Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Textbook, 2e

252 Pages·2009·58.495 MB·English

by  Victoria Aspinall BVSc MRCVS, Melanie Cappello BSc(Hons)Zoology PGCE VN, Victoria Aspinall BVSc MRCVS, Melanie Cappello BSc(Hons)Zoology PGCE VN

Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology Textbook
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Second e dition
i n t r o d u c t i o n t o
Veterinar y Anatomy
Physiology
And
t e x t b o o k
Victoria Aspinall,
BVSc, MRCVS
Principal, Abbeydale Vetlink Veterinary Training Ltd
Gloucester, UK
Melanie Cappello,
BSc(Hons) Zoology PGCE VN
East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK
Contribution by
Sally Bowden,
VN
Lecturer, Canterbury, New Zealand
Foreword by
Andrea Jeffery,
MSc DipAVN(Surg) Cert Ed RVN
Programme Director, Veterinary Nursing,
Department of Clinical Veterinary Science,
University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
Illustrations by:
Antbits Illustrations, Saffron Walden, UK
edinburgh London new York oxford Philadelphia St Louis Sydney toronto 2009
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Contents
Foreword ...............................................................................................................................................................vii
Preface .....................................................................................................................................................................ix
About the authors ............................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................................................xi
Section 1 The dog and cat .................................................................1
Chapter 1 Principles of Cell Biology .......................................................................................3

Chapter 2 Tissues and Body Cavities ..................................................................................15
Chapter 3 Skeletal System .........................................................................................................29
Chapter 4 Muscular System ......................................................................................................45
Chapter 5 Nervous System and Special Senses ...........................................................53
Chapter 6 Endocrine System ...................................................................................................71
Chapter 7 Blood Vascular System ..........................................................................................77
Chapter 8 Respiratory System ................................................................................................89
Chapter 9 Digestive System......................................................................................................97
Chapter 10 Urinary System .......................................................................................................111
Chapter 11 Reproductive System ..........................................................................................123
Chapter 12 Common Integument .........................................................................................143
Section 2 Exotic species ...............................................................149
Chapter 13 Birds ..............................................................................................................................151
Chapter 14 Mammals ....................................................................................................................163
Chapter 15 Reptiles and Fish ....................................................................................................177
Chapter 16 The Horse .................................................................................................................189
References and recommended reading .....................................207
Appendix 1 Introduction to Anatomical Terminology .................................................209
Appendix 2 Multiple Choice Questions ..............................................................................213
Multiple Choice Answers..................................................................................224
Index .............................................................................................................................225
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Foreword
The second edition of the Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy The authors have presented the information using a variety of
and Physiology comes five years after the successful first edition. methods including text, bullet points, tables, and clearly labelled
The content has been developed and enhanced with new images diagrams and radiographs supporting the main part of the text.
and radiographs to further support the text. The book now incor- There is a continuity of style throughout the book with the use of
porates a chapter on Equine anatomy which will be a particularly italics highlighting key words within the text and a ‘key points’
useful addition to allow for comparatives to be made between the section at the end of each chapter. A useful MCQ self-test appen-
horse and the dog and cat. This book is an eminently suitable text dix will enable students to check their learning.
for certificate and undergraduate level veterinary nurses study- I congratulate the authors on writing this Introduction to
ing via the small animal and equine routes as well as a useful Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology as it is a timely addition to
revision aid for those embarking on their Advanced Diploma. In the veterinary textbooks currently available. I am sure that nurses
addition it will be of huge value to those studying animal science will remember this as the textbook that helped them succeed in
programmes. their anatomy and physiology examinations.
One very important feature of the book is that it clearly relates Bristol 2009
the anatomy and physiology to clinical cases seen within practice, Andrea Jeffrey
which will enable students to see the relevance of the subject that
they are being taught as it puts it into a clinical context.
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Preface
Since its original publication five years ago Introduction to Throughout this edition, in the boxed fragments, there is
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology has become the standard text- emphasis on clinical conditions related to the anatomy and phys-
book for student veterinary nurses studying for their NVQ Level iology and these provide the reader with an insight into how the
2 qualification. Although the anatomy and physiology sylla- patient is affected and the rationale behind the treatment regime.
bus for the veterinary nursing course has changed and has even The book now includes new illustrations, both transmission
been reduced in the past few years, it is still important to real- electron micrographs and light micrographs, and additional
ize that when an animal is ill a basic knowledge of anatomy radiographs, all of which help the student’s understanding of the
and physiology greatly facilitates the understanding of the dis- subject.
ease process and for this reason this textbook will continue to be We felt justifiably proud of the first edition of Introduction to
essential reading for veterinary nurses. Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology but now feel that the new addi-
Introduction to Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology is also used tions to the text have resulted in a book that provides the reader
on many other animal science and animal care courses and in the with increased information in an even more accessible format.
2nd edition we have widened its scope still further. Fundamental We hope that all this will ensure the continuing success of this
genetics has been added to the chapter on the reproductive sys- textbook in the future.
tem and there is now a chapter on equine anatomy included in Victoria Aspinall
Section 2. This chapter is based on the fact that many of the ana- Melanie Cappello
tomical systems of the horse are similar to those of the dog and Gloucester and East Grinstead 2008
cat but the locomotor and digestive systems are very different.
The chapter describes these systems in detail and describes the
key differences in the other systems.