Anatomy Study Resources
This guide contains a variety of resources to help with the study of veterinary anatomy. Included are web resources, books (both print and electronic), and specialty resources such as flashcards.
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Anatomy Web Resources
- Bovine and Equine Limb Anatomy Equine and bovine limb anatomy images by Dr. Alexander Zur Linden at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
- Domestic Animal Imaging Anatomy (Gerald J. Pijanowski, Illinois State University) The Imaging Anatomy web site is a basic atlas of normal imaging anatomy of domestic animals. It is designed as an aid for veterinary students beginning their study of diagnostic imaging. It is not meant to be a comprehensive reference of imaging anatomy.
- Hill’s Atlas of Veterinary Clinical Anatomy From Hill's pet food company. This Atlas contains illustrations of the most common conditions seen in clinical practice. Each illustration in the Atlas has been drawn by professional medical illustrators. Generally, the left-hand page depicts normal anatomy, and the right-hand page a pathologic presentation. A brief outline of diagnostic, therapeutic, and dietary plans is included on the right-hand page.
- Interactive Pig Anatomy (Murcia, Spain) (in Spanish) Shows skeleton, common integument, head and neck, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, and external genitalia
- IVALA 3D Anatomy (VIN) - 3D anatomy for canine, feline, equine, farm and exotics.Requires free VIN registration (limited to veterinary faculty, housestaff and students). You must use Firefox or Chrome and it may not run on devices older than two years.
- Minnesota Veterinary Anatomy Courseware Web Site This Minnesota Veterinary Anatomy Courseware Web Site is an umbrella site that provides access to individual courseware web sites and other teaching resources. Subject matter includes carnivore (dog & cat) anatomy, ungulate anatomy, developmental anatomy (embryology), veterinary neuroanatomy, and medical imaging anatomy (MRI & CT). In addition to web site URLs, links to pertinent PDF files (gross anatomy terms; embryology class notes; neurobiology laboratory guide) are included. The PDF documents can be downloaded and viewed off-line. Although our courseware was developed initially for veterinary students at the University of Minnesota, others are free to use the materials for educational purposes. The Minnesota College of Veternary Medicine offers the courseware freely to the international community. We wish to promote inter-institutional sharing of veterinary instructional resources.
- The Musculoskeletal System (Cornell) An online module that provides a thorough resource for the key musculoskeletal and nervous system structures essential for weight bearing and locomotion, allowing the student to learn fundamental anatomical details of bones, joints, muscles and innervation to muscle groups of the thoracic and pelvic limbs.
- OVAM: Online Veterinary Anatomy Museum OVAM is a collection of anatomy resources organised into categories according to the species, system and region covered.
- Real 3D Anatomy On this site you can currently view two 3D presentations of canine (dog) anatomy in your browser. The main presentation is a complete 3D dog bone set. This work was developed as a collaboration between Creative Dimension Software Ltd and the Centre for Comparative and Clinical Anatomy at the University of Bristol.
- Rooney's Guide to the Dissection of the Horse, Image Collection (Cornell) This database of color images is designed to be a supplement to the text ROONEY'S GUIDE TO THE DISSECTION OF THE HORSE, 7th edition, Orsini and Sack. This site will provide users with a large number of images additional to those that appear in the book.
- Visual Guides of Animal Reproduction The Visual Guides of Animal Reproduction, originally known as The Drost Project, began as a collection of images compiled by Maarten Drost over a period of 30+ years as a theriogenologist on the faculties of the University of California Davis and the University of Florida, as well as Utrecht University in The Netherlands and Colorado State University during sabbatical leaves. The foundation for this image atlas was laid during his stint as a visiting professor to Cornell University during the 1972/73 academic year, with numerous slides provided from the teaching collections of Dr. Stephen J. Roberts and Dr. Kenneth McEntee. Most of the images subsequently accumulated were generously contributed by friends and colleagues, and permission for their inclusion in this on-line guide has been granted. The images are categorized and each is given a title and an annotation and the original source of the image is acknowledged and referenced.
Free Apple Books from the University of Georgia
- Anatomic Landmarks of the Canine and Equine Thoracic Limbs
- Anatomy and Radiography of the Equine Tarsus
- Anatomy of the Guttural Pouch
- The Abomasum
- Canine Cardiac Anatomy
- Clinical Anatomy of the Canine Thoracic Limb
- Anatomy and Diagnostic Imaging of the Equine Paranasal Sinuses
- Canine Thoracic Limb
- See all free Apple books from the University of Georgia
Other Anatomy Resources
The Glass Horse: Equine Colic, The Glass Horse: Elements of the Equine Distal Limb, and The Glass Dog: Thorax & Abdomen can be borrowed from the Veterinary Library using Pickup@Penn. Please contact the Vet Library at vetlib@pobox.upenn.edu to arrange pick up.
The Glass Horse Equine Colic by
"This program features a comprehensive exploration of the equine abdominal anatomy, the veterinarian's approach to diagnosis, and detailed 3-D animations depicting 28 diseases of the gastrointestinal tract."
Call Number: USB drive available at Veterinary Reserve and New Bolton Reserve
Glass Horse - Distal Limb by
"An engaging interactive exploration of the equine distal limb that combines interactive models with narrations and highly informative animations. The interface allows manipulation of anatomical models in three dimensions.
Call Number: USB drive available at Veterinary Reserve and New Bolton Reserve
The Glass Dog: Thorax and Abdomen by Call Number: USB drive available at Veterinary Reserve and New Bolton Reserve
Surgeries of the abomasum in cattle is an online resource. The link below will take you to a cover page with the current username and password.
Surgeries of the abomasum in cattle
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Saunders Veterinary Anatomy Flash Cards and Dog Anatomy Flash Cards are available to use at the Veterinary Library
Saunders Veterinary Anatomy Flash Cards by
Study anywhere, anytime and master veterinary anatomy with Saunders Veterinary Anatomy Flash Cards. Included in this set of 360 flash cards are approximately 400 full-color illustrations. The front of the card shows the anatomical drawing with numbered lead lines pointing to different anatomic structures, allowing you to quiz yourself on identification. The numeric answer key on the back of the card provides an easy comprehension check.
Call Number: SF761 .S385 2010ISBN: 9781437714401Publication Date: 2009
Dog Anatomy Flash Cards by
The Dog Anatomy is a comprehensive reference tool covering the skeletal system, muscular system, joints & ligaments, and the 10 major organ systems of the dog. This set consists of 47 flash cards.
Call Number: Veterinary LibraryISBN: 1878576178Publication Date: 1998
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General Anatomy Books
A guided tour of veterinary anatomy
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byCall Number: SF762 .S74 2010Publication Date: 2010Twenty-ten ed.
The anatomy of the domestic animals
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byCall Number: SF761 .S65 1938Publication Date: 1938
The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals: The Circulatory System, the Skin, and the Cutaneous Organs of the Domestic Mammals
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byCall Number: SF761.N513 1973 v.3ISBN: 9780387911939Publication Date: 1973
Applied Veterinary Anatomy
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byCall Number: SF761 .D42 1986ISBN: 0721614310Publication Date: 1986
Dyce, Sack, and Wensing's Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy
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byCall Number: SF761 .D93 2018ISBN: 9780323442640Publication Date: 2018
Illustrated Veterinary Anatomical Nomenclature Latin-English
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byCall Number: SF671 .I45 2007ISBN: 9783830410690Publication Date: 20072nd edition
The Locomotor System of the Domestic Mammals
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byCall Number: SF761.N513 1973 v.1ISBN: 0387912592Publication Date: 1985- Sisson and Grossman's-The Anatomy of the Domestic Animal
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byCall Number: SF761 .S65 1975ISBN: 0721641024Publication Date: 1975 
Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy
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byCall Number: SF761 .D93 2010ISBN: 9781416066071Publication Date: 20094th ed.
The Viscera of the Domestic Mammals
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byCall Number: SF761.N513 1973 v.2 1979ISBN: 0387911391Publication Date: 1985
Anatomy of Domestic Animals: systemic & regional approach by Call Number: SF761 .P37 2007ISBN: 0962311421Publication Date: 2007
Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals (online only) by ISBN: 9781118688663Publication Date: 2013
Atlas of Topographical Anatomy of the Domestic Animals by Call Number: SF761 .P613 1985Publication Date: 19854th edition
Clinical Anatomy and Physiology for Veterinary Technicians by Call Number: SF761 .C65 2016ISBN: 0323227937Publication Date: 2015
Introduction to Animal and Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology by Call Number: SF761 .A86 2020ISBN: 9781789241150Publication Date: 2019-12-304th edition- Review Manual for Animal Anatomy and Physiology by Call Number: SF762 .C64 1992ISBN: 0137793804Publication Date: 1991
Saunders Veterinary Anatomy Coloring Book by Call Number: SF761 .S28 2011ISBN: 1437714390Publication Date: 2010
Textbook of Veterinary Diagnostic Radiology by Call Number: SF757.8 .T48 2018ISBN: 9780323482479Publication Date: 20177th Edition
Online edition
Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Animals by Call Number: SF761 .V48 2020ISBN: 3132429333Publication Date: 2020-01-247th, updated and extended edition
Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals by Call Number: SF761 .V48 2014ISBN: 9783794528332Publication Date: 20146th, rev. and extended edition- Veterinary Developmental Anatomy by Call Number: SF761 .L36 1987ISBN: 0941158985Publication Date: 1987
Veterinary Neuroanatomy by Call Number: SF895 .T46 2012ISBN: 9780702051982Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Small Animal Anatomy Books
- Anatomy of the cat : text and dissection guide
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byCall Number: QL813.C38 R67 1992ISBN: 0697208052Publication Date: 1992 
Cat Dissection
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byCall Number: SF767.C29 A45 2014ISBN: 0470137991Publication Date: 2014
Color Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy: The Dog and Cat
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byCall Number: SF767.D6 D64 2009ISBN: 0723434158Publication Date: 20092nd edition
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Guide to the Dissection of the Dog
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byCall Number: QL813.D64 M54 2017ISBN: 9780323391658Publication Date: 20178th edition
Clinical Anatomy for Small Animal Practitioners by Call Number: SF761 .C67 2002ISBN: 0813820006Publication Date: 2002
Color Atlas of Small Animal Anatomy by Call Number: SF751 .M33 2008bISBN: 9780813816081Publication Date: 2008- Atlas of radiographic anatomy of the dog and cat by Call Number: SF757.8 .S31 1986ISBN: 3489564162Publication Date: 19864th, rev. enl. ed.
Clinical Anatomy of the Dog and Cat by Call Number: SF767.D6 B69 2001ISBN: 072343168XPublication Date: 2001
Dog & cat dissection guide : a regional approach by Call Number: QL813.D64 P37 2009Publication Date: 2009
Clinically Oriented Anatomy of the Dog and Cat (2nd Edition) by Call Number: SF767.D6 K86 2015ISBN: 9781607975526Publication Date: 2015
Anatomy of the Dog by Call Number: SF767.D6 B83 2007ISBN: 3899930185Publication Date: 20075th ed.
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Miller's Anatomy of the Dog
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byCall Number: Veterinary Library. SF767.D6 M54 2013Publication Date: 20134th edition
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A Regional Approach to the Dissection of the Dog by Call Number: SF767.D6 K863 2018ISBN: 9781607977841Publication Date: 2020
Atlas of Feline Anatomy for Veterinarians by Call Number: SF767.C29 H83 2010ISBN: 1591610443Publication Date: 20102nd edition
Anatomy and Histology of the Laboratory Rat in Toxicology and Biomedical Research by Call Number: SF407.R38 M39 2019ISBN: 9780128118375Publication Date: 2019-02-13
Colour Atlas of Anatomy of Small Laboratory Animals by Call Number: SF761 .P63 1992ISBN: 0723418225Publication Date: 1992
Anatomy of the domestic birds by Call Number: SF761.N513 1973 v.5ISBN: 3489554183Publication Date: 1977
A guided tour of avian anatomy
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byCall Number: SF767.B57 S63 2014Publication Date: 2014
Large Animal Anatomy Books
Color Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy: The Ruminants
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byCall Number: SF762 .A84 2010ISBN: 9780723434139Publication Date: 20102nd edition
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Color Atlas of Veterinary Anatomy: The Horse
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byCall Number: SF765 .A84 2011ISBN: 9780723434146Publication Date: 20112nd edition
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Guide to the Dissection of Domestic Ruminants
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byCall Number: SF762 .H33 1989ISBN: 0960044469Publication Date: 1989- Habel's Guide to the dissection of domestic ruminants
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byCall Number: SF762 .H33 2003Publication Date: 2003 
Rooney's guide to the dissection of the horse
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byCall Number: SF765 .R6 2001ISBN: 096000115242Publication Date: 20017th edition- The Ruminant Animal
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byCall Number: SF768.2.R8 R86 1988ISBN: 0835967824Publication Date: 1987-09-01 
Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals by Call Number: SF761 .F8 2009ISBN: 9780813813943Publication Date: 2009
Anatomy of the Horse by Call Number: SF765 .B83 2011ISBN: 9783899936667Publication Date: 20126th ed.
Online edition
Atlas of Clinical Imaging and Anatomy of the Equine Head by Call Number: SF765 .K56 2017ISBN: 9781118988978Publication Date: 2017
Atlas of equine anatomy : regional approach by Call Number: SF765 .P38 1991Publication Date: 19913rd Edition
An Atlas of Radiographic Anatomy of the Horse by Call Number: SF757.8 .S3 1986ISBN: 3489502167Publication Date: 19864th, rev. ed.
Bovine Anatomy by Call Number: SF767.C3 A85 2011ISBN: 9783899930528Publication Date: 20112nd edition
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Clinical Dissection Guide for Large Animals by Call Number: SF762 .C66 1991ISBN: 9780801625640Publication Date: 1991
Clinical Radiology of the Horse - 4th edition by Call Number: SF757.8 .C55 2017ISBN: 9781118912287Publication Date: 2017
Color Atlas of Large Animal Applied Anatomy by Call Number: SF761 .C63 1996ISBN: 0723417172Publication Date: 1996
Equine Anatomy Guide: The head and neck by Call Number: SF765 .E6814 2016ISBN: 9780990992011Publication Date: 2016
Equine Anatomy Guide: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis by Call Number: SF765 .M36 2017ISBN: 9780990992028Publication Date: 2017
Essentials of Pig Anatomy and Horowitz-Kramer Atlas of the Musculoskeletal Anatomy of the Pig by Call Number: SF767.S95 S23 1982ISBN: 0960115226Publication Date: 1982
Fascial Anatomy of the Equine Forelimb by Call Number: SF765 L87 2018ISBN: 9780815387442Publication Date: 2018-06-21
Spurgeon's Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy by Call Number: SF761 .M35 1999ISBN: 0683306731Publication Date: 2008
