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As we have concluded, now across several iterations of this text, understanding physiology is closely tied to structure at multiple levels. This relationship between structure and function appears again and again at the cellular, tissue, organ, and system levels. We have sought to provide an array of illustrations to support this overriding theme. Our goal with this edition is to provide sufficient foundations for undergraduate students in agricultural and biological sciences to be successful in upper‐level specialty courses such as biotechnology, growth biology, lactation, nutrition, and reproduction. And for those in more business‐oriented aspects of biology or animal sciences, the text provides a core of understanding to aid decisionmaking in daily life and in their chosen professions. Additionally, we believe that it will also provide graduate students a source to review key aspects of animal physiology and anatomy in domestic animals. We have also added and updated many of the “Text Boxes” in each chapter to introduce unexpected relationships or novel aspects of animal physiology and cutting‐edge new findings. A key message is the understanding that ongoing research, especially aided by new technologies (the omics revolution, digital imaging, computer power, AI, etc.), is rapidly adding to our knowledge base in molecular and cell biology and consequently physiology. This only serves to support the folly of making dogmatic declarations. Consider the advances in stem cell biology, understanding of immunology and genetics to allow the possibility of pigs being candidates for human organ transplantation. These examples only serve to emphasize this point and to solidify the significance of domestication of animals to human endeavors. Whether this is in the form of the bonds we form with our pets or the husbandry of animals to supply food and fiber. We thank the many students we have known through the years and especially the graduate students who were critical to the success of our professional academic careers. We thank our wives (Cathy Akers, 54 years and counting, and Dr. Cindy Denbow) for their love, support, and understanding. We also thank Drs. Anthony Capuco, Steve Ellis, Ben Enger, Frank Gwazdauskas, Ray Nebel, and Frank Robinson, and Mrs. Cathy Parsons for photographs and illustrations.