Guide to the Dissection of the Dog

321 Pages·2009·76.16 MB·English

by  Howard E. Evans

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Howard E. Evans, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy
Department of Biomedical Sciences
New York State College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Alexander de Lahunta, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVP
James Law Professor of Veterinary Anatomy, Emeritus
Rye, New Hampshire
11830 Westline Industrial Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63146
GUIDE TO THE DISSECTION OF THE DOG, SEVENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-1-4377-0246-0
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Guide to the dissection of the dog / Howard E. Evans, Alexander de
Lahunta.—7th ed.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4377-0246-0 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Dogs—Anatomy. 2. Dogs—Dissection I. de Lahunta, Alexander, 1932-
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Preface
This edition of Guide to the Dissection of the Dog has changed considerably since
it was first published as a paperback in 1947 by Malcolm Miller, DVM, PhD,
previously Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy in the New York
State Veterinary College at Cornell University. In 1971 Miller’s Guide to the Dissec-
tion of the Dog by Evans and de Lahunta was published in a new format with ad-
ditional illustrations. Subsequent editions altered the procedures for dissection,
added illustrations, and gave instructions for palpation of the live dog. Several
editions have been translated into Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, and Korean.
The present seventh edition is now in color and includes changes in over fifty
figures and the addition of nine new ones. All terms used are from the latest,
free electronic version of the fifth edition of Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria.
The purpose of this guide is to facilitate a thorough dissection so as to learn
basic mammalian structure and specific features of the dog. We have attempted
to emphasize what we believe is essential anatomical knowledge for a veteri-
nary curriculum. The descriptions are based on the dissection of embalmed,
arterially injected adult dogs of mixed breeds.
A more detailed consideration of the structures dissected can be found in
the third edition of Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog by Evans published in 1993 by
WB Saunders Company.
Howard E. Evans
Alexander de Lahunta
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Acknowledgments
We are grateful to many students and colleagues throughout the world for their
corrections and helpful suggestions for improvement. Of particular help were
Professors Wally Cash of Kansas State; Anton Hoffman of Texas A & M; Elaine
Coleman and Mahmoud Mansour of Auburn University; and Gheorghe Con-
stantinescu at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. We have tried
to strike a balance in detail so that teachers can choose what suits their courses
best. Our teaching colleagues at Cornell—Abraham Bezuidenhout, Cornelia
Farnum, Linda Mizer, John Hermanson, and Paul Maza—have been very help-
ful. All of our former Deans—George Poppensiek, Robert Phemister, Edward
Melby, Franklin Loew, and Donald Smith—have supported our efforts. Our
present Dean, Michael Kotlikoff, continues to encourage us. Technical and cleri-
cal support was cheerfully provided by Pamela Schenck and Jen Patterson. Our
veterinary college librarians were very helpful, particularly Susanne Whitaker.
Most of the illustrations were prepared by the late Marion Newson, RN, for-
mer medical illustrator in the department of anatomy. Other drawings were
made by former illustrators Pat Barrow, Louis Sadler, and William Hamilton.
We especially thank Michael Simmons, the present College Illustrator, for his
illustrations and skillful corrections. His services were provided by Katherine
Edmondson, Assistant Dean for Learning and Instruction.
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Contents
1 AnAtomicAl terminology, 1
Medical Etymology and Anatomical Nomenclature, 2
Directional Terms, 2
Dissection, 4
2 the SkeletAl And muSculAr SyStemS, 6
Bones of the Thoracic Limb, 7
Muscles of the Thoracic Limb, 15
Joints of the Thoracic Limb, 39
Bones of the Pelvic Limb, 41
Muscles of the Pelvic Limb, 50
Joints of the Pelvic Limb, 69
Bones of the Vertebral Column and Thorax, 75
Muscles of the Trunk and Neck, 81
Joints of the Axial Skeleton, 89
3 the neck, thorAx, And thorAcic limb, 93
Vessels and Nerves of the Neck, 94
Thorax, 97
Introduction to the Autonomic Nervous System, 109
Heart and Pericardium, 115
Vessels and Nerves of the Thoracic Limb, 119
4 the Abdomen, PelviS, And Pelvic limb, 137
Vessels and Nerves of the Ventral and Lateral Parts
of the Abdominal Wall, 138
Abdominal Viscera, 145
Pelvic Viscera, Vessels, and Nerves, 170
Vessels and Nerves of the Pelvic Limb, 186
5 the heAd, 208
The Skull, 209
Structures of the Head, 225
6 the nervouS SyStem, 262
Meninges, 263
Arteries, 264
Veins, 265
Brain, 267
Spinal Cord, 283
bibliography, 289
index, 291
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