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Animal Anatomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
On live beef cattle, the hair on the bottom end of the tail is the:
a)
brisket.
b)
dewlap.
c)
pastern.
d)
switch
2.
An animal’s parts are its:
a)
anatomy.
b)
biology.
c)
physiology
d)
zoology
3.
The part of a hog or beef animal located between the loin and the tail is the:
a)
back
b)
fore flank
c)
ribs
d)
rump.
4.
The muscled part between the front legs of a beef animal is the:
a)
brisket.
b)
dewlap.
c)
hock
d)
stifle.
5.
An animal's overall physical arrangement of body tissue and bone is called:
a)
muscle.
b)
conformation.
c)
breed character.
d)
anatomy
6.
The body capacity of an animal refers to:
a)
the depth of rib.
b)
the height of the animal.
c)
structural soundness.
d)
the amount of finish
7.
Animals with undesirable physical characteristics should be:
a)
added to the herd.
b)
bred to genetically inferior animals
c)
culled from the herd.
d)
moved to another pasture.
8.
The most muscled portion of the rear leg of a beef animal is the:
a)
ham
b)
hock
c)
poll
d)
round
9.
On a beef animal or a hog, the top part of the head between the ears is the:
a)
cheek
b)
brisket
c)
poll
d)
snout
10.
The red part on top of a chicken’s head that helps indicate the sex, production, and maturity of the chicken is the:
a)
beak.
b)
comb.
c)
ear lobe
d)
wattle.
11.
In addition to conformation, body capacity, and breed character, another major visual consideration for selecting breeding beef or swine animals is the:
a)
color of the animal’s eyes.
b)
color of the animal’s hair.
c)
size of the animal’s mouth.
d)
structural soundness of feet and legs.
12.
The leg of a chicken is the:
a)
cape.
b)
shank
c)
cape.
d)
wattle
13.
On a beef animal, the bones on each side nearest the tailhead are the:
a)
fetlocks.
b)
hip bones
c)
knee bones
d)
pin bones
14.
On a live mature chicken, the red parts under the beak that look similar to the comb are the:
a)
earlobes.
b)
nostrils
c)
spurs.
d)
wattles.
15.
On a live mature chicken, the red parts under the beak that look similar to the comb are the:
a)
earlobes.
b)
nostrils
c)
spurs.
d)
wattles.