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Animal Science 2

Term / QuestionDefinition/Answer
1. Cheek – The fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth.
2. Dewlap – The loose fold of skin under the chin of an animal, most prominent in female rabbits.
3. Elbow – The upper joint of the front leg just below the shoulder.
4. Flank – The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the rump (croup).
5. Foot pad – The part of the foot that the animal walks on.
6. Guard hairs – The longer, coarse hairs above the shorter under fur of an animal that protects the animal and under
7. Hock – The tarsal joint or large joint halfway up the hind limb
8. Muzzle – The projecting jaw that contains the nose and mouth in some animals.
9. Nose pad – The tip of the nose that may be sensitive and useful for investigating food, water, or unfamiliar objects. (Called nose leather in cats).
10. Rump – The upper rounded part of the hindquarter (also called the croup).
11. Shoulder – The part of an animal’s body just above the elbow of the foreleg.
12. Stifle – The joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a four footed animal.
13. Thigh – The hind limb extending from the rump to the hock.
14. Whiskers – The long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.
1. Crown – The topmost part of the head
2. Ear covert – The feathers covering the ears.
3. Nape – The back of the neck.
4. Orbital ring – A ring encircling the eye of many birds.
1. Brille – The transparent layer permanently covering the eye that serves as the eyelid for snakes
2. Fins – The web of skin supported with bone or cartilage rods that enable a fish to move through the water.
3. Gills – The major organ of the respiratory system of fish that allows them to breathe without lungs.
4. Scales – Extensions of the epidermal layer of skin that have been modified to provide protection. (Fish and reptiles may have some type of scales).
5. Scutes – Epidermal scales found on turtles.
a. Axial skeleton – vertebral column, ribs, sternum and skull
b. Pectoral limb – front limbs including shoulders, legs and feet. Bones are scapula (shoulder blade), humerus (arm), radius and ulna (forearm), carpals, metacarpals and phalanges (toes).
c. Pelvic limb – rear legs and pelvic bones including femur (upper leg bone), tibia and fibula (lower leg bones), tarsals (hocks), metatarsals (feet) and phalanges (toes).
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