King's Applied Anatomy of the Abdomen and Pelvis of Domestic Mammals. Geoff Skerritt

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Dedication Page

      5  Foreword

      6  Preface

      7  Acknowledgements

      8  About the Author

      9  About the Contributors

      10  About the Companion Website

      11  1 The Boundaries of the Abdomen 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The Diaphragm (Figure 8.3) 1.3 The Layers of the Abdominal Wall 1.4 The Sheath of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle (Figures 1.10a–c) 1.5 Clinical Importance of the Ventral Body Wall 1.6 The Inguinal Canal (Figures 1.11 and 1.12) 1.7 Hernias

      12  2 Gastrointestinal Function 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Functions of the Alimentary Tract 2.3 Regions of the Alimentary Tract (Figure 2.1) 2.4 Clinical Conditions Affecting Gastrointestinal Function

      13  3 The Mesenteries, Ligaments and Omenta 3.1 The Greater Omentum (Figure 3.1) 3.2 The Clinical Significance of the Greater Omentum 3.3 The Lesser Omentum 3.4 Ligaments

      14  4 The Stomach (Figures 4.1–4.4) 4.1 Overview of the Mammalian Stomach 4.2 Species Variations 4.3 Clinical Conditions

      15  5 The Small Intestines 5.1 Duodenum, Jejunum and Ileum 5.2 Species Variations 5.3 Clinical Conditions

      16  6 The Large Intestine 6.1 Overview 6.2 Species Variations 6.3 Clinical Conditions

      17  7 The Liver and Pancreas 7.1 The Liver (Figure 7.1) 7.2 Anatomy of the Liver 7.3 Histology of the Liver 7.4 The Gall Bladder 7.5 Species Variations 7.6 The Pancreas 7.7 Clinical Conditions of the Liver and Pancreas

      18  8 Arteries of the Abdomen and Pelvis (Figures 8.1–8.3) 8.1 The Branches of the Abdominal Aorta 8.2 Species Variations

      19  9 Veins of the Abdomen and Pelvis (Figure 9.1) 9.1 Tributaries of the Caudal Vena Cava 9.2 The Hepatic Portal Vein 9.3 The Mammary Glands

      20  10 Lymphatics and the Spleen 10.1 The Lymphatic System (Figure 10.1) 10.2 The Spleen 10.3 Species Variations 10.4 Clinical Conditions Affecting the Lymphatic System

      21  11 The Nerves of the Abdomen and Pelvis 11.1 General Somatic Afferent Neurons 11.2 General Visceral Afferent Neurons 11.3 General Somatic Efferent Neurons 11.4 General Visceral Efferent Neurons 11.5 Clinical Conditions 11.6 Regional Anaesthesia

      22  12 The Kidneys (Figures 12.1 and 12.2) 12.1 Nitrogenous Excretion 12.2 Gross Anatomy of the Kidneys