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BMS 531 -- Domestic Animal Dissection

Course Description: Dissection of domestic animals.

Course Objectives: Students will be able to identify the common structures of bones, muscles, arteries, veins, nerves, regional triangles, joints, and viscera within the four regions (thoracic limb, pelvic limb, head and neck, and thorax/abdomen/pelvis).

Prerequisites: BMS 305

Format: 3 credits - 6 hours of laboratory per week

Semesters Offered: Spring

Coordinator: M. Frasier

Text:

Required:

Guide to the Dissection of the Dog, Evans
Virtual Canine Anatomy, Whalen

Optional:

Spurgeon's Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy, Spurgeon
Dog Anatomy, A Coloring Atlas, Kainer
Horse Anatomy, A Coloring Atlas, Kainer

Course Outline:

 

Weeks 1-3:

Thoracic Limb
  Weeks 4-7: Pelvic Limb
  Weeks 8-10: Head and Neck
  Weeks 11-15: Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis

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