Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals
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Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals
Basic Terms• Cheek
▫ Fleshy side of the face below the eye and above and to the side of the mouth.
• Muzzle▫ The projecting jaw that contains
the nose and mouth in some animals.
• Nose Pad▫ The tip of the nose that may be
sensitive and useful for investigating food, water, or unfamiliar objects.
▫ Called nose leather in cats.• Whiskers
▫ The long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal.
• Foot Pad▫ The part of the foot that the
animal walks on.
Basic Terms• Dewlap
▫ The loose fold of skin under the chin of an animal, most prominent in female rabbits.
• Guard Hairs▫ The longer, coarse hairs
above the shorter under-fur of an animal that protects the animal from rain and cold.
• Shoulder ▫ The part of an animal’s
body just above the elbow of the foreleg.
• Elbow▫ The upper joint of the front
leg just below the shoulder.
Basic Terms• Rump
▫ The upper rounded part of the hindquarter (also called the croup).
• Stifle▫ The joint above the hock in
the hind leg of a four footed animal.
• Thigh▫ The hind limb extending
from the rump to the hock.• Flank
▫ The fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the rump.
• Hock▫ The tarsal joint or large joint
halfway up the hind limb
RUMPFlank
STIFLE
THIGH
HOCK
Basic Terms for BIRDS
• Crown▫The topmost part of
the head• Ear covert
▫The feathers covering the ears.
• Nape▫The back of the
neck.• Orbital ring
▫A ring encircling the eye of many birds.
Terms for FISH, AMPHIBIANS & REPTILES
• Brille▫ The transparent layer
permanently covering the eye that serves as the eyelid for snakes
• Fins▫ The web of skin supported with
bone or cartilage rods that enable a fish to move through thewater.
• Gills▫ The major organ of the respiratory
system of fish that allows them to breathe without lungs.
• Scales▫ Extensions of the epidermal layer
of skin that have been modified to provide protection.
• Scutes▫ Epidermal scales found on turtles.