Color Atlas Of Veterinary Anatomy: Volume 3, The Dog And Cat (Paperback)

by Stanley H. Done BA BVetMed PhD DECPHM DECVP FRCVS FRCPath (Author), Peter C. Goody BSc MSc(Ed) PhD (Author), Neil C. Stickland BSc PhD DSc (Author), Susan A. Evans MIScT AIMI MIAS (Author)

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Spanish version also available, ISBN: 84-8174-200-7

Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 1 edition (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723424411
• ISBN-13: 978-0723424413
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #59,917 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Supplement to More Complete Texts, March 4, 2005

By	A. D. Fails (Pierce, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely valuable learning tool. Highly Recommended!, September 28, 2001

By	Mike Childress (Blacksburg, VA) - See all my reviews

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.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR ALL VETS AND VET TECHS!!!!, August 25, 2000

By	SHERALEE (PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews

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!