Equine Anatomy

Question 1

Poll

Answer 1

bony part between ears

Question 2

Crest

Answer 2

cruved topline of the neck

Question 3

Wither

Answer 3

point of shoulder

Question 4

Chest

Answer 4

muscle between forelegs

Question 5

Forearm

Answer 5

limb portion from elbow to knee

Question 6

Knee

Answer 6

joint between forearm and cannon in front limb

Question 7

Coronet

Answer 7

band around top of hoof

Question 8

Fetlock

Answer 8

joint between cannon and pastern

Question 9

Hock

Answer 9

joint between gaskin and cannon bone

Question 10

Point of Hock

Answer 10

back of hock

Question 11

Gaskin

Answer 11

region between stifle and hock

Question 12

Pastern

Answer 12

from fetlock to top of hoof

Question 13

Stifle

Answer 13

joint of femur to tibia

Question 14

Flank

Answer 14

area between last rib to thigh muscles

Question 15

Croup/Rump

Answer 15

area between loin and tail

Question 16

Heart-Girth/Girth

Answer 16

area aound ventral aspect of belly, behind shoulder

Question 17

Veterbral formula

Answer 17

C 7
T18
L6
S5
Cx 15-20

Question 18

What breed has a variation on vertebral formula?

Answer 18

arabain

Question 19

What bones are fused in the horse?

Answer 19

scapula and clavicle

Question 20

What is missing on the scapula of a horse?

Answer 20

acromion process