VMT chapter 4 : sheep exam
1. brisket: mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between
the forelegs
2. cannon bone: third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used); also called the
shin bone
3. coffin joint: distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates
4. crest: dorsal margin of the neck
5. dewclaw: accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
6. dock: solid part of the tail
7. elbow: forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
8. fetlock joint: Metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint (joint between the cannon bone and the
long pastern bone [phalanx I]) in ungulates.
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1. brisket: mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between
the forelegs
2. cannon bone: third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used); also called the
shin bone
3. coffin joint: distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates
4. crest: dorsal margin of the neck
5. dewclaw: accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
6. dock: solid part of the tail
7. elbow: forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
8. fetlock joint: Metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joint (joint between the cannon bone and the
long pastern bone [phalanx I]) in ungulates.
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