Chapter 4 (Horse Terms)

Question 1

Bars

Answer 1

raised “v” shaped structure on distal surface of hoof

Question 2

Cannon Bone

Answer 2

3rd metacarpal aka the shin bone

Question 3

Chestnut

Answer 3

horny, irregular growth on the inside surface of the leg

Question 4

Coffin Joint

Answer 4

distal interphalangeal joint in the ungulates

Question 5

Coronary Band

Answer 5

junction of skin and hoof aka coronet

Question 6

Croup

Answer 6

muscular area around and above tail base

Question 7

Elbow

Answer 7

formed by the distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna

Question 8

Ergot

Answer 8

small keratinized mass of horn in a small bunch of hair on the palmar or plantar aspects of the equine fetlock

Question 9

Fetlock

Answer 9

area of limb between cannon and pastern

Question 10

Fetlock Joint

Answer 10

metacarpophalangeal and metatarsolphalangeal joint

Question 11

Flank

Answer 11

side of body between the ribs and ilium

Question 12

Frog

Answer 12

V-shaped pad of soft horn between the bars on the sole of the hoof

Question 13

Heart Girth

Answer 13

Circumference of chest caudal to shoulders and cranial to back

Question 14

Heel

Answer 14

caudal portion of hoof that has an area of soft tissue aka HEEL BULB

Question 15

Hock

Answer 15

tarsal joint

Question 16

Hoof Wall

Answer 16

hard outer layer covering of the digit

Question 17

Knee

Answer 17

carpus in ungulates

Question 18

Pastern

Answer 18

area between fetlock and hoof

Question 19

Pastern Joint

Answer 19

proximal interphalangeal joint

Question 20

Poll

Answer 20

top of head

Question 21

Quarter

Answer 21

lateral or medial side of hoof

Question 22

Sole

Answer 22

plantar surface of hoof

Question 23

Splint Bones

Answer 23

2nd and 4th metacarpal bones

Question 24

Stifle Joint

Answer 24

femorotibial and femoropatellar joint or knee in quadrupeds

Question 25

White Line

Answer 25

fusion of hoof wall and toe

Question 26

Withers

Answer 26

region where the neck meets the back

Question 27

Ungulates

Answer 27

hooved animals

Question 28

Quadrupeds

Answer 28

animals with 4 limbs

Question 29

White Line Disease

Answer 29

hoof wall separates from the laminae

Question 30

Laminitis

Answer 30

inflammation of the digital laminae

Question 31

Navicular

Answer 31

inflammation or degeneration of the navicular bone and its surrounding tissues