Contents

PART I: General Anatomy

CHAPTER 1: Some Basic Facts and Concepts, 1

CHAPTER 2: The Locomotor Apparatus, 32

CHAPTER 3: The Digestive Apparatus, 100

CHAPTER 4: The Respiratory Apparatus, 148

CHAPTER 5: The Urogenital Apparatus, 167

CHAPTER 6: The Endocrine Glands, 216

CHAPTER 7: The Cardiovascular System, 223

CHAPTER 8: The Nervous System, 268

CHAPTER 9: The Sense Organs, 332

CHAPTER 10: The Common Integument, 355

PART II: Dogs and Cats

CHAPTER 11: The Head and Ventral Neck of the

Dog and Cat, 374

CHAPTER 12: The Neck, Back, and Vertebral

Column of the Dog and Cat, 407

CHAPTER 13: The Thorax of the Dog and

Cat, 420

CHAPTER 14: The Abdomen of the Dog and

Cat, 434

CHAPTER 15: The Pelvis and Reproductive

Organs of the Dog and Cat, 454

CHAPTER 16: The Forelimb of the Dog and

Cat, 476

CHAPTER 17: The Hindlimb of the Dog and

Cat, 490

PART III: Horses

CHAPTER 21: The Abdomen of the Horse, 545

CHAPTER 22: The Pelvis and Reproductive

Organs of the Horse, 563

CHAPTER 23: The Forelimb of the Horse, 586

CHAPTER 24: The Hindlimb of the Horse, 624

PART IV: Ruminants

CHAPTER 25: The Head and Ventral Neck of the

Ruminant, 644

CHAPTER 26: The Neck, Back, and Tail of the Ruminant, 664

CHAPTER 27: The Thorax of the Ruminant, 670

CHAPTER 28: The Abdomen of the

Ruminant, 677

CHAPTER 29: The Pelvis and Reproductive

Organs of the Ruminant, 698

CHAPTER 30: The Forelimb of the

Ruminant, 728

CHAPTER 31: The Hindlimb of the

Ruminant, 742

PART V: Pigs

CHAPTER 32: The Head and Ventral Neck of the Pig, 752

CHAPTER 33: The Vertebral Column, Back, and Thorax of the Pig, 762

CHAPTER 34: The Abdomen of the Pig, 765

CHAPTER 35: The Pelvis and the Reproductive Organs of the Pig, 772

CHAPTER 36: The Limbs of the Pig, 780

CHAPTER 18: The Head and Ventral Neck of the

Horse, 501

CHAPTER 19: The Neck, Back, and Vertebral

Column of the Horse, 532

CHAPTER 20: The Thorax of the Horse, 537

PART VI: Birds

CHAPTER 37: Anatomy of Birds, 784