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This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding of evolutionary concepts and adaptation to the environment. It provides a step-by-step dissection guide with numerous colour photographs of the animals featured. It also presents images of the major organs along with histological sections of those organs. A wide range of interactive tutorials gives readers the opportunity to evaluate their understanding of the basic anatomy and histology of the organs of the animals presented.
List of contents
Part I Invertebrates.- Cnidaria.- Stereomicroscopic examination of a Hydra sp..- Light microscopic view of a section through wall of Hydra sp..- Flatworms (Platyhelminthes).- Stereomicroscopic examination of a Planaria sp..- Light microscopic view of sections of Planaria sp. (body wall, and eye).- Roundworms (Nematoda).- Dissection of Ascaris suum.- Histological sections of Ascaris suum (body wall, intestine, male and female gonads).- Annelids.- Dissection of an earthworm (Lumbricus sp.).- Histological sections of an earthworm (cross section and longitudinal section).- Molluscs.- Dissection of a snail (Helix sp.).- Histological sections of a snail (Helix sp.) (mantle edge, heart/lung/kidney, digestive gland, and eye).- Dissection of a mussel (Anodonta sp.).- Histological sections of a mussel (Anodonta sp.) (gills and total cross section).- Arthropods.- Crustaceans.- Dissection of a crayfish (Astacus sp.).- Histological sections of a crayfish (Astacus sp.) (digestive gland).- Insects.-Dissection of a cockroach (Blaberus sp.).- Histological sections of a cockroach (Blaberus sp.) (gizzard, intestine/cecae, Malpighian tubules, trachea, and fat body).- Part II Vertebrates.- Fishes.- Dissection of a crucian (Carassius sp.).- Formalin-fixed specimens (heart, stomach, intestine).- Histological sections (skin/operculum, mouth mucosa, gills, and kidney).- Amphibians.- Dissection of a frog (Rana sp.).- Formalin -fixed specimens (heart, stomach, intestine).- Histological sections (skin, lung, kidney, intestine, and ovary).- Birds.- Dissection of a chicken (Gallus sp.).- Formalin -fixed specimens (heart, stomach, intestine).- Histological sections (skin, preen gland, and lung).- Mammals.- Dissection of a rat (Rattus sp.).- Formalin -fixed specimens (heart, stomach, intestine).- Histological sections (sinus hair, fingertip, trachea, lung, salivary gland, stomach, liver, pancreas, blood, ovary, uterus, testis, and epididymis).- Index.
About the author
All three authors are affiliated to the Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary.
György Kriska is (co-)author of two previously published Springer books, Kinga Molnar co-author of one Springer book:
Zboray, G., Kovács, Z., Kriska, G., Molnár, K., Pálfia, Z., Atlas of Comparative Sectional Anatomy of 6 invertebrates and 5 vertebrates
Kriska, G, Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe. A Field Guide
Summary
This atlas presents the basic concepts and principles of functional animal anatomy and histology thereby furthering our understanding of evolutionary concepts and adaptation to the environment. It provides a step-by-step dissection guide with numerous colour photographs of the animals featured. It also presents images of the major organs along with histological sections of those organs. A wide range of interactive tutorials gives readers the opportunity to evaluate their understanding of the basic anatomy and histology of the organs of the animals presented.
