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* '''Udder''' hangs from the caudal abdomen and pelvis.
 
* '''Udder''' hangs from the caudal abdomen and pelvis.
 
* '''Quarters''': all four parts of the bovine udder, each associated with one teat.  All four quarters are completely separated from each other.
 
* '''Quarters''': all four parts of the bovine udder, each associated with one teat.  All four quarters are completely separated from each other.
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* '''Suspensory Apparatus''': organised into lateral and medial laminae which anchor the udder to the body wall by their attachment to the pubic symphysis.
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** '''Lateral Lamina''': collagen fibres from the fascia of the pubic symphysis and the edge of the superficial inguinal ring.
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** '''Medial Lamina''': elastic fibres from the tunica flava ventral to the pubic symphysis.  Separates the udder into right and left halves.
 
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