Flashcards: the dog's body regions

Answer key

1. Head (caput) — From the nose leather to the nape, including the ears.
2. Muzzle (rostrum) — The front part of the head, from the stop to the nose leather.
3. Nose (nose leather) (planum nasale) — The tip of the muzzle, the hairless skin around the nostrils.
4. Eye (oculus) — On the sides of the head, in the orbits, above the stop.
5. Ear (auris) — On the top of the head, behind the eyes.
6. Neck (collum) — Between the head and the withers.
7. Withers (regio interscapularis) — The highest point of the trunk, between the shoulder blades, just behind the neck.
8. Back (dorsum) — The upper line of the trunk, from the withers to the lumbar region.
9. Lumbar region (loin) (regio lumbalis) — Between the last rib and the pelvis, on the upper part of the trunk.
10. Croup (regio sacralis) — From the front edge of the pelvis to the base of the tail.
11. Thorax (chest) (thorax) — The front part of the trunk, between the forelimbs and the abdomen.
12. Abdomen (abdomen) — The lower and rear part of the trunk, between the last rib and the pelvis.
13. Tail (cauda) — The continuation of the vertebral column, from the croup downward.
14. Forechest (regio presternalis) — The front part of the trunk, below the neck, between the forelimbs.
15. Shoulder (regio scapularis) — The upper part of the forelimb, on the side of the thorax.
16. Upper arm (brachium) — Between the shoulder and the elbow, on the side of the chest.
17. Elbow (cubitus) — Between the upper arm and the forearm, at the bottom of the chest.
18. Forearm (antebrachium) — Between the elbow and the carpus (wrist).
19. Carpus (wrist) (carpus) — Between the forearm and the forepaw.
20. Forepaw (manus) — From the carpus downward: the metacarpus, the toes and the pads.
21. Thigh (femur (regio femoris)) — The upper part of the hindlimb, from the hip to the stifle.
22. Stifle (knee) (genu) — Between the thigh and the lower thigh, at the front of the hindlimb, close to the bottom line of the abdomen.
23. Lower thigh (second thigh) (crus) — Between the stifle and the hock.
24. Hock (tarsus) — Between the lower thigh and the hind paw; the "reversed" joint in the lower part of the hindlimb.
25. Hind paw (pes) — From the hock downward: the metatarsus, the toes and the pads.
26. Forehead (frons) — Above the eyes, on the frontal bone, between the stop and the crown.
27. Stop (no anatomical term) — The step between the forehead and the bridge of the nose, between the eyes.
28. Cheek (bucca) — The lateral wall of the mouth, from the corner of the lips to below the ear.
29. Lips (labium superius / inferius) — Around the opening of the mouth; the corner of the mouth reaches the level of the cheek teeth.
30. Chin (mentum) — Below the lower lip, at the tip of the mandible.
31. Nostrils (nares) — The two openings of the nose, in the planum nasale of the nose leather.
32. Vibrissae (tactile hairs) (pili tactiles) — On the upper and lower lip, on the cheeks, on the chin and above the eyes.
33. Eyelids (palpebrae) — Around the opening of the eye; the third eyelid in the corner toward the nose.