Anatomical Terms

A-cranial C-caudal B-dorsal D-palmar E-plantar

A-dorsal plane B-transverse plane

A-medial plane B-sagittal plane

Toward the attached end of limb

Proximal

Away from attached end of limb

Distal

Toward head

Cranial

Toward tail

Caudal

Toward nose

Rostral

Toward back

Dorsal

Toward stomach

Ventral

Toward center of limb

Axial

Away from center of limb

Abaxial

Outside face

Lateral

Inside face

Medial

Thoracic limb

fore limbs

Pelvic limb

hind limbs

Appendicular skeleton

the part of the skeleton including the limbs

Superior

closer to proximal end of limb

Inferior

closer to distal end of limb

Superficial

closer to skin or outer surface

Deep

closer to center of the leg or tissue, used in comparison to superficial

Articular Face

The part of a bone that moves over a corresponding part of another bone

Process

Prominence on a bone for attachment of soft tissue

Condyle

Convex surface on the articular face of a bone

Foramina(e)

Hole on the face of a bone to allow a blood vessel to enter or exit a bone

Origin

Proximal end of the tissue

Inersertion or attachment

Distal or terminal end of the tissue

Bifurcate

Split or seperate into two eg. the suspensory ligament bifurcates into the extensor branches

Corium

The tissue that makes the dermis layer in the hoof

Epidermis tissue at the distal end of all limbs

the hoof

Dermis

Highly vascular layer of skin with nerve endings