
1. acetabulum--diameter
of the hip socket
2. ilium--distance
from the top of the iliac crest or hip bone to the midpoint of the acetabulum
measurement
3. os
coxa--distance from the top of the iliac crest
to the lowest point on the pelvis
4.
ischial tuberosity (ischial tub.)--distance
across this boney landmark where a number of muscles attach
5. femur--length
of the femur from the midpoint of the acetabulum to the end of the growth
plate
6. femur
cavity (f. cavity)--internal diameter of the
femur (diameter of the medullary cavity)
7. femur
width (f. width)--external diameter of the
femur
8. growth
plate--length of the bright remnant of the
puppy growth plate on the femur
9. condyle--perpendicular
distance from the midpoint of the growth plate to the rounded end of the
femur
10. tibia--length
of the tibia from the small notch in the top to the arc of the ankle joint
11. tibia
cavity (t. cavity)--internal diameter of the
tibia (diameter of the medullary cavity)
12. tibia
width (t. width)--external diameter of the
tibia
13. tarsal
joint--distance connecting the ends of the
arc created by the tibia sitting on the foot
14. in-lever--distance
from the center of the ankle joint to the midpoint of the back of the calcaneus
bone
15. calcaneus--length
of this bone from the midpoint of the back to the midpoint of the front
16. foot--distance
from the center of the ankle joint to the end of the longest metatarsal
bone
17. metatarsal--length
of this bone from the midpoint of both ends