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Dog (canine) brain as viewed from above. A haemorrhage (stroke) affecting the cerebrum (the main brain region) has resulted in bleeding in the front right-hand region of the brain (bottom left of image). Cerebrovascular accidents are rare in dogs but this type of haemorrhage can occur as a result of tumour growth, blood clotting defects or poisoning.

Canine brain affected by cerebral haemorrhage

Polarised light micrograph of a longitudinal section of the stomach of a neonatal dog. This sample is from a vintage prepared slide from the period 1870 - 1905. Blood vessels were injected with dye (carmine; red) before fixing and sectioning the tissue in order to visualise the capillaries in the tissue. This was a newly developed technique at that time. The capillary supply to the muscular folds or rugae of the stomach is visible. These gastric folds allow the stomach to expand when food enters it and also help move food through during digestion. Composite of 26 individual images. Horizontal width of image is 16 mm.

Stomach from a neonatal dog, longitudinal section

Photograph of a corrosion cast of a dog's lung. The clear resin represents the airways within the lungs. This is created by pumping resin through the airways until it hardens. The lung tissue is then removed so that the cast remains.

Corrosion cast of a dog's lung

Malignant tumour formation on one of the two layers of omentum, the tissue lining the abdominal cavity. The tumour has implanted via the peritoneal cavity, which is the space between these two tissues layers. The tumour is likely to have metastasised (spread) from an ovarian or pancreatic carcinoma, a cancer which forms from the cells lining these organs.

Metastatic neoplasia of omentum tissue, canine

Photograph of a dissected hind paw of a dog. It shows the tarsus (hock) and the joints and ligaments of the digits. The common calcaneal which attaches to the tarsus and the long digital extensor tendons attaching to the digits are prominent. The tendon of the tibialis cranialis muscle runs from dorsal to medial and attaches just below the tarsus.

Dissected hind paw (medial or side view), canine

Photograph of the long digital extensors of the hindlimb of a dog. A dorsal (front) view of the tarsus (or hock) is also in view. The long digital extensor divides to attach to each digit.

Digital extensors of the hindlimb (dorsal view), canine

Photograph of a dissected dog's head (sagittal section, cut just off the midline) to reveal the salivary glands. The sublingual and mandibular salivary glands can be seen. Also visible are the brain, the nasal cavity and sinuses, and muscles of the head, neck and tongue.

Canine head, dissected to reveal the salivary glands

Photograph of the skull from a greyhound (Canis familiaris). This is an example of a long-headed (Dolicocephalic) dog where the length of the skull is greater than the width. Greyhounds are sighthounds, tall, slender dogs which rely on eyesight, speed and agility to hunt.

Greyhound dog skull

False-coloured scanning electron micrograph of a grass seed (brown) covered in bacteria (red and green). The seed became embedded in a dog's paw and had to be removed after it became infected.

Grass seed covered in bacteria from infected dog's paw

Photograph of a dissected hind paw of a dog. It shows the tarsus (hock) and the joints and ligaments of the digits. The common calcaneal which attaches to the tarsus and the long digital extensor tendons attaching to the digits are prominent.

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Digital extensors of the hindlimb (dorsal view), canine

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