Guide to the Dissection of the Dog

by Evans, Howard E.; Delahunta, Alexander; Miller, Malcolm E.

• ISBN13: 9780721680798
• ISBN10: 0721680798
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Here's the 5th Edition of the world's most comprehensive and well-known guide to canine dissection! This book walks readers through the dissection of every area of a dog's anatomy. It is the only resource that explains and illustrates exactly where to cut and what to look for. Over 250 illustrations--the most detailed available in any text--depict each dissection procedure step by step. The result is today's best way to discover dog anatomy through dissection.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Introduction	1	(6)
Medical Etymology and Anatomical Nomenclature	1	(1)
Directional Terms	2	(3)
Dissection	5	(2)
The Skeletal and Muscular Systems	7	(116)
Bones of the Thoracic Limb	7	(12)
Muscles of the Thoracic Limb	19	(34)
Joints of the Thoracic Limb	53	(3)
Bones of the Pelvic Limb	56	(11)
Muscles of the Pelvic Limb	67	(26)
Joints of the Pelvic Limb	93	(6)
Bones of the Vertebral Column	99	(8)
Muscles of the Trunk and Neck	107	(11)
Joints of the Axial Skeleton	118	(5)
The Neck, Thorax, and Thoracic Limb	123	(54)
Vessels and Nerves of the Neck	123	(4)
Thorax	127	(15)
Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System	142	(7)
Heart and Pericardium	149	(6)
Vessels and Nerves of the Thoracic Limb	155	(22)
The Abdomen, Pelvis, and Pelvic Limb	177	(82)
Vessels and Nerves of the Ventral and Lateral Parts of the Abdominal Wall	178	(7)
Abdominal Viscera	185	(29)
Pelvic Viscera, Vessels, and Nerves	214	(19)
Vessels and Nerves of the Pelvic Limb	233	(26)
The Head	259	(64)
The Skull	259	(18)
Structures of the Head	277	(46)
The Nervous System	323	(31)
Meninges	323	(1)
Arteries	323	(3)
Veins	326	(3)
Brain	329	(19)
Spinal Cord	348	(6)
References	354	(1)
Index	355