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Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals. Basic Terms. Cheek F leshy 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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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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.