Radius and Ulna
Chapter 55 Radius and Ulna Derek B. Fox Anatomy and Development Anatomy The antebrachium comprises two bones, the radius and ulna, which cross one another in the frontal plane as…
Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum
Chapter 86 Peritoneum and Retroperitoneum Barbara M. Kirby Embryology The peritoneal cavity develops in the embryo from the lateral mesoderm.235 Two sheets of mesoderm extending laterally from the intermediate mesoderm…
Trachea and Bronchi
Chapter 102 Trachea and Bronchi Patricia A. Sura and April M. Durant Anatomy Structure The cricotracheal junction arbitrarily marks the border of the upper and lower respiratory tracts. The trachea…
Instrumentation
Chapter 13 Instrumentation Harry W. Boothe Surgical instruments are defined as hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.5 Surgery always has been intimately…
Pinna and External Ear Canal
Chapter 122 Pinna and External Ear Canal Nicholas J. Bacon Anatomy The Pinna The canine pinna is a wonderfully diverse structure with breed-related differences in shape, size, and conformation. Less…
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernias
Chapter 84 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Hernias Daniel D. Smeak An abdominal hernia is any full-thickness defect or weakness in the wall of the abdomen that may allow protrusion of…
Rectum, Anus, and Perineum
Chapter 94 Rectum, Anus, and Perineum Lillian Ruth Aronson Anatomy The rectum begins at the pelvic inlet and ends ventral to the second or third caudal vertebrae at the beginning…
Surgical Diseases of the Elbow
Chapter 53 Surgical Diseases of the Elbow Dominique J. Griffon Anatomy The elbow joint comprises three synovial joints: humeroradial, humeroulnar, and proximal radioulnar joints. The humeroradial joint transmits most of…
Thoracic Wall
Chapter 104 Thoracic Wall Geraldine B. Hunt Access to the thoracic cavity is required for treatment of a variety of conditions in dogs and cats and ranges from simple tube…
