Anatomical terms-bones correspondence

Match the quadrupeds anatomical terms with their humans equivalent

• horse elbow

• human wrist

• horse hock

• human lower leg

• horse stifle

• human elbow

• horse gaskin

• human heel (foot)

• horse knee

• human knee

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

of the following anatomical terms, which ones are joints?

• stifle

• knee

• hock

• fetlock

• withers

Answer explanation

This diagram show 3 of the 4 joints mentioned: the stifle (upper), the hock (middle) and the fetlock (low). The knee is the equivalent of the wrist joint in humans.

The poll and the forehead are the same thing

• true

• false

Answer explanation

the forehead lies over the frontal bone. The poll in the crest of the occipital bone.

the loin is more caudal than the croup

• true

• false

Answer explanation

the loin is more cranial and the croup more caudal

The bone or bone feature between the eyes is the

the back of the occipital bone forms the

the incisive bone and the rostral part of the mandible forms the

the spinous process of thoracic vertebrae T1-T6 and/or the proximal end of the scapula forms the

the area of the rib cage is also known as the

the cranial coccygeal vertebrae forms the

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2