Laboratory Manual for Comparative Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology

This is the only comparative veterinary anatomy and physiology manual that covers cat dissection, sheep heart, brain and eye, and the pig's kidney. An introduction to laboratory equipment and techniques prepares the students for lab work. The book covers the muscular, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, reproductive, endocrine and nervous systems. It also covers skeletal anatomy of many species. Each chapter includes a physiology experiment to help illustrate some of the principles of physiology covered in lecture portions of the course instruction. Histology of tissues is also covered in this manual. To get the most out of this text, the student should have a basic knowledge of biology.  

Table of Contents: 1 Terminology of Anatomy: 2 The Use of the Microscope; 3 Cellular Anatomy & Morphology; 4 General Principles of Histology; 5 Microscopic Anatomy of Tissues; 6 The Integumentary System; 7 The Skeletal System; 8 The Muscular System; 9 The Digestive System; 10 The Respiratory System; 11 The Cardiovascular System; 12 The Urinary System; 13 The Endocrine System; 14 The Genital System; 15 The Nervous System; 16 Organs of Special Sense.

First Edition. Spiral Bound. Paperback or Hardcover versions. 366 pages. Suitable for veterinary technology and pre-veterinary medicine students. May be difficult to get hold of. 

Please note that there is a 2nd Edition of this book. 

ISBN: 0-7668-6185-6 (Spiral Bound); 0-7668-6186-4 (Hardcover)