Veterinary Anatomy

In order to become a competent veterinarypractitioner it is essential to have a goodgrasp of veterinary anatomy. Whiledescriptive anatomy was once the onlymethod of teaching this subject appliedveterinary anatomy is now being used toprovide students with practical and clinicalknowledge. Although academic programsare reducing the amount of time devoted to veterinary anatomycertain basic concepts such as functional comparative and appliedaspects are still taught in depth. However other anatomy-relatedconcepts that could be useful in practice may not receive as muchattention. Therefore the aim of the book is to help readersunderstand the role of anatomy in small animal veterinary practice.The book covers various research areas such as the cardiovascularsystem musculoskeletal system prostate hoof histopathologyimaging and molecular techniques. However there is a shortage ofscientists engaged in veterinary research due to too few veterinarianspursuing research careers and a lack of facilities and funding forconducting research. Despite this the book provides comprehensivecoverage of the complex subject of veterinary research.