Guide to the Dissection of the Dog
- 9th Edition - October 13, 2024
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Howard E. Evans, Alexander de Lahunta
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 7 3 7 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 4 7 3 8 - 4
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Request a sales quoteGet 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 9th 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 you 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.
Veterinary Students (Currently there are approximately 25,000 students enrolled)
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
- Edition: 9
- Published: October 13, 2024
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323847377
- eBook ISBN: 9780323847384
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Howard E. Evans
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkAd
Alexander de Lahunta
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.
Affiliations and expertise
James Law Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, New York State College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York