Learn how to understand normal body functions before learning about the mechanisms of veterinary disease. Cunningham’s Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 6th Edition approaches this vast subject in a practical, user-friendly way that helps you grasp key concepts and learn how they relate to clinical practice. From cell physiology to body system function to homeostasis and immune function, this comprehensive text provides the solid foundation needed before advancing in the veterinary curriculum.
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- Expanded resources on the companion Evolve website include state-of-the-art 3D animations, practice tests, a glossary, and Clinical Correlations.
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- Practice questions at the end of each chapter test your understanding of what you’ve just read and provide valuable review for exams.
- Key Points at the beginning of each chapter introduce new concepts and help you prepare for exams.
- Full-color format highlights helpful information and enhances learning with a wealth of illustrations that visually depict specific functions and conditions.
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Section I: The Cell
1. The Molecular and Cellular Bases of Physiological Regulation
2. Cancer: A Disease of Cellular Proliferation, Life Span, and Death
Section II: Neurophysiology
3. Introduction to the Nervous System
4. The Neuron
5. The Synapse
6. The Physiology of Muscle
7. The Concept of a Reflex
8. Skeletal Muscle Receptor Organs
9. The Concept of Lower and Upper Motor Neurons and Their Malfunction
10. The Central Control of Movement
11. The Vestibular System
12. The Cerebellum
13. The Autonomic Nervous System
14. The Visual System
15. Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood-Brain Barrier
16. The Electroencephalogram and Sensory-Evoked Potentials
17. Hearing
Section III: Cardiovascular Physiology
18. Overview of Cardiovascular Function
19. Electrical Activity of the Heart
20. The Electrocardiogram
21. The Heart as a Pump
22. The Systemic and Pulmonary Circulations
23. Capillaries and Fluid Exchange
24. Local Control of Blood Flow
25. Neural and Hormonal Control of Blood Pressure and Blood Volume
26. Integrated Cardiovascular Responses
Section IV: Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
27. Regulation of the Gastrointestinal Functions
28. Motility Patterns of the Gastrointestinal Tract
29. Secretions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
30. Digestion and Absorption: The Nonfermentative Processes
31. Digestion: The Fermentative Processes
32. Postabsorptive Nutrient Utilization
Section V: Endocrinology
33. The Endocrine System
34. Endocrine Glands and Their Function
Section VI: Reproduction and Lactation
35. Control of Gonadal and Gamete Development
36. Control of Ovulation and the Corpus Luteum
37. Reproductive Cycles
38. Pregnancy and Parturition
39. The Mammary Gland
40. Reproductive Physiology of the Male
Section VII: Renal Physiology
41. Glomerular Filtration
42. Solute Reabsorption
43. Water Balance
44. Acid-Base Balance
Section VIII: Respiratory Function
45. Overview of Respiratory Function: Ventilation of the Lung
46. Pulmonary Blood Flow
47. Gas Exchange
48. Gas Transport in the Blood
49. Control of Ventilation
50. Nonrespiratory Functions of the Lung
Section IX: Homeostasis
51. Fetal and Neonatal Oxygen Transport
52. Acid-Base Homeostasis
53. Thermoregulation
Section X: The Immune System
54. Antigens and Innate Immunity
55. The Specific Immune Response: Acquired Immunity
Appendix A: Answers to Practice Questions
Very good book. Easy to use for students.
Very useful for animal science students (as well as Vet students)
Sufficiently detailed to cover the details included in my course
This book is recommended as THE textbook for about 150 second-year students who annually attend Animal Physiology taught in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine courses at the University where I teach. It has been adopted since its first edition because it presents the most up-to-date and rigorously explained concepts of the physiology of domestic animals. I am very pleased to see the improvement that it has undergone in terms of its visual presentation, diagrams and photos. However, in this aspect, I think it can still be improved further to make the text more attractive and easier for students to read.
Very good book, I will soon use it in new courses
A classically good all colour physiology textbook which would enhance any such course
Very good book with a lot of clinical inputs. Basic knowledge, not too advanced, but good to implement the course.
Excellent book - my favourite veterinary physiology book. I will request our library to get the 6th edition.
Excellent book - my favourite veterinary physiology book. I will request our library to get the 6th edition.
No updates, particularly - still a very useful text.
Great source of information, schematic representation with illustrations and images! Students loved it!
As above
Useful textbook, but too generic in places, not a first level text book but useful supplementary information
added as core for the anatomy and physiology modules
Cunningham's is a mainstay text for the teaching taht I deliver to Y1 and Y2 preclinical vet students. I will continue to use and to recommend it. THe new edition is fine though I am not convinced that it represents any huge advance on the previous version. I note with some interest that it's now being pushed as something to help with the NAVLE... I am a huge advocate of the "first principles" approach and the fact that a good understanding of these is of huge benefit to us all as clinicians. Nevertheless I do hope that this book retains its focus as a preclinical text and doesn't attempt to shift too far towards being all things to all wo/men as a clinical text (which almost always results in a gradual attrition of the key preclinical concepts). Thank you for providing this copy. Apologies for the delay in review, I attempted to submit this several times and the system would crash before it went through. Try again...!
A useful library/reference text, but not I think a necessary purchase at undergraduate level (may be a recommended purchase for some postgraduate veterinary students (e.g. specialist training).