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46. Twist That part which extends for a short distance 

 downward and outward from the junction of the inner thighs. 



47. Escutcheon That part of the cow between the peri- 

 neum and the udder on which the hair is fine and lies outward 

 trom the center rather than downward. 



48. Udder The glandular vessel between and in front of 

 the thighs in which the milk is secreted. 



49. Teats The fleshy covered ducts through which the milk- 

 is drawn from the udder. 



50. Milk Feins Those ducts, usually more or less tortuous 

 and branched, which extend forward from the udder along 

 and underneath the barrel. 



51. Milk W ells The openings through which the milk 

 veins enter the abdominal wall. 



DEFINITION OF TERMS LESS FREQUENTLY APPLIED TO 

 ANIMAL FORM. 



1. Frontal Bone Another name for forehead, but more 

 restricted in the space indicated. 



2. Orbit The cavity occupied by the eye. 



3. Rim of the Orbit The bony prominence encircling the 

 orbit. 



4. Jaw The lower part of the side of the head which 

 extends backward from the muzzle to the throat. 



5. Toplinc The line that extends along the upper por- 

 tion of the body and more or less parallel with the underline. 



6. Topline of the Neck The upper line of the same which 

 extends from the poll to the withers. 



7. Crest Elevation in the topline of the neck. 



8. Ewe-neck Depression in the topline of the neck. 



9. Dewlap Loose, pendulous skin usually found forward 

 from the breast and underneath the neck and throat. 



10. Collar Another name for rear neck line. 



11. Neck Vein Another name for collar. 



12. Forequarter or Frontquartcr The whole of the body 

 forward from the center of the barrel to the forward neck line, 

 but sometimes that part of it only which lies between the for- 

 ward girth and breast. 



13. Hindquarter The whole of the body backward from 

 the center of the barrel, but sometimes that part of it only 

 backward from the rear girth. 



14. Coupling Another name for barrel. 



15. Forward Girth, or Heart Girth The measurement 

 around the body immediately behind the shoulder. 



16. Rear Girth, or Flank Girth The measurement around 

 the body immediately in front of the hip. 



