Unlabeled Diagram of Goat Parts

A dairy doe from the side, a line to each of 21 parts and no names, with an answer key.

Unlabeled Diagram of Goat Parts

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Muzzle
  2. Poll
  3. Withers
  4. Shoulder blade
  5. Point of shoulder
  6. Elbow
  7. Chine
  8. Loin
  9. Hip
  10. Rump
  11. Tail
  12. Thurl
  13. Barrel
  14. Chest floor
  15. Flank
  16. Udder
  17. Thigh
  18. Stifle
  19. Hock
  20. Pastern
  21. Dewclaw

Drawn for this site by script, 2026-09-26. Licence: own work.

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.

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All 21 parts on the diagram

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Start here: 8 main parts 8

  1. Muzzle The end of the face: the nostrils, lips and mouth.
  2. Withers The highest point of the shoulders, where the neck joins the back.
  3. Loin The top of the body between the ribs and the hips.
  4. Rump The top of the hindquarters, from the hips back to the tail.
  5. Tail A goat's short tail, often held up.
  6. Barrel The middle of the body round the ribs, holding the rumen.
  7. Udder The bag between the hind legs where a doe's milk is made. A goat has two teats.
  8. Hock The joint that points backward on the hind leg.

Head and front: 6 4

  1. Poll The top of the head, between and just behind the ears.
  2. Shoulder blade The flat bone that slopes down and forward from the withers.
  3. Point of shoulder The front point of the shoulder joint. At the base of the neck.
  4. Elbow The joint where the front leg meets the body, behind the chest.

Along the top: 6 3

  1. Chine The part of the backbone behind the withers, before the loin.
  2. Hip The hip bone, at the front corner of the rump.
  3. Thurl The hip joint, on the side of the rump. It lies between the hip and the pin bone.

Body: 4 2

  1. Chest floor The underside of the chest, between and behind the front legs.
  2. Flank The fold where the hind leg meets the belly.

Legs: 5 4

  1. Thigh The muscle at the top of the hind leg, below the thurl.
  2. Stifle The joint at the top front of the hind leg. Like a knee.
  3. Pastern The short, sloping part of the leg. Between the dewclaw and the hoof.
  4. Dewclaw Two small toes at the back of each foot, above the hoof. They do not touch the ground.

How this list was compiled: Read 2026-09-26. (1) Cornell CALS, NYS 4-H Animal Science, Goat fact sheets: Parts of the Goat (dairy and meat goat lists), https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/parts-of-goat . Every part here is on it. (2) University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Goat Discovery: Parts, https://afs.mgcafe.uky.edu/extension/4-h-youth/livestock/goat-discovery/parts . (3) UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Meat Goat Body Parts (master), https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2011-12/133567.pdf . Each part is also on (2) or (3). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site by script, 2026-09-26. Own work, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

Each line on this unlabeled diagram of goat parts ends where a name belongs, the muzzle first and the dewclaw last. The doe faces left.

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Diagram of goat parts, unlabeled: the 21 names

Head and front: muzzle, poll, withers, shoulder blade, point of shoulder, elbow. Top line: chine, loin, hip, rump, tail, thurl. Body: barrel, chest floor, flank, udder. Legs: thigh, stifle, hock, pastern, dewclaw. Numbered, the sheet runs in this order, 1 to 21.

Joints that get swapped

On the front leg, the point of shoulder is at the base of the neck and the elbow is lower, where the leg meets the body. On the hind leg, the stifle is high on the front edge and the hock is the joint below it that points backward. The pastern is the short slope just above the hoof, with the dewclaws behind it.

  • Start from has a sheet for beginners: muzzle, withers, loin, rump, tail, barrel, udder and hock.

Questions and answers

Where are the withers on a goat?

At the top of the shoulders, their highest point, where the neck joins the back. The chine starts just behind them.

Where is the poll on a goat?

On the very top of the head, between the ears and just behind them.

What is the barrel of a goat?

The big round middle of the body, around the ribs. It lies behind the elbow and in front of the flank.

Are the parts of a dairy goat and a meat goat the same?

Nearly. Twenty of the 21 names on this sheet are on both 4-H lists, the dairy goat's and the meat goat's. The udder is on the dairy list only. The meat goat list adds the twist, long ribs and short ribs.

Does the unlabeled goat diagram have an answer key?

Yes. The key is the doe again with the 21 names written where the blanks were.

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