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Sternal/ventral recumbency
on chest/stomach (sternum - where ribs meet)
Warning signs
body language - up or tucked away
tail - wagging or tucked under
ears - perked up or pulled back
eyes - normal or insane (whale eye: wide open and look at you from the side)
lateral recumbency
side of the animal
RIGHT - lying ON right side
LEFT - lying ON left side
Saphenous Venipuncture
back leg, hold down (leg above knee) vain in lateral recumbency
Cephalic Venipuncture
sternal recumbency, stand on opposite side of vain, thumb on medial (inside of leg), push down and roll hand outward while extending leg
Cephalic recumbency
Cephalic vain, 1 hand around neck, 1 on leg while in a lateral recumbency
Jugular Vein Blood Draw
sternal recumbency, one hand on front limbs, one hand holding neck
OR lean over and hold up muzzle/head with both hands but do NOT cover vein
Jugular recumbency
sternal recumbency + neck up for jugular vein
Dorsal recumbency
on their back
Right and left
literal my left your left and vice versa
Median
imaginary plane that runs sown the center of the body that is EQUAL
Medial
TOWARDS the median plane
Lateral
AWAY from the median plane
Rostral
towards the tip of the nose when referring to the HEAD
Cranial
towards the head of the body. in a direction towards the head
cranial - legs
front of forelegs ABOVE the carpus
front of back legs ABOVE the tarsus
Caudal
Toward the tail end of the body. in a direction toward the tail
Caudal - legs
back of forelegs ABOVE the the carpus
back of the back legs above the tarsus
Transverse plane
dividing into cranial and caudal parts
Proximal
a position on the limb that is closer to the attachment to the body
Distal
a position on the limb that is further to the attachment to the body
Dorsal
towards the animal’s back
Dorsal - legs
The top/front surface of the forelimb distal (down) to the carpus (knee)
hindlimb distal (down) to the tarsus
Ventral
towards the animal’s belly
Dorsal plane
run lengthwise down the body and divides the body into dorsal and ventral planes
Palmar
the back of the forefeet distal to the carpus
Plantar
the back of the hindfeet distal to the tarsus
Superficial
towards the surface of body part
Deep
away from the surface or body part
Recumbency
lying down
Oblique recumbency
tilted position - between dorsal or sternal recumbency and lateral recumbency
Withers
area dorsal to the scapula
Barrel
Trunl of the body formed by the rib cage and the abdomen
Flank
lateral surface of the abdomen between the last rib and the rear legs
Brisket
area of the base of the neck between the front legs that covers the cranial end of the sternum
Poll
top of the head between the base of the ears
Muzzle
Rostral part of the face formed mainly by the upper jaw and nasal bones
Tailhead
Dorsal part of the base of the tail
Brachium
Area on the front leg in animal between the shoulder joint and the elbow joint
Stifle
area of the joint on the rear leg that corresponds to the human knee
Knee
the Carpus; area of the joint on the front leg of animals that corresponds to the human wrist
Hock
the tarsus; the joint on the rear leg that corresponds to the human ankle
usually in large domestic animals, especially horses
Cannon
Long bone; located between the knee and the fetlock on the front legs, and between the hock and the fetlock o n the rear legs
Fetlock (“ankle”)
joint located between the cannon and the pastern joint
most used in hoofed animals
Pastern
Located and between the fetlock and the hoof
most used in hoofed animals
Axial region
Armpit; a space medial to the proximal portion of the front leg and lateral to the cranial portion of the thorax
Inguinal region
Groin; the fold or hollow where the thigh joins the abdomen
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