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Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals

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

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Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals

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  1. Basic Anatomy Terms for Small Animals

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Basic Terms Flank RUMP • 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 STIFLE THIGH HOCK

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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