Preface
Introduction
1- Skeletal System
Axial Division
The Mandible
The Vertebral Column
Appendicular Division
2- Muscular System
External Features
Skinning the Cat
Preparing the Cat for Muscle Dissection
The direction of Muscle Fibers
Sewing and Cutting Muscles
Superficial Thoracic Muscles
Abdominal Muscles
Superficial Back Muscles
Deep Thoracic Muscles
Lower Back Muscles
Lumbar and Thoracic
Muscles of the Neck
Deep Neck and Back Muscles
Muscles of the Head
Shoulder Muscles
Muscles of the Upper Arm or Brachium
Muscles of the Forearm or Antebrachium
Muscles of the Manus
Iliopsoas Complex
Quadriceps Complex
Muscles of the Shank
Muscles of the Pes
Muscles of the Hip
Tail Muscles
3- Body Cavities and Mesenteries
Opening the Cat
Body Cavities or Coelomic Cavities
Mesenteries of the Thoracic Cavities
Mesenteries of the Abdominopelvic Cavity
4- Digestive System
Salivary Glands and Ducts 89
Alimentary Canal
Accessory Digestive Organs
5- Respiratory System
Openings and Spaces
Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi
Lungs
Diaphragm
6- Urogenital System
Excretory System
Kidney
Ureters, Urinary Bladder, and Urethra
Female Reproductive System
Male Reproductive System
7- Endocrine System
Pituitary Gland or Hypophysis
Pineal Gland
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroid Gland
Thymus Gland
Adrenal Glands
Pancreas
Ovaries
Testes
Other Endocrine Tissues
8- Circulatory System
The Heart
Blood Vessels
Lymphatic Circulation
9- Nervous System
The Brain
The Meninges and Ventricles of the Brain
External Anatomy
The Spinal Cord
Spinal Nerves
The Brachial Plexus
Lumbosacral Plexus (Ventral View)
Lumbosacral Plexus (Dorsal View)
10- Sense Organs
Tongue
Nose
Ear
Eye
Glossary
References
Index