Anatomy and physiology are scientific terms used to describe the study of the structure of the body (anatomy) and how the body actually works' (physi­ology).

In IhisSeclion. we will study the anatomy and physiology of the dog and cat. In Section 2. the anatomy and physiology of the exotic species most commonly kept as pels is covered.

* ingestion, it is placed in the animal kingdom. Other kingdoms include plants and fungi. The animal kingdom is then further subdivided, based upon sim­ilarities of organisms, into a hierarchical system (Table 1.1). This narrows the classification down until we eventually reach a particular genus and species. Most living organisms are identified by a

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Carl Linnaeus.