Monday, December 5, 2011

Parts of a Rabbit

Belly - the lower part of the body, abdomen. From the bottom of the last rib to the pelvis. Contains the intestines.

Chest - the front part of the body between the forelegs and neck, the breast.

Cheeks - the sides of the face below the eyes.

Forehead - the front part of the head between the eyes and the base of the ears.

Hind (rear) leg - the foot, hock, stifle (knee) and hip joint.

Hindquarters - the rear part or section of the body; includes the loin, hips, hind legs and rump. From the last rib back.

Hip - the joint that attaches the hind legs to the trunk of the body.

Hock - the joint in rabbits that is like the ankle in man. The joint below the stifle.

Knee - the second joint of the hind leg - connects the thigh to the leg. Also known as the stifle.

Loin - that portion of the back on each side of the vertebrae from the last rib posterior to the hip joint.

Neck - connects the head to the body.

Nostrils - the two openings of the nose leading to the internal structures of the head.

Ribs - the curved portions of the sides immediately back and under the shoulders and above the belly.

Rump - the upper, rounded part of the hindquarters.

Shoulders - the upper joint of the foreleg, connecting it to the body.

Source: 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System - BU-6069 What's Hoppening?

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