Barrel
capacity of the chest of trunk
bars
raised V-shaped structure on distal surface of hoof
cheek
fleshy portion of either side of the face; forms the side of the mouth and continues rostrally to the lips
chestnuts
horny, irregular growths on the medial surface of the equine leg; in the front legs, the chestnuts are just above the knee; in the rear legs the chestnuts are near the hock
corners
third incisors of equine
coronary band (coronet)
junction between the skin and the horn of the hoof
croup
muscular area around and above the tail base
cutters
second incisors of equine
ergot
small keratinized mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the palmar or plantar aspects of the equine fetlock
fetlock
the area of the limb between the pastern and the cannon
flank
side of the body between the ribs and ilium
forelock
in maned animals, the most cranial part of the mane hanging down between the ears and onto the forehead
frog
V-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the equine hoof.
gaskin (crus)
muscular portion of the hind-limb between the stifle and the hock
ungulates
animal with hoofs
mane
region of long, coarse hair at the dorsal boarder of the neck and terminating at the pole
muzzle
two nostrils (including the skin and fascia) and the muscles of the upper and lower lip
nippers
central incisors of equine
pastern
area of the limb between the fetlock and hoof
pastern joint
Proximal interphalangeal joint (joint between the long and short pastern bones [phalanges I and II, respectively]) in ungulates.
quarter
lateral or medial side of hoof
sole
palmar and planter surface of the hoof; irregular crescent-shapped bottom of the hoof
tail
caudal part of the vertebrate column extending beyond the trunk
white line
fusion between the wall and sole of the hoof
Chest
Part of the body between the neck and abdomen; the thorax.
Chin
Rostroventral protrusion of the mandible.
Elbow
Forelimb joint formed by distil humerus, distal radius, and proximal ulna; between the ribs and ilium.
Pinna
Projecting part of the ear lying outside the head; the auricle.
Rump (croup)
Sacral to tail head region of the back
Dewclaw
Accessory claw of the porcine foot that projects caudally from the fetlock. Rudimentary first digit of dogs and cats.
Ham
Musculature of the upper thigh.
Hock
Tarsal Joint
Jowl
External throat, especially when fat or loose skin is present.
Snout
Upper lip and apex of the nose of swine.
Dock
Solid part of the tail.
Fetlock Joint
Metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint (joint between the cannon bone and the long pastern bone [phalanx I]) in ungulates.
Tail Head
Base of the tail where it connects to the body.
Toe
Cranial end of the hoof.
horn butt
site of previous horn growth on the poll region of the head between the eyes and ears
forearm
part of the foreleg supported by the radius and the ulna, between the elbow and the knee
knee
carpal bones (mid-lower front legs) carpus in ungulates
heel (bulb)
the rear or caudal region of the hoof
wattle
appendages suspended from the head
hooks
prostrusion of the wing of the ilium on the dorsal-lateral area of the ruminants
pins
protrusion of the ischium bones just lateral to the base of the tail in ruminants
stifle
corresponds to the human knee, the joint connecting femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds
chine
thoracic region of the back
coffin joint
distal interphalangeal joint (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones)
withers
region over the dorsum where the neck joins the thorax and where the dorsal margins of the scapula lie just below the skin
pedal
pertaining to the foot
Brisket
Mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between the forelegs.
Cannon Bone
Third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used) also called the shin bone.
Coffin bone
Distal interphalangeal joint (joint between the short pastern and coffin bones [phalanges II and III, respectively]) in ungulates.
Crest
Dorsal margin of the neck. root of the mane
Dewlap
Loose skin under the throat and neck, which may become pendulous in some breeds.
Forehead
Region of the head between the eyes and ears.
Heart girth
Circumference of the chest just caudal to the shoulders and cranial to the back.
Hoof
Hard covering of the digit in ungulates.
Hoof wall
Hard; horny outer layer of the covering of the digit in ungulates.
Loin
Lumbar region of the back, between the thorax and pelvis.
Paralumbar fossa
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).
Poll
Top of the head; occiput; nuchal crest; dorsal surface of the cranium
Shoulder
region around the large joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula
Stifle joint
Femorotibial and femoropatellar joint in quadrupeds.
Switch
Tuft of hair at the end of the tail.
Teat
Nipple of mammary gland.
Udder
Mammary gland.