Common anatomical tearms for sheep 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

coffin joint

Answer 3

distal interphalangeal joint (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones (phalanges II and III respectively)) in ungulates.

Question 4

crest

Answer 4

dorsal margin of the neck

Question 5

Dweclaw

Answer 5

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

Question 6

dock

Answer 6

solid part of the tail

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 I)) in ungulates

Question 9

flank

Answer 9

side of the body between the ribs and the ilium

Question 10

forearm

Answer 10

part of the foreleg supported by the radius and ulna, between the elbow and 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 regions of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called bulbs

Question 14

Hock

Answer 14

tarsal joint; also called tarsus

Question 15

hoof

Answer 15

hard covering of the digits in ungualates

Question 16

hoof wall

Answer 16

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

Question 17

knee

Answer 17

carpus in ungulates

Question 18

loin

Answer 18

lumbar region of the back, between the thorax and pelvis

Question 19

muzzle

Answer 19

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

Question 20

paralumbar fossa,)

Answer 20

hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae (dorsally) the last rib (cranially)

Question 21

pastern joint

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Pedal

Answer 22

pertaining to the foot

Question 23

poll

Answer 23

top of the head; occiput; nuchal crest.

Question 24

rump

Answer 24

sacral to tailhead region of the back

Question 25

shoulder

Answer 25

region around the large joint between the humerus and scapula.

Question 26

sole

Answer 26

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

Question 27

stifle joint

Answer 27

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds.

Question 28

tail head

Answer 28

base of the tail where it connects to the body

Question 29

teat

Answer 29

nipple of mamary gland

Question 30

toe

Answer 30

cranial end of the hoof

Question 31

udder

Answer 31

mammary gland