External Anatomy of the Dog Flashcards
rostral part of the upper jaw devoid of hair; often cold and wet
Nose
compromise of the upper and lower jaws; begins at the stop, just below the eyes, and includes the dog’s nose and mouth.
Muzzle (foreface)
an indentation (sometimes non-existent) between the muzzle and the braincase or forehead.
Stop
portion of the head that’s similar to your own forehead; it goes from the stop and eyebrows to the back point of the skull.
Forehead
the highest point of the head at the back of
the head
occiput
Determine what type of ears.
ears are upright.
Pricked
Determine what type of ears.
ears have a fold in them.
Button
ears are surgically altered.
Cropped
ears hang down.
dropped
fold of skin covering the eyeballs
eyelids
provide some sensory feeling
Whiskers
Pendulous lateral parts of a dog’s upper lips; The loose flaps of skin on the sides of the upper muzzle that hang to
different lengths over the mouth
Flews
skin along the sides of the muzzle
Cheek
eck joins the base of the skull in the back
of the head.
Nape
beneath the jaws.
Throat
runs from the head to the shoulders.
Neck
the section of the forelimb from the withers to shoulder joint
Shoulder
the top most point of the shoulders, making the highest point of the dog’s back
withers
Back and the chest together forms the _________
thorax
the top of the sternum, a bone that ties the rib cage together.
Prosternum
the entire rib cage of the dog.
Chest
runs from the point of the shoulders to the end of the rib cage. sometimes used to describe the back and the loin.
Back
refers to the side of the dog between the end of the chest and the rear leg.
Flank
the underside of the dog from the end of its rib cage to its tail
Abdomen
the back between the end of the rib cage and the beginning of the pelvic bone
Loin
most proximal joint of the forelimb
Shoulder joint
right below the shoulder. It ends at the elbow
Upper arm/Brachium
joint between the shoulder and arm of the forelimb.
elbow
after the elbow on the forelimb.
antebrachium/forearm
joint below the elbow on the forelimb.
Carpus
part of the dog’s hind limb situated above the knee.
Thigh
the joint that sits in the front of the hind limb in line with the abdomen.
Stifle/Knee
part of the hind limb distal to the knee to the hock
Leg
joint distal to the stifle
- corresponds with your ankle.
Hock
The distal segment of the hindlimb from the tarsus
Hindpaw
equivalent to your fingers and toes
Digits
vestiges of 1st digit
Dewclaw
the underside of the paws
Pads
The aspect of the forepaw on which the
pads are located
Palmar
•The aspect of the hindpaw on which the
pads are located
Plantar
where the pelvic bone is.
Croup
back of the upper thigh
Rump
where the tail attaches to the rump.
Tail set
sometimes absent/shortened
Tail