Animal body regions

Animal body regions

The animal body is divided into different regions for anatomical description and easy learning. In most quadrupedal mammals, the bodies and limbs have certain structural similarities. Thus, they also have similar body regions.   Though bodies and limbs are seemingly different in the pig and the horse, recognition of the commonalities can make the study … Read more

Horse directional terms

Horse directional terms

Several scientific terms are used to indicate precisely the position and direction of different parts of the body of a horse’s anatomy. These are the horse directional terms which are used to describe where structures lie in relation to one another. Many terms of direction differ significantly between human and domestic animal anatomy because of the … Read more