Guide to the Dissection of the Dog / Edition 8

by Howard E. Evans PhD, Alexander de Lahunta DVM, PhD

Overview

Get an up-close look at canine anatomy with the only complete guide to the dissection of the dog. Utilizing detailed descriptions and more than 300 high-quality color anatomic drawings, Guide to the Dissection of the Dog, 8th Edition walks you through how to perform precise canine dissections while developing your understanding of basic mammalian structure and specific canine features. Each chapter offers self-contained guidance on the dissection of a specific body part, allowing you to perform dissections in whatever sequence your choose. Other helpful features include: an emphasis on the anatomical knowledge and terminology from the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria; a comprehensive list of all figures and tables; and an extensive list of references for further research. In all, this one-of-a-kind canine dissection manual is the resource you need to better understand and review what you are learning in your first-year dissection course.

• The only hands-on canine dissection guide available reinforces the information that you learn in your mandatory first-year dissection course.
• Body part organization follows the order of dissection commonly taught in veterinary schools and enables you to perform dissections in any sequence.
• More than 300 high-quality color anatomic drawings guide each step-by-step dissection procedure.
• Radiographs, CAT scans and MR images appear throughout the text where relevant to help you visualize internal anatomic features that can only be revealed through these diagnostic methods.
• Comprehensive list of tables and figures makes it easy to find key images and information at a glance.
• Detailed descriptions of anatomical structures ensure the most thorough, precise canine dissections.
• Clear and easy-to-follow instructions guide you in properly performing dissection techniques.
• Option of a digital book on Pageburst offers high-resolution illustrations that are directly linked to the text - letting you search for any text work or anatomic clue and discover any instance of what you want to read more about.

• NEW! High-resolution digital images have been added throughout the book to provide a clinical context for the drawings and to highlight internal anatomic structures with excellent contrast resolution.
• NEW! Additional transverse sections of the brain give you the anatomic knowledge you need to accurately interpret MR images.
• NEW! Updated figure labels and text adhere to the latest Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323391658
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	03/22/2016
Series:	.NET Developers Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	344
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Howard E. Evans, PhD, is not a veterinarian. He was educated as a zoologist and earned a doctoral degree in comparative anatomy. But after two decades of teaching at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and co-authoring the first edition of “Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog,” Dr. Evans was elected an honorary AVMA member in 1970.

Alexander (Sandy) de Lahunta is Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University. He has published extensively and is a world authority in clinical neurology and anatomy. He has earned status as a scientist, an astute diagnostician, and an exceptional and exceptionally dedicated educator.

Table of Contents

1.Anatomical Terminology

2.The Skeletal and Muscular Systems

3.The Neck, Thorax, and Thoracic Limb

4.The Abdomen, Pelvis, and Pelvic Limb

5.The Head

6.The Nervous System

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From the Publisher

More than 300 illustrations depict each dissection procedure, step-by-step

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Kevin K Au, BSc BVMS(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description: This book aims to guide readers through the complete dissection of a dog outlining the most important anatomic features. This is an update from the sixth edition published six years earlier.
Purpose: It provides step-by-step instruction on the complete dissection of a dog with a thorough description of the most important anatomic features in addition to providing information on their function and purpose. It also successfully links the anatomic dissection with clinical practice by providing concurrent information on live dog palpation.
Audience: The book is targeted primarily at veterinary and anatomy students. However, as a surgical resident and practitioner, I found it a particularly useful overview of anatomy as the focus on practical dissection allows the authors to avoid the excess detail that is necessary in dedicated anatomy texts.
Features: The chapters focus on different regions of the dog, such as the head or the abdomen, pelvis, and pelvic limb. This allows progressive dissection of a region without jumping from one area of the body to another. The illustrations are the best feature of this book, and they are accurate, clear, and easy to follow. The figures are in color, which allows clear separation of body systems such as vascular structures and the nervous system. The text thoroughly describes not only the anatomy, but also the function of different structures such as the origin, insertion, action, and innervation of separate muscles.
Assessment: This has been one of my most used textbooks since my first exposure to the fourth edition during veterinary school. It still finds regular use as it provides easy access to pertinent surgical anatomy in a compact volume. This edition expands greatly on prior editions with the introduction of color illustrations and information on live dog palpation which is of particular use to veterinary students.

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