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Color Atlas Of Veterinary Anatomy: Volume 3, The Dog And Cat, 1e

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In this book, Dr. Done and his colleagues at the Royal Veterinary College in London have produced beautiful picture atlas of canine gross anatomy. The book is primarily made up of hundreds of excellent-quality highly detailed photographs depicting dissection of a canine cadaver. Each photograph is accompanied by a brief description of the view and a labeled line drawing identifying structures visible in the photograph. The bulk of the atlas treats canine anatomy by a regional approach, starting with the head and progressing to the pelvis. The first chapter contains a very useful depiction of surface anatomy and its relationship to the boney skeleton (juxtaposition of photographs of a live dog with a skeleton is an outstanding way to teach palpable landmarks); radiographic anatomy accompanies these sections. The last chapter addresses feline anatomy in an abbreviated format similar to the canine anatomy.
The greatest strength of this text is the meticulous and detailed dissections that the authors have generated in its creation. Many of these dissections are stunning in their quality and clarity; some feature unique views that are very instructive. The anatomical terms follow the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria (the international set of rules governing anatomical terms).
The greatest weakness as a tool for the student of anatomy, however, is that this book is strictly an atlas-there is no accompanying text to describe origin and insertions of muscles, innervation or other integrative ideas that are essential to students who plan to use their anatomical knowledge in the service of surgical or clinical practice. Similarly, there are no dissection instructions; in fact, many of the special dissections that have been created for this atlas cannot be used in the teaching laboratory as overlying structures are removed and lost to study.
I recommend this beautiful atlas to my students of veterinary anatomy, but only as an adjunct to their other texts. It can provide excellent views of structures that can be difficult to visualize, but it cannot replace texts that provide more detail in a functional context.

I am a currently a second-year veterinary student working as a teaching assistant for the first-year anatomy class. This book has served as an invaluable source of information to me. The color photographs supplemented by explanatory diagrams make this the best reference book I have found available on canine/feline anatomy. Highly recommended for first year veterinary students.

THIS BOOK CONTAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CANINE AND FELINE ANATOMY. IT IS PERFECT FOR THE VETERINARY STUDENT. IT HAS FULL COLOR PHOTOS OF THE BODY PARTS STILL INTACT. PLUS, BESIDE EVERY PHOTO THERE IS A FULL COLOR DIAGRAM LISTING EACH INDIVIDUAL PART. IT'S VERY EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. IF YOU ARE IN THE VETERINARY FIELD, YOU NEED THIS BOOK!

This book was not nearly as helpful as I expected it to be. The photographs and drawings seemed like they would be really helpful. However, I found it very confusing to try to figure out which picture corresponded to what my specimen actually looked like. It was most helpful for muscles, and least helpful for nerves and vessels. It is also very time consuming to look up the particular item and then flip through many pages looking for a picture that shows your item of interest clearly.

I wish I'd bought this book before I started vet school! It's a huge help when you're doing your first in-depth dog dissection, because you can get an idea of what things are *supposed* to look like before you start accidentally cutting them up. Beats the heck out of Little Miller's and its b&w line drawings.

This book is very detailed. Excellent book for people wanting to understand how our pets are put together. Looking at the pictures helps you grasp how to use acupressure and other techniques when working with animals.

This book is a god-send to the vet student. Traditional texts like Miller's Guide to the Dissection of the dog are excellent, but the hand-drawn "typical" picture looks nothing like the mutt you have in front of you. This gives you a colour photograph (those of you who have had experience of dissecting a preserved cadever will know how useful that is!) AND an accompanying anatomical drawing OF THE PHOTO, NOT a typical "what you should see" drawing. The anatomical drawing is also in colour, with nerves, blood vessels and items of interest highlighted in separate colours.

It is VERY thorough decription-wise, but has no information about form and function, so it is a tool to use with Miller and Dyce rather than a substitute.

A very good book for veterinary students to prepare for dissections and review material prior to examinations.

As a student of veterinary I use this book in the every day studing.The book has a veraiety of real pictures from the dissection room- It is like going to the dissection room but you need only to open the book!!!

Excellent book with vivid views of all major systems. Great for pelvic bone review and in general quick checks.