Common Names of Animal Parts

Question 1

withers

Answer 1

area above the shoulder blade

Question 2

barrel

Answer 2

trunk of the body formed by the rib cage

Question 3

flank

Answer 3

lateral surface of the abdomen formed by the last rib and rear legs

Question 4

brisket

Answer 4

area at the base of the neck between the front legs

Question 5

poll

Answer 5

top of head between the ears

Question 6

muzzle

Answer 6

rostral part of the face formed mainly by the upper jaw and nose bones

Question 7

tailhead

Answer 7

dorsal part of the base of the tail

Question 8

brachium

Answer 8

area on the front leg in animals between shoulder joint and the elbow joint

Question 9

knee

Answer 9

carpus area

Question 10

stifle

Answer 10

area of the joint on the rear leg that corresponds to the human knee

Question 11

shin

Answer 11

area of the dorsal surface of the tibia between the stifle joint and the hock

Question 12

hock

Answer 12

the tarsus

Question 13

cannon

Answer 13

the area over the large bones in the lower legs of hoofed animals that corresponds to the bones of the human hand or foot

Question 14

fetlock

Answer 14

area of a joint on the lower part of the leg marked by the projection about and behind the hoof. usually used in hooved animals

Question 15

pastern

Answer 15

area where the leg angles forward, between fetlock and hoof

Question 16

axillary region

Answer 16

armpit

Question 17

inguinal region

Answer 17

groin pits