Glossary
![Paws and Tracks of Dogs and Cats](../../../../images/illustrations%20of%20paws/No%20Bevel%20No%20texture%20with%20Centre%20Sunburst%20Dark%20Blue%204%20px%20stroke%20lines.png)
Forelimb
Either of the cranial (anterior or front) limbs.
![Tabby Forelimb Revealing Paw](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Tabby%20Forelimb%20SL.jpg)
![Tabby Forelimb Revealing Paw](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Tabby%20Forelimb%20SL.jpg)
Carpus
The joint and bones of an animal’s forelimb that correspond to the human wrist.
![Carpus of Kitten](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Kitten%20Carpus%20SL.jpg)
![Carpus of Kitten](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Kitten%20Carpus%20SL.jpg)
Digits
The distal parts of a limb, such as fingers or toes.
These are named and identified by Roman numerals.
In a pentadactyl (five-fingered or five-toed) arrangement, the most medial digit, if present, is I (e.g. the human thumb) and the most lateral is V (e.g. the human little finger).
These are named and identified by Roman numerals.
In a pentadactyl (five-fingered or five-toed) arrangement, the most medial digit, if present, is I (e.g. the human thumb) and the most lateral is V (e.g. the human little finger).
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