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Flashcards in Equine Anatomy Deck (20)
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1
Q

Poll

A

bony part between ears

2
Q

Crest

A

cruved topline of the neck

3
Q

Wither

A

point of shoulder

4
Q

Chest

A

muscle between forelegs

5
Q

Forearm

A

limb portion from elbow to knee

6
Q

Knee

A

joint between forearm and cannon in front limb

7
Q

Coronet

A

band around top of hoof

8
Q

Fetlock

A

joint between cannon and pastern

9
Q

Hock

A

joint between gaskin and cannon bone

10
Q

Point of Hock

A

back of hock

11
Q

Gaskin

A

region between stifle and hock

12
Q

Pastern

A

from fetlock to top of hoof

13
Q

Stifle

A

joint of femur to tibia

14
Q

Flank

A

area between last rib to thigh muscles

15
Q

Croup/Rump

A

area between loin and tail

16
Q

Heart-Girth/Girth

A

area aound ventral aspect of belly, behind shoulder

17
Q

Veterbral formula

A
C 7
T18
L6
S5
Cx 15-20
18
Q

What breed has a variation on vertebral formula?

A

arabain

19
Q

What bones are fused in the horse?

A

scapula and clavicle

20
Q

What is missing on the scapula of a horse?

A

acromion process