Laboratory Manual for Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians

Thomas P. Colville, Joanna M. Bassert

• Publisher: Mosby
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9780323356008
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Veterinary Medicine

Learn to apply your A&P learning in the lab setting with Colville and Bassert's Lab Manual for Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians, 3 rd Edition. This practical laboratory resource features a variety of activities, such as crossword puzzles, terminology exercises, illustration identification and labeling, case presentations, and more to help reinforce your understanding of veterinary anatomy and physiology. The lab manual also features vivid illustrations, lists of terms and structures to be identified, and step-by-step dissection guides to walk you through the dissection process.

• Clinically-oriented learning exercises help readers become familiar with the language of anatomy and physiology as you identify structures and learn concepts.
• Clear step-by-step dissection instructions for complex organs such as the heart familiarize readers with the dissection process in a very visual, easy-to-understand format.
• Learning objectives, the clinical significance of the content, and lists of terms and structures to be identified appear at the beginning of each chapter.
• Comprehensive glossary appears at the end of the lab manual and provides accurate, concise.
• High quality, full color illustrations provides a firm understanding of the details of anatomic structure.
• Review activities and study exercises are included in every chapter to reinforce important information.
• Clinical Application boxes are threaded throughout the lab manual and demonstrate the clinical relevance of anatomic and physiologic principles.
• Companion Evolve site includes answers to the Test Yourself questions in the textbook and crossword puzzles.

• NEW! Overview at a Glance sections outline the main proficiencies of each chapter and include a list of all exercises in the chapter.

TitleChap

Chapter 1

Anatomic Terms^*

Overview at a glance

ANATOMIC PLANES, 2

DIRECTIONAL TERMS, 2

LIMBS CRANIAL, CAUDAL, DORSAL, PALMAR, AND PLANTAR SURFACES, 2—

COMMON REGIONAL TERMS, 3

GENERAL BODY POSITION TERMS, 5

DENTAL TERMS, 6

EXERCISES, 13

Anatomic, Common, and Position Terms, 13

1. Write the Right Word, 13

2. Definitions, 13

3. Identification, 14

4. Suggested In-Class Activities, 19

Dental Terms, 19

5. Write the Right Word Definitions, 19

6. Identification, 20

Critical and Clinical Thinking, 21

7. Clinical Thinking Challenge, 21

8. Lab Partner Experience, 22

Learning objectives

In this chapter we will explore the descriptive language of anatomic terminology. We will cover anatomic planes, directional terms, common regional terms, general body position terms, and dental terms.

Terms to be identified

Anatomic planes and directional terms

Caudal

Cranial

Deep

Distal

Dorsal

Dorsal plane

Lateral

Left

Medial

Median plane

Palmar

Plantar

Proximal

Right

Rostral

Sagittal plane

Superficial

Transverse plane

Ventral

Common regional terms

Barrel

Brisket

Cannon (hoofed animals)

Fetlock (hoofed animals)

Flank

Hock

Knee (hoofed animals)

Muzzle

Pastern (hoofed animals)

Poll

Stifle

Tailhead

Withers

General body position terms

Dorsal recumbency

Lateral recumbency

Oblique recumbency

Sternal recumbency

Dental terms

Apical

Buccal

Canine tooth

Coronal

Crown

Dental arch

Distal

Furcation

Incisal edge

Incisor tooth

Interproximal space

Interproximal surface

Labial

Lingual

Mesial

Molar tooth

Occlusal surface

Palatal

Premolar tooth

Quadrant

Root

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Anatomic terminology is used daily in veterinary hospitals to facilitate communication among members of the veterinary staff. It also allows accurate information to be recorded in patients’ medical records. For example, the location of a laceration or bone break, the correct position of an animal for a radiograph, or the site of a surgical incision can all be described using anatomic terminology. It is extremely important that anatomic terminology becomes part of your everyday vocabulary.

INTRODUCTION

Suppose you are an astronaut on board the space shuttle shortly after launch and you hear the commander tell the pilot that MECO was about to occur before SRB sep. Should you be concerned? To answer you have to know what the terms “MECO” and “SRB sep” mean.^† They seem as foreign to us as anatomic terminology probably seems to an astronaut or rocket scientist, yet both allow quick, accurate communication of important facts.

ANATOMIC PLANES

Anatomic planes describe imaginary slices through animal bodies (Figure 1-1 and Box 1-1). We use them as reference points to describe positions, or to indicate how a part of the body is being viewed. Each of the three basic planes is oriented at right angles to the other two. The three basic planes are the dorsal plane, which divides the body into dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) parts; the transverse plane, which divides the body into cranial (front) and caudal ...