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Anatomy Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdomen | The part of the body between the chest and the hindquarters |
| Axilla | The "armpit" region: area of the chest under the shoulder and elbow |
| Bite | In anatomy, this term is used to describe the apposition of teeth |
| Level Bite | Some standards call for a "level bite" in which teeth must meet evenly at the edges, others call for a scissor bite |
| Carpus | The equivilant of the human wrist |
| Cheek | The fleshy portion of the side of the face |
| Chest | The trunk of the body including between the elbows and along the ribs: also called the thorax |
| Thorax | The trunk of the body including between the elbows and along the ribs: also called the chest |
| Coat | The dog's/cat's hair, may be used in referring to the quantity, quality or color of the coat |
| Conformation | The structure and appearance of the dog or cat: the quality as compared to the breed standard |
| Croup | The part of the topline from the loin to the tail: extends from the last lumbar vertebra to the first coccygeal vertebra |
| Dewclaw | The extra toe (vestigial) on the inside fo the leg. It is removed or absent in many breeds of dogs. |
| Elbow | The joint between the forearm and upper arm: the point of the elbow is the area over the top of the ulna's anconeal process (also called the olecranon) |
| Foreface | The head from the nose to the stop: includes the muzzle and the under jaw |
| Flank | The ventral part of the abdomen in front of the hind legs |
| Forearm | The area between the shoulder and the carpus: over the radius and the ulna |
| Front | In descriptions of breed standards this is referring to the forelegs and shoulders plus the chest |
| Hock | The joint between the stifle and the metatarsus: lower hind leg |
| Loin | The portion of the back between the ribs and the croup: also referred to as the lumbar region |
| Muzzle | The upper part of the foreface |
| Occiput | The back or top of the head |
| Overshot | Top teeth protrude beyond the lower teeth |
| Pads | The soles of the feet |
| Pastern | The lower portuion of the legs; metacarpal and metatarsalbones |
| Pinna | The external part of the ear |
| Rump | The upper hindquarters; gluteal region |
| Scissors bite | The upper teeth overlap the bottom teeth and touch on the inside edges (this is the preferred conformation in many breeds) |
| Stifle | The kneww; the joint between the femur (upper leg) and the tibia (lower leg), also refers to the leg between the knee joint and the hock |
| Femur | Upper leg |
| Tibia | Lower leg |
| Stop | The break or depression located between the top of the skull and the nose as viewed from the side: many breed standards call for a definite stop rather than a gradual transition between the skull and the nose |
| Thigh | The part of the hind limb over the femur; upper bone of the hind leg |
| Undershot | The teeth on the lower jaw protrudes beyond the top teeth |
| Upper arm | The area from the shoulder blade to the forearm |
| Whiskers | long hairs on the muzzle |
| Withers | The area of the back between the shoulder blades; this is the highest part of the back most animals and the standard location used in measuring height |
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