Preface
This laboratory manual was designed for biology students who take a comprehensive course in mammalian anatomy, e.g., biology majors, premedical students, pre-dental students, pre-physical therapy students, prenursing students, anatomy and physiology students, etc.
Available books for such a course are often heavily slanted toward ample illustration with little text or copious descriptive text with minimal illustration. The design of this manual is a text with adequate detail as well as superior photographic illustration to introduce students to the morphology of a mammal whose anatomy closely parallels that of the human. In many cases, the next step is a course in Human Gross Anatomy.Color photographs are the main source of illustration in this manual. Many of the photographs are unique to this manual. All major systems are covered in depth and in a logical sequence. The format of the book will permit its use in courses ranging from lower to upper division. Differences between the cat and humans are routinely noted. Detailed dissection instructions are numerous with many hints for attaining superior results. This is quite unusual. Most manuals, if there is adequate illustration, show completed dissections with little instruction or advice on achieving usable dissections. Necessary anatomical terms are in boldface type. A glossary of definitions of many boldface terms and an index are available for further reference.
SECOND EDITION
In this edition, many revisions of the text, as well as new material were added, e.g., discussion of the relationships of the visceral and parietal membranes. Some other examples include section rearrangements in some chapters for ease of dissection and new and revised dissection instructions.
A concern of some students and instructors was the difficulty in identifying the region of the body in which the photograph was taken.
For many of these photographs we have included sketches of the entire body of the cat with the appropriate region indicated in the sketch. We continue to believe, however, that diligent reading of the text along with studying the illustrations is essential. Some new photographs were included in this edition. A number of new diagrams, e.g., for the eye and ear were added. References to humans have been highlighted to make them easier to identify. Dissection instructions have been highlighted so they are readily visible. The glossary was expanded.Acknowledgments
In this second edition, the authors would like to express their sincere appreciation to David Ferguson, Biology Editor at Morton Publishing for his assistance and Joanne Saliger and her staff at Ash Street Typesetters, Inc. for superior page layout and format. For his illustrations we also thank Michael P. Schenk, Director, Biomedical Services, University of Mississippi Medical Center at Jackson. We thank Deborah Pelli of the Biology Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for her review of the first edition.
Technical aid provided by Carl Leet of the Media Center at Youngstown State University was essential to the production of the photographic illustrations in this manual. We also thank Dr. Robert Leipheimer, chairperson of the Department of Biological Sciences at Youngstown State University for making space available for additional dissections.