Name the 3 joints of the distal limb?

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Name the 3 joints of the distal limb?

The joints in the lower end of the limb—the ones directly connecting the leg to the hoof—are the fetlock, pastern, and coffin joints. The fetlock is where the cannon bone meets the proximal phalanx, the pastern is between the proximal and middle phalanges, and the coffin joint is between the middle and distal phalanges (the coffin bone and the distal phalanx). These three form the distal limb joints in both fore and hind legs. The other options list joints that are higher up the limb or in different regions (like the knee, carpus, or stifle), so they aren’t part of the distal limb joints.

The joints in the lower end of the limb—the ones directly connecting the leg to the hoof—are the fetlock, pastern, and coffin joints. The fetlock is where the cannon bone meets the proximal phalanx, the pastern is between the proximal and middle phalanges, and the coffin joint is between the middle and distal phalanges (the coffin bone and the distal phalanx). These three form the distal limb joints in both fore and hind legs. The other options list joints that are higher up the limb or in different regions (like the knee, carpus, or stifle), so they aren’t part of the distal limb joints.

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