Glossary
Heel Pad
Limb pad located at the metacarpophalangeal joint or metatarsophalangeal joint.
This is the largest of the pads on the palmar or plantar surface of the feet of dogs and cats.
This is the largest of the pads on the palmar or plantar surface of the feet of dogs and cats.
Track
The impression or indentation made on the substrate (ground) by a foot.
Lobe
A rounded part of a heel pad.
Trail
The series of traces made by, and left behind, by an organism.
This includes tracks and sign.
This includes tracks and sign.
Trilobate
Having three lobes or lobular parts.
Lobule
A small lobe, or lobular part of a lobe.
Lobule is used to describe the two rounded parts of the distal edge of the cat’s heel pad, reserving lobes for the three larger parts of the heel pad.
Lobule is used to describe the two rounded parts of the distal edge of the cat’s heel pad, reserving lobes for the three larger parts of the heel pad.
Spoor
The series of traces made by, and left behind, by an organism.
This includes tracks and sign.
This should be contrasted with a track, which is an individual footprint.
This includes tracks and sign.
This should be contrasted with a track, which is an individual footprint.
Trackway
The marks or traces left by an organism (e.g. footprints, tail drags and belly drags).
Distal
Located away from the centre of the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is away from the point of attachment to the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is away from the point of attachment to the main body.
