Chapter 96 Hepatic Vascular Anomalies Allyson C. Berent and Karen M. Tobias Abnormalities in portal circulation result in inadequate hepatic development; decreased protein metabolism and production; reduced endogenous and exogenous…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
