Common anatomical tearms for goats Ch 4

Question 1

brisket

Answer 1

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

Question 2

cannon bone

Answer 2

third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used); also called the shin bone

Question 3

chine

Answer 3

thoracic region of teh back

Question 4

coffin joint) in ungulates

Answer 4

distal interphalangeal joint (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones (phalanges II and III respectively

Question 5

crest

Answer 5

dorsal margin of teh neck

Question 6

dewclaw

Answer 6

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

Question 7

elbow

Answer 7

forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna.

Question 8

fetlock joint

Answer 8

metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint (joint between the cannon bone and the long pastern bone (phalanx 1) in ungulates

Question 9

flank

Answer 9

side fo the body between teh ribs and ilium

Question 10

forearm

Answer 10

part of the foreleg supported by the radius and the ulna, between the elbow and the knee.

Question 11

forehead

Answer 11

region of the head between the eyes and ears

Question 12

heart girth

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Heel

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Hock

Answer 14

tarsal joint; also called tarsus

Question 15

Hoof

Answer 15

Hard covering of the digit in ungulates

Question 16

Hoof wall

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Hooks

Answer 17

protrusion of the wing f the ilium on the dorsalateral area of ruminants.

Question 18

Knee

Answer 18

carpus in ungulates

Question 19

Loin

Answer 19

Lumbar region of the back, between the thorax and pelvis

Question 20

Muzzle

Answer 20

two nostrils (including the skin and facia) and the muscles of the upper and lower lip.

Question 21

paralumbar fossa

Answer 21

hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are the transverse process of the lumbar vertebrae (dorsally), the last rib (cranially), and the thigh muscles (caudallly)

Question 22

pastern joint

Answer 22

proximal interphalangeal joint (joint between the long and short pastern bones (phalanges I and II, respectively)) in ungulates

Question 23

Pedal

Answer 23

pertaining to the foot

Question 24

Pins

Answer 24

Protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants.

Question 25

Poll

Answer 25

Top of the head; occiput; nuchal crest.

Question 26

Rump

Answer 26

Sacral to tailhead region of the back

Question 27

Shoulder

Answer 27

region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula

Question 28

Sole

Answer 28

palmar or plantar surface of the hoof; bottom of the hoof

Question 29

Stifle joint

Answer 29

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds

Question 30

tail

Answer 30

caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk

Question 31

Tail head

Answer 31

Base of the tail where it connects to the body

Question 32

Teat

Answer 32

nipple of the mammary gland

Question 33

Toe

Answer 33

cranial end of the hoof

Question 34

udder

Answer 34

mammary gland

Question 35

wattle

Answer 35

appendages suspended from the head (usually under the chin)

Question 36

withers

Answer 36

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