Before studying the animal appendicular skeleton, you might have good knowledge about the parts and structure of a long bone. You will find three major parts (body and extremities) and almost seven major structures in a long bone of an animal. This article will provide detailed information on a long bone’s gross and microscopic features … Read more
The dog organ anatomy consists of various organs from different body systems. As a veterinary student or a veterinarian, you might have a good concept of dog organs’ location from different systems. This article will help you know the location of a dog’s internal organs with different diagrams so that you may identify them so … Read more
In the last five years, I got several patient owners who have a common complaint – why is my dog wheezing. There are many infectious and noninfectious reasons for a dog’s wheezing. Your dog may have chronic bronchitis, allergies, different heart diseases, kennel cough, and other respiratory infections that may lead to wheezing. Today I will … Read more
Hair under a microscope shows a hair follicle and a cylindrical hair shaft. In a hair shaft, you will find columns of keratinized cells organized into three layers – medulla, cortex, and cuticle. Again, the hair follicle is the epidermis structure that develops as down growth of the epidermis into the dermis and possesses different parts. … Read more
The skin under a light microscope shows two distinct layers – epidermis and dermis. In the case of thin skin, the epidermis is very thin and lines with the keratinized stratified squamous epithelium. You will also find five different cells layers in the epidermis of both thick and thin skin under a light microscope. The dermis of thick and … Read more
The pet owner and the first-year veterinary students have a common inquiry – how many bones does a dog have? Ideally, you will find 321 bones in the skeleton of a dog. But, this number of bones may vary from 291 to 321 in the different breeds of the dogs. Here, I will show you the number … Read more