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)
Phalanges
Bones of a digit or digits (fingers or toes).
![Phalanges of Domestic Cat Forefoot](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Phalanges%20of%20Domestic%20Cat%20Forefoot%20SL.png)
![Phalanges of Domestic Cat Forefoot](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Phalanges%20of%20Domestic%20Cat%20Forefoot%20SL.png)
Metatarsus
The joints and bones of a hind limb located between the tarsus (ankle) and the phalanges (toes).
![Metatarsals of Domestic Cat](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Metatarsals%20of%20Domestic%20Cat%20Larger.png)
![Metatarsals of Domestic Cat](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Metatarsals%20of%20Domestic%20Cat%20Larger.png)
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