Key Features
* Winner of the NYSM Jury award for the Rock Dove Air Sacs, Lateral and Ventral Views illustration
* Expertly rendered award-winning illustrations accompany the detailed, clear dissection direction
* Organized by individual organism to facilitate classroom presentation
* Offers coverage of a wide range of vertebrates
* Full-color, strong pedagogical aids in a convenient lay-flat presentation
* Expanded and updated features on phylogenic coverage, mudpuppy musculature and comparative mammalian skulls
Description
The Dissection of Vertebrates provides students with a manual combining pedalogical effective text with high-quality, accurate, and attractive visual references. Using a systemic approach within a systematic framework for each vertebrate, this book covers several animals commonly used in providing an anatomical transition sequence. Seven animals are covered: lamprey, shark, perch, mudpuppy, frog, pigeon and cat.
New to this edition:
- Revision of the systemic section of the introductory chapter to maintain currency
- Corrections to several parts of the existing text and images
- New comparative skull sections included as part of the existing vertebrates
- Companion site with image bank
Readership
Primary audience: 2nd or 3rd year university level comparative vertebrate anatomy courses. Such courses are usually two-semester courses, and may either be a required course or an elective. It is typically a required course for Biology and Zoology majors, as well as for some Forensics and Criminology programs, and offered as an elective for many other non-zoology science majors. The usual prerequisite is an introductory level biology course. The course is taught as a lecture with a lab. In most cases, the lab manual ie this text is required, while the textbook for lectures in recommended.
Secondary audience: Graduate students and professional researchers in vertebrate morphology, functional anatomy, paleobiology and paleontology.
The Dissection of Vertebrates, 2nd Edition
Contents Guide
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1
Craniata and Vertebrata
Phylogeny and Classification
Vertebrate Relatives
Craniates and Vertebrates
Early Stages in the Evolution of Vertebrates
Vertebrata
Amniote Skulls and Classification
CHAPTER 2 - THE LAMPREY
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Section III - Pleuroperitoneal Cavity and Viscera
Section IV - Sagittal Section
Key Terms: Lamprey
CHAPTER 3 - THE SHARK
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Muscular System
Key Terms: Muscular System
Section IV - Digestive and Respiratory Systems
Key Terms: Digestive and Respiratory Systems
Section V - Cardiovascular System
Key Terms: Cardiovascular System
Section VI - Urogenital System
Male Urogenital System
Key Terms: Male Urogenital System
Female Reproductive System
Key Terms: Female Reproductive System
Section VII - Sensory Organs
Key Terms: Sensory Organs
Section VIII - Brain and Cranial Nerves
Key Terms: Brain and Cranial Nerves
CHAPTER 4 - THE PERCH
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Skeleton
Key Terms: Postcranial Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Key Terms: Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Section IV - Pleuroperitoneal Cavity and Viscera
Key Terms: Pleuroperitoneal Cavity and Viscera
CHAPTER 5 - THE MUDPUPPY
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Cranial Skeleton
Key Terms: Postcranial Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Muscular System
Key Terms: Muscular System
Section IV - Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Key Terms: Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Section V - Pleuroperitoneal Cavity and Viscera
Key Terms: Pleuroperitoneal Cavity and Viscera
Section VI - Urogenital System
Key Terms: Urogenital System
Section VII - Cardiovascular System
Key Terms: Cardiovascular System
CHAPTER 6 - THE FROG
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Skull, Mandible, and Hyoid Apparatus
Key Terms: Postcranial Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Key Terms: Mouth, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx
Section IV - Pleuroperitoneal Cavity, Viscera, and Urogenital System
Key Terms: Pleuroperitoneal Cavity, Viscera, and Urogenital System
Section V - Cardiovascular System
Key Terms: Cardiovascular System
CHAPTER 7 - THE CAT
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Cranial Skeleton
Key Terms: The Skull and Mandible of the Sheep
Key Terms: The Skull and Mandible of the Beaver
Postcranial Skeleton
Key Terms: Postcranial Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Muscular System
Key Terms: Muscular System
Key Terms: Muscles of the Forelimb
Key Terms: Muscles of the Hind Limb
Key Terms: Muscles of the Head and Trunk
Section IV - Digestive and Respiratory Systems
Key Terms: Digestive and Respiratory Systems
Section V - Cardiovascular System
Key Terms: Cardiovascular System
Section VI - Urogenital System
Key Terms: Excretory System
Key Terms: Male Reproductive System
Key Terms: Female Reproductive System
Section VII - Brain and Cranial Nerves
Key Terms: Brain and Cranial Nerves
CHAPTER 8 - REPTILE SKULLS AND MANDIBLES
Introduction
Section I -Turtle Skull and Mandible
Key Terms: Turtle Skull and Mandible
Section II -Iguana Skull and Mandible
Key Terms: Iguana Skull and Mandible
Section III - Snake Skull and Mandible
Key Terms: Snake Skull and Mandible
Section IV - Alligator Skull and Mandible
Key Terms: Alligator Skull and Mandible
Section V - Dinosaur Skull and Mandible
Key Terms: Dinosaur Skull and Mandible
CHAPTER 9 - THE PIGEON
Introduction
Section I - Skeleton
Key Terms: Skeleton
Section II - External Anatomy
Key Terms: External Anatomy
Section III - Musculature
Key Terms: Musculature
Section IV - Body Cavity, Viscera, and Vessels
Key Terms: Body Cavity, Viscera, and Vessels
Selected References
Index
