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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.
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.
