Dissection of Vertebrates (eBook)

Cover 1
Title page 4
Copyright page 5
Table of contents 8
CONTENTS GUIDE 12
PREFACE 14
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 18
INTRODUCTION 20
DIRECTIONAL TERMINOLOGY AND PLANES OF SECTION 20
CHAPTER 1: THE CRANIATA AND VERTEBRATA 24
PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION 24
VERTEBRATE RELATIVES 27
CRANIATES AND VERTEBRATES 30
EARLY STAGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF VERTEBRATES 31
VERTEBRATA 31
CHAPTER 2: THE LAMPREY 42
INTRODUCTION 42
SECTION I„SKELETON 42
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 43
SECTION III„PLEUROPERITONEAL CAVITY AND VISCERA 44
SECTION IV„SAGITTAL SECTION 45
CHAPTER 3: THE SHARK 50
INTRODUCTION 50
SECTION I„SKELETON 50
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 58
SECTION III„MUSCULAR SYSTEM 62
SECTION IV„DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS 68
SECTION V„CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 74
SECTION VI„UROGENITAL SYSTEM 82
SECTION VII„SENSORY ORGANS 86
SECTION VIII„BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES 93
CHAPTER 4: THE PERCH 100
INTRODUCTION 100
SECTION I„SKELETON 100
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 104
SECTION III„MOUTH, ORAL CAVITY, AND PHARYNX 105
SECTION IV„PLEUROPERITONEAL CAVITY AND VISCERA 106
CHAPTER 5: THE MUDPUPPY 112
INTRODUCTION 112
SECTION I„SKELETON 112
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 117
SECTION III„MOUTH, ORAL CAVITY, AND PHARYNX 118
SECTION IV„PLEUROPERITONEAL CAVITY AND VISCERA 119
SECTION V„UROGENITAL SYSTEM 121
SECTION VI„CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 125
CHAPTER 6: THE FROG 136
INTRODUCTION 136
SECTION I„SKELETON 136
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 141
SECTION III„MOUTH, ORAL CAVITY, AND PHARYNX 143
SECTION IV„PLEUROPERITONEAL CAVITY, VISCERA, AND UROGENITAL SYSTEM 143
SECTION V„CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 148
CHAPTER 7: THE CAT 154
INTRODUCTION 154
SECTION I„SKELETON 155
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 174
SECTION III„MUSCULAR SYSTEM 176
SECTION IV„DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS 203
SECTION V„CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 217
SECTION VI„UROGENITAL SYSTEM 235
SECTION VII„BRAIN AND CRANIAL NERVES 241
CHAPTER 8: THE PIGEON 250
INTRODUCTION 250
SECTION I„SKELETON 250
SECTION II„EXTERNAL ANATOMY 257
SECTION III„MUSCULATURE 259
SECTION IV„BODY CAVITY, VISCERA, AND VESSELS 264
SELECTED REFERENCES 274
INDEX 276