Glossary
![Front Pastern Illustration on Kitten](../../../../images/content%20images/Resampled/DF/Front%20Pastern%20Illustration%20on%20Kitten.jpg)
Metacarpal Region
The region of a forelimb between the carpus and the digits.
![Metacarpal Region of Domestic Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Metacarpals%20SL.png)
![Metacarpal Region of Domestic Dog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Metacarpals%20SL.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)
Carpals
The bones of the carpus, located between the ulna and radius and the metacarpal bones, that correspond to the human wrist.
![](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Carpals%20of%20Domestic%20Dog.png)
![](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Carpals%20of%20Domestic%20Dog.png)
Forepaw
The paw of the cranial (anterior or front) limb of a quadruped.
![Forepaw of Cat](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cat%20Paw%20Close-up%20SL.jpg)
![Forepaw of Cat](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Cat%20Paw%20Close-up%20SL.jpg)
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