Guide to the Dissection of the Dog - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 8th Edition

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

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ISBN: 9780323392952

Publication Date: 03-07-2016

Page Count: 344

Imprint: Saunders

List Price: $77.99

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Give your students 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 students through the steps needed to perform thorough and precise canine dissections while helping them develop an essential understanding of specific canine features and basic mammalian structure overall. This new edition boasts text and figure labels that adhere to the latest Nomina Anatomic Veterinaria, new high-resolution digital images, coverage of additional transverse sections of the brain, plus organization by body part carried over from the previous edition which features chapters focused around the dissection of a specific body part. In all, this one-of-a-kind canine dissection manual is the resource your students need to better understand and review what you are teaching them in their first-year dissection course.

New to This Edition
- 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.
Key Features
- 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 — taken from a classic text by Dr. Marcus Singer that is no longer in print — equip students with the anatomic knowledge needed to accurately interpret MR images.
- NEW! Updated figure labels and text adhere to the latest Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria.
- Body part organization follows the order of dissection commonly taught in veterinary schools and enables students to perform dissections in any sequence.
- More than 300 high-quality color anatomic drawings guide students through each step-by-step dissection procedure.
- Radiographs, CAT scans and MR images appear throughout the text where relevant to help students visualize internal anatomic features that can only be revealed through these diagnostic methods.
- Clear and easy-to-follow instructions guide students through various dissection techniques.
- Detailed descriptions of anatomical structures ensure the most thorough, precise canine dissections.
- Option of a digital book on Pageburst offers high-resolution illustrations that are directly linked to the text — letting students search for any text work or anatomic clue and discover any instance of what they want to read more about.
- Comprehensive list of tables and figures makes it easy to find key images and information at a glance.
- The only hands-on canine dissection guide available reinforces the information that students learn in their mandatory first-year dissection course.
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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
Authors

Howard E. Evans, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York and Alexander de Lahunta, DVM, PhD, James Law Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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