Product Description

Examine the diverse ways animal bodies function at both the systemic and cellular levels with this vital resource. It brings you clear coverage essential to understanding the clinical relevance of anatomical and physiological principles. Fully updated and written by respected veterinary technician educators, this popular textbook is the practical, comprehensive foundation for your success in veterinary technology.

• Clinical application boxes help you sharpen your skills and apply principles to practice.
• Test Yourself boxes throughout chapters emphasize important study points.
• An extensive glossary provides quick reference to hundreds of important terms and definitions.

• Over 300 new illustrations help you identify structures with rich, realistic clarity.
• A NEW full color format visually enhances your understanding of anatomic and physiologic concepts.
• Four NEW chapters give you the latest insight on the chemical basis of life, nutrition and metabolism, pregnancy, development, and lactation, and reptile and amphibian anatomy and physiology.
• A revised chapter on the cardiovascular system helps you most effectively comprehend the complex functions of the heart and blood vessels.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #46369 in Books
• Published on: 2007-12-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 568 pages

Customer Reviews

finally!
Finally a clear, well written Anatomy & Physiology textbook for Vet Techs! No more interpolating from the human anatomy books. This book is well written, with clear and easily understood illustrations. It may become difficult to find this book "used" in the next few years; it is a book I will keep long after the course is over, to refer to in other classes. The sidebar on nutrition was especially helpful in another class this year.

Excellent new edition
I have always been impressed with th first edition of this text, and when I got the 2nd, I was pleased to see that they have managed to make it even better.

The information is presented in a clear format that makes the topics easy to understand. Explanations are not overly technical, but you still come away with a good understanding of the topic. There's lots of pictures and diagrams, as well as interesting information boxes, so it's not a dull, boring read. It helps you to understand the topic and if you want to move on to a more detailed text, it will give you a very solid base so you will be able to get into the more technical or involved aspects without being completely lost. I *highly* recommend this text for anyone who wants to learn animal A&P but is intimidated by more technical texts. By the time you get through this text you will be ready to tackle more detailed ones without any problem.

Great Help
Our Vet Tech class for Anantomy and Physiology is fast paced and demanding. I have found this text to be more then helpful in understanding and passing my tests. Amazon was great in getting to me on time and for less then half of what my college bookstore wanted.