About This
Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
This Veterinary Anatomy Web Site is an umbrella site that provides access to individual courseware web sites and other teaching resources (lecture notes, course syllabi, schedules, etc.) generally in PDF format. The PDF files and most of the courseware web sites can be downloaded and viewed off-line.
Subject matter is primarily carnivore anatomy, developmental anatomy and veterinary neurobiology, including PDF versions of anatomy, embryology, and neurobiology lecture presentations for the benefit of students who miss class.
Although our courseware was developed for students at the University of Minnesota, other persons are free to use the materials for educational purposes. We wish to promote inter-institutional sharing of veterinary instructional resources.
If you are using our materials we would like to hear from you. Please submit comments, error reports, or questions to: Tom Fletcher (fletc003@umn.edu).
October 2009: Carnivore Muscle Identification: Self-Assessment Quiz
— per dog/cat region, students repeatedly identify a randomly selected muscle
by choosing a randomly numbered label on a randomly chosen image
April 2009: Canine Head MRI Atlases
— the canine cranium is presented in transverse, sagittal & dorsal planes
via T2, T1, and proton density weighted MRI images
March 2009: Canine Brain MRI Atlas
—T2, T1, and proton density weighted MRI images are paired with brain
tissue sections; animated self-assessment quizzes are included
February 2009: Carnivore Lower Urinary Tract
— embryology, anatomy & physiology of the lower urinary tract of dog & cat is augmented by clinical cases and self-assessment options
January 2009: Cranial Nerve Nuclei - Animated Quizzes
— uses animation to reinforce knowledge of the names, inversion targets,
and fiber type content of cranial nerve nuclei
November 2008: Developmental Anatomy
— presents Subject Outlines & Knowledge Self-Assessment T/F quizzes
for a dozen embryology subject areas.
February 2008: Cranial Nerves - Animated Quizzes
— uses animation to reinforce knowledge of the names, inversion targets,
and fiber type content of cranial nerves
January 2008: Canine Brain Transections
— added pop-up glossary comments when a Atlas term is clicked
December 2007: Autonomic Nervous System
— replaced the previous ANS courseware;
— pathway tutorials & tracing are finished, physiology will be added
September 2007: Canine Planar Anatomy
— added the capability to show all labels (click "A" on screen or keyboard)
August 2007: Home Page
— reorganized to eliminate HyperCard courseware.
March 2007: Lab 6: Cerebellum
— present cerebellar anatomy and function via diagrams and images.
January 2007: Canine Brain Transections
— presents the anatomy of the canine brain as seen in transverse sections.
October 2006: Canine Planar Anatomy -- on-line images
— cadavers sectioned in transverse, sagittal, and dorsal planes
September 2006: Web Site Now Served from AHC-ISO Servers
— U of MN Academic Health Center Information Systems Office
April 2006: Gaits
— animated cartoons display foot-fall patterns per gait
February 2006: Histology and Organology Lectures Removed
— the lectures will be distributed via course webCT sites
January 2006: Neurobiology Learning Objects
— Pain Pathways Overview (Canine)
— Nociceptor Response: Stimulus Intensity - AP Frequency
— Vestibular Nerves: Bilateral AP Traffic
January 2006: CVM 6120 Neurobiology Labs 2 & 3
— added Lab 2: Spinal Cord Anatomy
— revised Lab 3: Brain Anatomy Introduction
October 2005: Carnivore Anatomy Dissection Lab Introductions
— updated text and images for a number of Labs
May 2005: Veterinary Anatomy Web Site
— added this About . . . page and made esthetic changes
April 2005: Video-clips of Clinical Neurology Cases
— added new web site
January 2005: CVM 6120 Lab 3: Brain Anatomy Introduction
— added new web site
