Where it is
From the nose leather to the nape, including the ears.
- Layer
- Exterior and regions
- System
- Body regions
- Region
- Head
What it is and what it does
The head comprises the skull, ears, eyes, muzzle and mouth. Its shape and size vary a lot between breeds, from the long muzzles of sighthounds to the short ones of brachycephalic breeds. Inside sit the brain and the sense organs; the bones of the head can be seen in the skeleton layer, as "skull" and "mandible".
When describing the exterior, landmarks such as the forehead, the stop (the transition between forehead and muzzle), the cheeks and the occiput (the upper back part of the head) are used.
Worth remembering
You can see the bones of the head in the bone layer: the skull and the mandible (lower jaw).
Names
- Also called: head region.
- Latin term: caput.
- In Romanian: Capul (Romanian page).
In the atlas lessons
Body regions: what is where (4 min):
The head: skull, eyes, ears, muzzle and nose leather. The stop is the transition between the forehead and the muzzle.
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 head on the drawing. (level 1)