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haunch

leg and loin {haunch}|.

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extremity

arm or leg {extremity}|.

volar

sole or palm {volar}|.

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funny bone

Ulnar nerve is near surface just above elbow back {funny bone}|.

thenar

Thumbs move by muscles {thenar} at palm-side thumb base.

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bowleg

Cowboys can have legs that curve to outside at knee {bowleg}|.

gam

leg {gam}.

shank as leg

knee-to-ankle lower leg {shank, leg}|.

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bull neck

thick neck {bull neck}.

bust of head

head and shoulders {bust}.

jowl

cheek {jowl}.

lantern jaw

People can have long thin jaws {lantern jaw}| and/or jaws that stick out.

nape

neck back {nape}|.

pug nose

short flattened turned-up nose {pug nose}.

schnozzle

nostrils {schnozzle}.

scruff

neck back {scruff}.

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crotch

Bodies have regions {crotch}| where two legs meet trunk.

groin of body

Bodies have regions {groin, body}| where inner legs meet trunk.

hindquarter

Quadrupeds have hip regions {hindquarter}|.

inguinal groin

about groin {inguinal}|.

loin

hips, groin, and lower abdomen {loin, trunk}|.

swayback

Malnourished or old horses can have downward curving backbone {swayback}|.

thorax of skeleton

In vertebrates, trunks have parts {thorax, body}| between necks and diaphragms. In arthropods, thorax is second or middle body segment, between head and abdomen. In insects, thorax holds wings and true legs.

withers

horse back between shoulder blades {withers}|.

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