Where it is
The upper line of the trunk, from the withers to the lumbar region.
- Layer
- Exterior and regions
- System
- Body regions
- Region
- Trunk
What it is and what it does
The back is the upper part of the trunk, from the withers to the loin. Beneath it lie the thoracic vertebrae, to which the thirteen pairs of ribs attach. In show-ring vocabulary, "back" usually means the region between the withers and the base of the tail, but some standards restrict it to the area above the thorax.
The "topline" is the dog's upper profile seen from the side: withers, back, loin and croup.
Worth remembering
The "topline" is the dog's upper profile seen from the side: withers, back, loin and croup.
Names
- Also called: dorsal region, topline.
- Latin term: dorsum.
- In Romanian: Spatele (Romanian page).
In the atlas lessons
How to measure, how growth works, what the coat is (5 min):
The skin has three layers: epidermis, dermis and hypodermis. The dog's hair follicles are compound: one primary hair and 3-15 secondary hairs emerge through the same pore.
Questions from the atlas
"Find it on the drawing" questions whose answer is this structure; in the atlas you will find them in the question bank and in the lessons.
- Show the back on the drawing. (level 1)