Glossary
![Cat Revealing Paw](../../../../images/content%20images/Resampled/P/Cat%20Paw%20L.jpg)
Quadruped
Four-footed animal.
![Shairhair Kitten As An Example Of A Quadruped](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Shorthaired%20Cat%20Tetrapod%20SL.jpg)
![Shairhair Kitten As An Example Of A Quadruped](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Shorthaired%20Cat%20Tetrapod%20SL.jpg)
Nail
The tough, flat structure on the dorsal surface of a distal digit.
Made from a hard protein, keratin.
![Dog Nail](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Nail%20Close-up.jpg)
Made from a hard protein, keratin.
![Dog Nail](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Dog%20Nail%20Close-up.jpg)
Claw
The pointed, slender and curved structure on the end of a digit (usually a toe).
Made from a hard protein, keratin.
![Cat Claw](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Claw%20Extreme%20Close%20Up%20SL.jpg)
Made from a hard protein, keratin.
![Cat Claw](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Claw%20Extreme%20Close%20Up%20SL.jpg)
Distal
Located away from the centre of the main body.
![Distal Surface Illustrated by Bulldog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/English%20Bulldog%20Upside%20Down%20For%20Illustrations%20Proximodistal.png)
![Distal Surface Illustrated by Bulldog](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/English%20Bulldog%20Upside%20Down%20For%20Illustrations%20Proximodistal.png)
Toe
The digits of a foot.
Pad
Cushion-like part of animal foot.
![Pad of Kitten](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Newborn%20Kitten%20Paw%20Close-up%20Heel%20Pad.jpg)
![Pad of Kitten](../../../../images/content%20images/Small%20Left%20Pane%20Images/Newborn%20Kitten%20Paw%20Close-up%20Heel%20Pad.jpg)
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