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Chapter Four
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Brisket
Mass
of
connective tissue
,
muscle
, and
fat
covering the
cranioventral
part of the
ruminant chest
between the
forelegs
Cannon
or
shin bone
Third
and
fourth metacarpal
/
metatarsal
of the
ruminant
Chine
Thoracic
region of the
back
Coffin joint
Distal interphalangeal joint
, or between
P2
and
P3
in
ungulates
Crest
Dorsal
margin of the
neck
Dewclaw
Accessory
claw of the ruminant
foot
that projects
caudally
from the
fetlock
Elbow
Forelimb joint
formed by the
distal humerus
,
proximal radius
, and
proximal ulna.
Fetlock joint
Metacarpophalangeal
and
metatarsophalangeal joints
, or
between
the
cannon bone
and
P1
Flank
Side
of the body between the
ribs
and
ilium
Forearm
Part of the
foreleg
supported by the
radius
and
ulna
, between the
elbow
and the
knee
Forehead
Region of the
head
between the
eyes
and the
ears
Heart girth
Circumference
of the
chest
just
caudal
to the
shoulders
and
cranial
to the
back
Heel
Caudal region
of the hoof that has an area of
soft tissue
called the
bulb
Hock
or
tarsus
Tarsal joint
Hoof
Hard
covering of the
digit
in
ungulates
Hoof wall
Hard
,
horny outer
layer of the
covering
of the
digit
in
ungulates
Hooks
Protrusion
of the
wings
of the
ilium
on the
dorsolateral
area of
ruminants
Horn
butt
Poll
region between the
eyes
and
ears
of
previous horn growth
Knee
Carpus
in
ungulates
Loin
Lumbar
region of the
back
between the
thorax
and
pelvis
Muzzle
Two
nostrils, including the
skin
and
fascia
, and the
muscles
of the
upper
and
lower lip
Paralumbar fossa
Hollow
area of the
flank
whose boundaries are the
transverse
processes (
dorsally
), the last
rib
(
cranially
), and the
thigh
muscles (
caudally
)
Pastern joint
Proximal interphalangeal
joint, or
P1
and
P2
Pedal
Pertaining to the
foot
Pins
Protrusion
of the
ischium
bones just
lateral
to the
base
of the
tail
in
ruminants
Poll
,
occiput
, and
nuchal crest
Top
of the
head
Rump
Sacral
to the
tailhead
region of the
back
Shoulder
Region around the
large joint
between the
humerus
and
scapula
Sole
Palmar
and
plantar
surface of the hoof;
bottom
of the hoof
Stifle joint
Femorotibial
and
femoropatellar
joint in
quadrupeds
Tail
Caudal
part of the vertebral column
extending
beyond the
trunk
Tail head
Base
of the
tail
where it
connects
to the
body
Teat
Nipple
of the
mammary
gland
Toe
Cranial end
of the
hoof
Udder
Mammary
gland
Wattle
Appendages
suspended from the
head
, usually
under
the
chin
Withers
Region over the
dorsum
where the
neck
joins the
thorax
and where the
dorsal
margins of the
scapula
lie just
below
the
skin