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Chapter 4: Head to Toe (and all parts in between)
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05/29/2012

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Barrel
Definition
capacity of the chest or trunk
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Bars
Definition
raised V-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof
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Cannon bone
Definition
third metacarpal (metatarsal) of the horse; also called the skin bone
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Cheek
Definition
fleshy portion of either side of the face; forms the sides of the mouth and continues rostrally to the lips
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Chest
Definition
part of the body between the neck and abdomen; the thorax
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Chestnuts
Definition
horny, irregular growths on the medial surface of the equine leg; in the front legs, they are just above the knee; in the rear legs, they are near the hock
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Coffin bone
Definition
distal interphalangeal joint (joint b/t the short pastern and coffin bones) in ungulates
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Coronary band
Definition
junction b/t the skin and the horn of the hoof; also called the coronet
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Croup
Definition
muscular area around and above the tail base
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Dock
Definition
solid part of the tail
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Elbow
Definition
forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
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Ergot
Definition
small keratinized mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the palmar or plantar aspects of the equine fetlock
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Fetlock
Definition
area of the limb b/t the pastern and the cannon
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Fetlock joint
Definition
metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint in ungulates
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Flank
Definition
side of the body b/t the ribs and ilium
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Forelock
Definition
in maned animals, the most cranial part of the mane hanging down b/t the ears and onto the forehead
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Crest
Definition
root of the mane
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Frog
Definition
V-shaped pad of soft horn b/t the bars on the sole of the equine hoof
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Gaskin
Definition
muscular portion of the hindlimb b/t the stifle and hock; also called the crus
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Heart girth
Definition
circumference of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back
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Heel
Definition
caudal region of the hoof that has an area of soft tissue called the bulb
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Hock
Definition
tarsal joint
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Hoof
Definition
hard covering of the digit in ungulates
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Hoof wall
Definition
hard, horny outer layer of the covering of the digit in ungulates
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Knee
Definition
carpus in ungulates
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Loin
Definition
lumbar region of the back b/t the thorax and pelvis
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Mane
Definition
region of long, coarse hair at the dorsal border of the neck and terminating at the poll
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Muzzle
Definition
two nostrils (including the skin and fascia) and the muscles of the upper and lower lip
Term
Paralumbar fossa
Definition
hollow area of the flank whose boundaries are the transverse processes of the lumbar vertebrae (dorsally), the last rib (cranially), and the thigh muscles (caudally)
Term
Pastern
Definition
area of the limb b/t the fetlock and hoof
Term
Pastern joint
Definition
proximal interphalangeal joint (joint b/t the long and short pastern bones) in ungulates
Term
Poll
Definition
top of the head; occiput; nuchal crest
Term
Quarter
Definition
lateral or medial side of the hoof
Term
Shoulder
Definition
region around the large joint b/t the humerus and scapula
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Sole
Definition
palmar or plantar surface of the hoof; irregular crescent-shaped bottom of hoof
Term
Stifle joint
Definition
femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds
Term
Tail
Definition
caudal part of the vertebral column extending beyond the trunk
Term
Tail head
Definition
base of the tail where it connects to the body
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Toe
Definition
cranial side of the hoof
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White line
Definition
fusion b/t the wall and sole of the hoof
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Withers
Definition
region over the dorsum where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapula lie just below the skin
Term
Brisket
Definition
mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest b/t the forelegs
Term
Cannon bone
Definition
third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant; also called the skin bone
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Dewclaw
Definition
accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
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Dewlap
Definition
loose skin under the throat and neck, which may become pendulous in some breeds
Term
Forehead
Definition
region of the head b/t the eyes and ears
Term
Hooks
Definition
protrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsolateral area of ruminants
Term
Pins
Definition
protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants
Term
Switch
Definition
tuft of hair at the end of the tail
Term
Udder
Definition
mammary gland
Term
Chine
Definition
thoracic region of the back
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Horn butt
Definition
poll region b/t the eyes and ears of previous horn growth
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Rump
Definition
scaral to the tailhead region of the back
Term
Teat
Definition
nipple of mammary gland
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Wattle
Definition
appendages suspended from the head (usually under the chin)
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Dock
Definition
solid part of the tail
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Ham
Definition
musculature of the upper thigh
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Jowl
Definition
external throat, especially when fat or loose skin is present
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Snout
Definition
upper lip nd apex of the nose of swine
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Chin
Definition
rostroventral protusion of the mandible
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Dewclaw
Definition
rudimentary firt digit of dogs and cats
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Tarsus
Definition
tarsal joint in dogs and cats
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Pinna
Definition
projecting part of the ear lying outside the head; the auricle
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