VMT chapter 4: Cattle Exam
1. barrel: capacity of the chest or trunk
2. brisket: mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between
the forelegs
3. cannon bone: third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used); also called the
shin bone
4. coffin joint: distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates
5. crest: dorsal margin of the neck
6. dewclaw: accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
7. dewlap: loose skin under the throat an dneck which may become pendulous in some breeds
8. dock: solid part of the tail
9. elbow: forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
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1. barrel: capacity of the chest or trunk
2. brisket: mass of connective tissue, muscle, and fat covering the cranioventral part of the ruminant chest between
the forelegs
3. cannon bone: third and fourth metacarpal (metatarsal) of the ruminant (not commonly used); also called the
shin bone
4. coffin joint: distal interphalangeal joint in ungulates
5. crest: dorsal margin of the neck
6. dewclaw: accessory claw of the ruminant foot that projects caudally from the fetlock
7. dewlap: loose skin under the throat an dneck which may become pendulous in some breeds
8. dock: solid part of the tail
9. elbow: forelimb joint formed by distal humerus, proximal radius, and proximal ulna
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