The Dissection of Vertebrates. A Laboratory Manual

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

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

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.

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Praise for the New Edition

"This manual is destined to be a must for the present generation of beginning and intermediate students in the anatomy of vertebrates. It blends a familiar language with the formalism and cadence of Victorian descriptions, all the while maintaining clear directions on dissection procedures, and amazing, realistic, art, rendering its reading a vivid experience. It is strongly based in the conceptual framework of phylogeny but without losing the practical spirit of manuals. The incorporation of new sections on examples often not (or ever) included in other works is a bonus that broadens its scope, flexibility, and utility."
Dr Sergio F Vizcaino, Departmento Cientifico Paleontologia Vertebrados, Museo de la Plata, Argentina

"This new lab manual by De Iuliis and Pulerà will quickly become the standard for veterinary and vertebrate zoology courses alike. The artwork is simply the best available, and appears more true-to-life than any others. The choice of including skeletal material beyond the standard fare (including T. rex!) makes this manual truly innovative. The text clearly explains the anatomy, and goes into more detail than any similar manual, allowing the instructor to more easily tailor the manual to his or her course. Prepare to see this work mimicked by others!"
Randall Lauff, Biology Department, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS, Canada

Table of Contents

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

Author Information

By Gerardo De Iuliis, Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, CANADA and Dino Pulerà, Maple, Ontario, CANADA