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  • Checked September 2026

Blank Cow Anatomy Diagram to Label

A cow diagram without labels: one dairy cow, side-on, to print and fill in, with its answer key.

Blank Cow Anatomy Diagram to Label

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Muzzle
  2. Bridge of nose
  3. Forehead
  4. Poll
  5. Throat
  6. Dewlap
  7. Neck
  8. Withers
  9. Loin
  10. Hip (hooks)
  11. Rump
  12. Tail head
  13. Pin bone
  14. Brisket
  15. Heart girth
  16. Rear flank
  17. Knee
  18. Hock
  19. Pastern
  20. Hoof
  21. Switch
  22. Fore udder
  23. Rear udder
  24. Teats

Drawn for this site on 2026-10-05 by script. Licence: own drawing; outline after a public domain photograph.

Each numbered ring is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a part is answered.

Next step Read every name on the labeled cow

All 24 parts on the diagram

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Start here: 10 main parts 10

  1. Muzzle The nose and mouth at the front of the face.
  2. Poll The top of the head, between the ears. Horns grow here on horned cattle.
  3. Neck Joins the head to the shoulders.
  4. Withers The top of the shoulders. The highest point of the back at the front.
  5. Hip (hooks) The hip bones on each side at the top of the hindquarters. Called hooks.
  6. Rump The top of the hindquarters, from the hips to the tail head.
  7. Knee The joint halfway down the front leg.
  8. Hock The joint halfway down the hind leg, which points backward.
  9. Hoof The hard, split covering of the foot.
  10. Teats Where the milk comes out; a cow has four.

Head and neck: 7 4

  1. Bridge of nose The top of the face, from the muzzle up to the forehead.
  2. Forehead The broad, flat front of the head above the eyes.
  3. Throat Where the underside of the head meets the neck.
  4. Dewlap The fold of loose skin that hangs under the throat and neck.

Along the back: 6 3

  1. Loin The part of the back between the ribs and the hips.
  2. Tail head Where the tail joins the body.
  3. Pin bone The bones at the rear of the rump, beside the tail head.

Body and tail: 4 4

  1. Brisket The front of the chest, low between the front legs.
  2. Heart girth The chest just behind the front legs, measured round the body.
  3. Rear flank The fold where the hind leg joins the belly.
  4. Switch The tuft of long hair at the end of the tail.

Legs: 4 1

  1. Pastern The short part of the leg between the dewclaws and the hoof.

Udder: 3 2

  1. Fore udder The front part of the udder.
  2. Rear udder The back part of the udder, attached high between the hind legs.

How this list was compiled: Read 2026-09-26. (1) University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Dairy Cattle Discovery: Parts, https://afs.mgcafe.uky.edu/extension/4-h-youth/dairy/discovery/parts : muzzle, poll, back, ribs, hip, pin bone, hock, pastern, thigh, heel, dewlap, jaw, throat, mammary, fore udder attachment, forehead, neck, heart girth, chine, rump, thurl, switch, dewclaw, sole, knee, brisket, chest floor, fore udder, bridge of nose, withers, crops, loin, tail head, stifle, hoof, rear flank, teat, point of shoulder, point of elbow, shoulder blade, rear udder, rear udder attachment. (2) Holstein Foundation, Dairy judging, Activity: Parts of a Cow (2013), as reprinted in a Wisconsin 4-H dairy project sheet: back, barrel, bridge of nose, brisket, chest floor, chine, crops, dew claw, dewlap, flank, fore udder, forehead, heart girth, heel, hip, hock, hoof, jaw, knee, loin, mammary veins, milk wells, muzzle, neck, pastern, pin bones, point of elbow, point of shoulder, poll, rear udder, ribs, rump, sole, stifle, switch, tail, tail head, teats, thigh, throat, thurl, withers. Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site on 2026-10-05 by script. The proportions and the outline were measured on one public domain photograph, mirrored: Holstein Cow, lantern slide, Province of Ontario Picture Bureau, probably 1920s, public domain, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holstein_Cow_(22815045791).jpg). Changed from it: head in true profile without horns or halter, level ground, a slightly shorter barrel, no coat patches. Licence: own drawing; outline after a public domain photograph

How it works

Nothing is written on this blank cow anatomy diagram to label. A line runs out from each of the 24 parts, and the name goes at the end of the line.

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Diagram of a cow, parts unlabeled: the 24 names

Head and neck: muzzle, bridge of nose, forehead, poll, throat, dewlap, neck. Back: withers, loin, hip, rump, tail head, pin bone. Body: brisket, heart girth, rear flank. Legs: knee, hock, pastern, hoof. Tail: switch. Udder: fore udder, rear udder, teats. A numbered copy runs in this order, 1 to 24.

Pairs to tell apart on the sheet

The bridge of nose is the top of the face, from the muzzle up; the forehead is the flat front of the head above the eyes. The throat is where the head meets the neck underneath, and the dewlap is the loose fold of skin hanging below it. The rear flank is the fold where the hind leg meets the belly.

  • For a shorter sheet, ask for ten parts only: muzzle, poll, neck, withers, hip, rump, knee, hock, hoof and teats.

Questions and answers

Where is the hock on a cow?

Halfway down the hind leg. It is the joint that points backward. Halfway down a front leg the joint is called the knee.

What is the switch on a cow?

The tuft of long hair at the end of the tail. The other end of the tail, where it joins the body beside the pin bones, is the tail head.

Where is the pastern on a cow?

Low on the leg. It is the short part between the dewclaws and the hoof. The hoof below it is the hard, split covering of the foot.

Does the blank cow diagram have an answer key?

Yes. The key is the same drawing with all 24 names written on it. The numbered version of the sheet prints a numbered line for each name instead.

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