom of the hoof

Question 16

Frog

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Bars

Answer 17

Raised V-shaped structure on ventral surface of the hoof

Question 18

White Line

Answer 18

Fusion between the wall and sole of the hoof

Question 19

Ergot

Answer 19

Small mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the equine fetlock

Question 20

Barrel

Answer 20

Capacity of the chest or trunk

Question 21

Flank

Answer 21

Side of the body between the ribs and ilium

Question 22

Gaskin

Answer 22

Muscular portion of the hindlimb between the stifle and hock; also called the crus

Question 23

Hock

Answer 23

Tarsal joint

Question 24

Croup

Answer 24

Muscular area around and above the tail base

Question 25

Withers

Answer 25

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

Question 26

Tail Head

Answer 26

Base of the tail where it connects to the body

Question 27

Dock

Answer 27

Solid part of the equine tail

Question 28

Loin

Answer 28

Lumbar region of the back, between the thorax and pelvis

Question 29

Stifle Joint

Answer 29

Femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds

Question 30

Chestnuts

Answer 30

Horny irregular growths on the medial surface of the equine leg; in the front legs these are just above the knee; in the rear legs these are near the hock

Question 31

Elbow

Answer 31

Forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna

Question 32

Udder

Answer 32

Mammary gland

Question 33

Teat

Answer 33

Nipple of the mammary gland

Question 34

Tail

Answer 34

Caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk

Question 35

Heart girth

Answer 35

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