The mission of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology encompasses instruction, research and continuing education in the disciplines of gross and microscopic anatomy, cell and systemic physiology, pharmacology and neuroscience, all of which are central to the education of veterinarians for Kansas, to the education and training of graduate students for biomedical careers in teaching, research, and industry, and to the fulfillment of the University's mission to conduct basic and applied research important for the diagnosis and control of animal and human disease.