Functional Anatomy of the Goat - Goat Science and Production - page 88

INTRODUCTION
Etymologically, “ anatomy ” comes from the Greek
“ anatome , ” dissection ( ana , apart + tome , a cutting).
Anatomy is that branch of the biological sciences that
deals with the body parts. The “functional anatomy” is the
anatomy studied in its relation to function. It is our percep-
tion that functional anatomy is the most appropriate term for
this topic. Anatomy can be studied from several perspec-
tives, therefore, it is named accordingly, such as descriptive,
topographic, regional, functional, systematic, etc.
Functional anatomy includes the following systems:
skeletal, articular, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory,
digestive, urinary, reproductive, nervous, and immune

systems. In addition, the horn and the digital organ, the
mammary gland, the endocrine glands, and the sense
organs are covered. Before the skeletal system, only illus-
trations depicting the anatomical regions of the goat are
shown.
Considering that anatomy is the basic knowledge in
morphological studies, the decision was made to restrict
the content of this chapter to the gross anatomical struc-
tures. Those interested in histological and ultrastructural
aspects of different tissues are invited to consult adequate
books (for example, Eurell and Frappier, 2008).
The anatomical regions of the goat are illustrated in
Figures 6.1 to 6.6 .

Figure 6.1 Anatomical regions, lateral aspect of the body.