Equine limb topography, osteology

label the areas of the equine pelvic limb

1. rump or croup

2. point of the hip

3. thigh

4. stifle

5. leg

6. hock

7. point of the hock

8. chestnut

9. cannon

10. fetlock

11. ergot

12. pastern

13. coronet

14. hoof

on the horse the pes is considered all the structures from the ________ to _______

• hock

• hoof

the point of the hock is what structure of bone

tuber calcanei

the thigh is the area between what two joints

• hip joint

• stifle joint

the leg is the area between what two joints

• stifle joint

• tarsus

what are the stifle joints of the horse

• femeropatellar

• lateral femerotibial

• medial femorotibial

the tarsus joint can also be known as what in the horse

the hock joint

what is the common and anatomical name for the fetlock joint of the pelvic limb

• ankle

• metatarsophalangeal

label the structures on the femur

x. fovea capitis

1. head

2. greater trochanter

3. third trochanter

4. lesser trochanter

5. trochlea(lateral/medial ridges)

6. condyle(lateral/medial)

7. supracondyloid fossa

8. extensor fossa

label the structure of the tibia and fibula 

1. condyle(later/medial)

2. tibial tuberosity

3. head of fibula

4. crural interosseous space

5. choclea

6. medial malleolus

7. lateral malleolus 

the fovea capitis acts as an attachment point for what two ligaments

• round ligament of head of femur

• accessory ligament of hip

the supracondyloid fossa is the origin for what?

superficial digital flexor

the extensor fossa is the origian for the ______ and ______

• long digital extensor

• peroneus tertius

the crural interosseous space in-between the tibia and fibula is where ____ passes through 

the cranial tibial artery 

the lateral malleolus acts as the _____ end of the _____ even though its not fully developed

• distal

• fibula