What is the cheek
Part of the foot that the animal walks on
What is the foot pad
(Fish, reptiles, and amphibians)
Major organ of the respiratory system of fish that allows them to breath without lungs
What are gills
Feathers covering the ears
What is the ear covert
(Fish, reptiles, and amphibians)
Extensions of the epidermal layer of skin that have been modified to provide protection
What are scales
Joint next above the hock in the hind leg of a four footed animal
What is the stifle
Upper rounded part of the hindquarter (also called the croup)
What is the rump
The upper joint of the front leg just below the shoulder
What is the elbow
(Birds)
Ring encircling the eye
What is the orbital ring
Hind limb extending from the rump to the hock
What is the thigh
(Fish, reptiles, and amphibians)
Web of skin supported with bone or cartilage rods that enables a fish to move though the water
Projecting jaw that contains the nose and mouth in some animals
What is the muzzle
Part of an animal's body just above the elbow of the foreleg
What is the shoulder
Fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the rump (croup)
What is the flank
(Fish, reptiles, and amphibians)
Transparent layer permanently covering the eye that serves as the eyelid for snakes
What is brille
Longer, coarse hairs above the shorter under-fur of an animal that protects the animal and under-fur from cold and rain
What are guard hairs
Loose fold of skin under the chin of an animal, most prominent in female rabbits
What is the dewlap
(Birds)
Back of the neck
What is the nape
Tip of the nose that may be sensitive and useful for investigating food, water, or unfamiliar objects
What is the nose pad
Long, projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal
What are whiskers
There are this many basic terminology words for birds
What is four
There are this many basic terminology words for fish, rabbits, and amphibians
What is five
Tarsal joint or large joint halfway up the hind limb
What is the hock
(Fish, reptiles, and amphibians)
Epidermal scales found on turtles
What are scutes
(Birds)
Topmost part of the head
What is the crown