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The interactive dog atlas · for the classroom

Worksheet: the dog's body regions

Print the page: the first sheet has the drawing with 29 numbered landmarks and the list to fill in, the second sheet the answer key. No student names, no score: it is an identification exercise.

Body regions Muscles Skeleton Skull (close-up) Head (close-up) Organs
The interactive dog atlas · mantrailing.ro/en/dog-anatomy Set: regions · version 1.2.0 · 28.10.2026

Write the name of each numbered landmark

Dog in left lateral view — exterior, muscles, skeleton and organs Vector study after the Ellenberger, Baum and Dittrich plates: a standing dog, head to the left, deep chest and digitigrade limbs. The four layers use the same contour: exterior with body regions, superficial muscles, skeleton and organs.

Answer key

Worksheet: the dog's body regions · version 1.2.0 · 28.10.2026.

  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. Cheek (bucca) — The lateral wall of the mouth, from the corner of the lips to below the ear.
  28. Lips (labium superius / inferius) — Around the opening of the mouth; the corner of the mouth reaches the level of the cheek teeth.
  29. Vibrissae (tactile hairs) (pili tactiles) — On the upper and lower lip, on the cheeks, on the chin and above the eyes.

Open the structures in the atlas: https://www.mantrailing.ro/en/dog-anatomy?layer=exterior