Synopses & Reviews
For veterinary technology and pre-veterinary medicine students, this is the only comparative veterinary anatomy and physiology manual covering cat dissection, sheep heart, brain and eye, and the pig's kidney. An introduction to laboratory equipment and techniques prepares the students for lab work. The book covers the muscular, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, reproductive, endocrine and nervous systems. It also covers skeletal anatomy of many species. Each chapter includes a physiology experiment to help illustrate some of the principles of physiology covered in lecture portions of the course instruction. Histology of tissues is also covered in this manual. A basic knowledge of biology is assumed.
Synopsis
An abundance of photos and illustrations help bring to the forefront comparative veterinary anatomy and physiology veterinary technicians and pre-veterinary medicine students. The book covers the muscular, digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, urinary, reproductive, endocrine and nervous systems. It also covers skeletal anatomy of many species. Each chapter includes a physiology experiment to help illustrate some of the principles of physiology covered in lecture portions of the course instruction. Histology of tissues is also covered in this manual. A basic knowledge of biology is assumed.
About the Author
Phillip E. Cochran recently retired from his position as Department Chair of the Veterinary Technology Program at Portland Community College in Portland, Oregon and has returned to private practice in small animal medicine and surgery. He is a published author and has several veterinary appliances registered with the U.S. Patent office. Dr. Cochran is listed in the Who's Who in Veterinary Science and Medicine (1992) and Strathmore's' Who's Who in America, Centennial Edition (2000). He is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, the Portland Veterinary Medical Association and the Oregon Veterinary Emergency Response Team (OVERT). He is on the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association's Leadership Council for Emergency and Disaster Planning and Relief. Dr. Cochran has non-veterinary related public service with the United States Civil Air Patrol, Oregon Wing, Washington County Composite Squadron, where he holds the rank of Major and has served as Deputy Squadron Commander. Phillip E. Cochran received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology and his Master of Science Degree in Genetics, with a minor in Biochemistry, from Oregon State University and he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) Degree from Colorado State University.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Terminology of Anatomy. Chapter 2: The Use of the Microscope. Chapter 3: Cellular Anatomy and Morphology. Chapter 4: General Principles of Histology. Chapter 5: Microscopic Anatomy of Tissues. Chapter 6: The Integumentary System. Chapter 7: The Skeletal System. Chapter 8: The Muscular System. Chapter 9: The Digestive System. Chapter 10: The Respiratory System. Chapter 11: The Cardiovascular System. Chapter 12: The Urinary System. Chapter 13: The Endocrine System. Chapter 14: The Genital System. Chapter 15: The Nervous System. Chapter 16: Organs of Special Sense.