Veterinary Medicine
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- Book: Anatomy and Physiology of Animals (Lawson)
- 1: Chemicals
- 2: Classifications
- 3: The Cell
- 3.2: The Cell
- 3.3: The Plasma Membrane
- 3.04: The Cytoplasm
- 3.05: The Nucleus
- 3.6: Cell Division
- 3.07: The Cell As A Factory
- 3.08: Summary
- 3.09: Worksheets
- 3.10: Plasma Membrane Worksheet
- 3.11: Plasma Membrane Worksheet Answers
- 3.12: Diffusion and Osmosis Worksheet 1
- 3.13: Diffusion and Osmosis Worksheet Answers
- 3.14: Diffusion and Osmosis Worksheet 2
- 3.15: Cell Division Worksheet
- 3.16: Cell Division Worksheet Answers
- 3.17: Diffusion and Osmosis Worksheet 2 Answers
- 3.18: Test Yourself
- 3.19: Websites
- 4: Body Organization
- 4.01: Objectives
- 4.2: The Organisation of Animal Bodies
- 4.03: Vertebrate Bodies
- 4.04: Body Cavities
- 4.05: Organs
- 4.06: Generalised Plan Of The Mammalian Body
- 4.07: Body Systems
- 4.08: Homeostasis
- 4.09: Directional Terms
- 4.10: Summary
- 4.11:Worksheets
- 4.12: Directional Terms 1 (Worksheet)
- 4.13:Directional Terms Worksheet 1 Answers
- 4.14: Directional Terms 2 (Worksheet)
- 4.15: Directional Terms Worksheet 2 Answers
- 4.16: Tissues Worksheet
- 4.17: Tissues Worksheet Answers
- 4.18: Test Yourself
- 4.19: Websites
- 4.21: Skin Worksheet Answers
- 5: The Skin
- 6: The Skeleton
- 6.02: The vertebral column
- 6.03: The Skull
- 6.04: The Ribs
- 6.05: The Forelimb
- 6.06: The Hindlimb
- 6.07: The Girdles
- 6.08: Categories of Bones
- 6.09: Bird Skeletons
- 6.10: The Structure of Long Bones
- 6.11: Compact bone
- 6.12: Spongy Bone
- 6.13: Bone Growth
- 6.14: Broken Bones
- 6.15: Joints
- 6.16: Common Names of Joints
- 6.17: Locomotion
- 6.18: Summary
- 6.19: Worksheet
- 6.1: Prelude
- 6.20: Skeleton Worksheet
- 6.21: Skeleton Worksheet Answers
- 6.22: Test Yourself
- 6.23: Websites
- 7: Muscles
- 8: Cardiovascular System
- 8.01: Blood Objectives
- 8.02: Plasma
- 8.03: Red Blood Cells
- 8.04: White Blood Cells
- 8.05: Platelets
- 8.06: Transport of Oxygen
- 8.07: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- 8.08: Transport of Carbon Dioxide
- 8.09: Transport of Other Substances
- 8.10: Blood Clotting
- 8.11: Serum and Plasma
- 8.12: Anticoagulants
- 8.13: Haemolysis
- 8.14: Blood groups
- 8.15: Blood Volume
- 8.16: Summary
- 8.17: Test Yourself
- 8.18: Websites
- 8.19: Answers
- 8.20: The Heart Objectives
- 8.21: The Heart
- 8.22: Valves
- 8.23: The Heartbeat
- 8.24: Cardiac Muscle
- 8.25: Control of the Heartbeat
- 8.26: The Coronary Vessels
- 8.27: Blood Circulation Objectives
- 8.28: Blood Circulation
- 8.29: Arteries
- 8.30: The Pulse
- 8.31: Capillaries
- 8.32: The Formation of Tissue Fluid and Lymph
- 8.33: Veins
- 8.34: Regulation of Blood Flow
- 8.35: Edema and fluid loss
- 8.36: The Spleen
- 8.37: Important Blood Vessels
- 8.38: Blood Pressure
- 8.39: Summary
- 8.40: Test Yourself
- 8.41: Websites
- 8.42: Answers
- 9: Respiratory System
- 9.01: Objectives
- 9.02: Overview
- 9.03: Diffusion and Transportation of Oxygen
- 9.04: Diffusion and Transportation of Carbon Dioxide
- 9.05: The Air Passages
- 9.06: The Lungs and Pleural Cavities
- 9.07: Breathing
- 9.08: Summary
- 9.09: Worksheet
- 9.10: Respiratory System Worksheet
- 9.11: Respiration Worksheet Answers
- 9.12: Test Yourself
- 9.13: Websites
- 10: Lymphatic System
- 11: The Gut and Digestion
- 11.02: The Gut and Digestion
- 11.03: Herbivores
- 11.4: Carnivores
- 11.05: Omnivores
- 11.6: Treatment of Food
- 11.07: The Gut
- 11.08: Mouth
- 11.09: Teeth
- 11.10: Oesophagus
- 11.11: Stomach
- 11.12: Small Intestine
- 11.13: The Rumen
- 11.14: Large Intestine
- 11.15: Functional Caecum
- 11.16: The Gut Of Birds
- 11.17: Digestion
- 11.18: Pancreatic juice
- 11.19: Intestinal Juice
- 11.20: Absorption
- 11.21: The Liver
- 11.22: Summary
- 11.23: Worksheet
- 11.24: Digestive System Worksheet
- 11.25: Digestive System Answers
- 11.26: Test Yourself
- 11.27: Websites
- 12: Urinary System
- 12.01: Objectives
- 12.02: Homeostasis
- 12.03: Water in the Body
- 12.04: Maintaining Water Balance
- 12.05: Excretion
- 12.6: The Kidneys and Urinary System
- 12.07: Kidney Tubules or Nephrons
- 12.08: Water Balance In Fish And Marine Animals
- 12.09: Diabetes And The Kidney
- 12.10: Other Functions Of The Kidney
- 12.11: Normal Urine
- 12.12: Abnormal Ingredients Of Urine
- 12.13: Excretion In Birds
- 12.14: Summary
- 12.15: Worksheet
- 12.16: Excretory System Worksheet
- 12.17: Excretory System Answers
- 12.18: Test Yourself
- 12.19: Websites
- 13: Reproductive System
- 13.01: Objectives
- 13.2: Reproductive System
- 13.4: Sexual Reproduction in Mammals
- 13.05: The Male Reproductive Organs
- 13.06: The Female Reproductive Organs
- 13.07: Fertilisation and Implantation
- 13.08: Pregnancy
- 13.09: Birth
- 13.10: Milk Production
- 13.11: Reproduction In Birds
- 13.12: Summary
- 13.13: Reproductive System Worksheet
- 13.14: Reproductive System Worksheet Answers
- 13.15: Test Yourself
- 13.16: Websites
- 13.3: Fertilization
- 14: Nervous System
- 15: The Senses
- 16: Endocrine System
- 16.01: Objectives
- 16.02: The Endocrine System
- 16.03: Endocrine Glands and Hormones
- 16.4: The Pituitary Gland and Hypothalamus
- 16.5: The Pineal Gland
- 16.6: The Thyroid Gland
- 16.07: The Parathyroid Gland
- 16.08: The Adrenal Gland
- 16.09: The Pancreas
- 16.10: The Ovaries
- 16.11: The Testes
- 16.12: Summary
- 16.13: Homeostasis and Feedback Control
- 16.14: Summary of Homeostatic Mechanisms
- 16.15: Endocrine System (Worksheet)
- 16.16: Endocrine System Worksheet Answers
- 16.17: Test Yourself
- 16.18: Websites
- 17: Glossary
- Chapter 18
- Chapter 19
- Chapter 20
- Book: Introductory Animal Physiology (Hinić-Frlog)
- Book: Veterinary Histology (Martin, Meek, and Willebtry)
- 1: The Cell
- 2: Epithelium
- 3: Connective Tissue
- 04: Muscle
- 5: Bone
- 6: Cardiovascular System
- 7: Integument
- 7.10: Dermal Adnexa - Epitrichial (Apocrine) Glands and Eccrine Glands
- 7.11: Hypodermis (subcutis, subcutaneous tissue)
- 7.12: Specialized Anatomic Sites
- 7.1: Chapter 7: Integument
- 7.2: Keywords
- 7.3: Overview
- 7.4: Structure of the Epidermis
- 7.5: Physiology of the Epidermis
- 7.6: Additional Cells of the Epidermis
- 7.7: Structure of the Dermis
- 7.8: Dermal Adnexa - Follicles
- 7.9: Dermal Adnexa - Sebaceous Glands
- 8: Gastrointestinal System
- 8.10: Small intestine
- 8.11: Cecum and large intestine
- 8.1: Chatper 8: Gastrointestinal System
- 8.2: Keywords
- 8.3: Overview
- 8.4: Oral cavity
- 8.5: General histologic anatomy of the tubular digestive tract
- 8.6: Esophagus
- 8.7: Stomach
- 8.8: Stomach - Ruminants (cattle, goats, sheep, cervids)
- 8.9: Stomach - additional interspecies variations
- 9: Hepatobiliary System
- 10: Respiratory System
- 10.1: Chapter 10: Respiratory System
- 10.2: Keywords
- 10.3: Overview
- 10.4: Air conduction: Nasal cavity, Paranasal sinuses, and Vomeronasal Organ
- 10.5: Air conduction: Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi and Bronchioles
- 10.6: Air conduction: Terminal bronchioles, Respiratory bronchioles and Alveolar ducts
- 10.7: Gas exchange: Alveoli
- 10.8: Pleura
- 10.9: Pulmonary blood supply
- 11: Urinary system
- 11.10: Papillary ducts
- 11.11: The renal interstitium
- 11.12: The Juxtaglomerular Apparatus
- 11.13: Renal blood supply
- 11.14: Urine elimination
- 11.1: Chapter 11: Urinary system
- 11.2: Keywords
- 11.3: Overview and Anatomy
- 11.4: The Glomerulus
- 11.5: Renal tubules: Mechanisms of reabsorption
- 11.6: Proximal tubules
- 11.7: Loop of Henle
- 11.8: Distal convoluted tubule
- 11.9: Collecting ducts
- 12: Male Reproductive System
- 13: Female Reproductive System
- 13.10: Avian female reproductive tract
- 13.11: The mammary gland
- 13.1: Chapter 13: Female Reproductive System
- 13.2: Keywords
- 13.3: Overview
- 13.4: Gonadal development
- 13.5: Development of tubular genitalia
- 13.6: The ovary
- 13.7: Female tubular genitalia
- 13.8: Female genital ligaments
- 13.9: Female external genitalia
- 14: The Eye
- 15: Epilogue and Acknowledgements
- 4: Muscle
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Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, disorder and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all animal species, both domesticated and wild, with a wide range of conditions which can affect different species.
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