Vertebrate Dissection

This book provides step-by-step descriptions of dissection procedures and the steps needed to find all structures. It encourages active and self-directed learning by the students. The manual emphasizes dissection procedures that preserve as many structures as possible for later review of the entire specimens. This manual places the observed material into an evolutionary and functional context. Students will understand the biological role, physiology, and embryonic development of each organ system and its parts, and how the various organ systems have evolved over time and in different animals. Organized by organ systems, this text brings the anatomy alive by interspersing narrative text troughout and explaining how the shape and structure of an organ relates to its function, and how evolutionary processes have transformed the form and function of organs. A new feature is introduced in this manual, Anatomy in Action boxes, which contain interesting supplemental material that provides a broader context. Some of these boxes relate to functional anatomy, some make comparisons between different animals, and some address general biological questions that may include comparisons to the anatomy and biology of human beings.

Table of Contents: 1 Basal Chordates and Chordate Relationships; 2 Anatomy of the Lamprey; 3 The External Anatomy and Integument of Vertebrates; 4 The Cranial Skeleton; 5 The Axial Skeleton; 6 The Appendicular Skeleton; 7 The Muscular System; 8 The Sense Organs; 9 The Nervous System; 10 The Coelom and the Digestive and Respiratory Systems; 11 The Cardiovascular and Haemolymphatic Systems; 12 The Excretory and Reproductive Systems: Appendix A: Word Roots; Appendix B: A Note on the Handling of Specimens; Appendix C: References; Index.

9th Edition. Revised and illustrated (some in colour). 500 pages. Spiralbound. In Addition, Access Student Materials. Available at Amazon. 

ISBN: 978-0-0302-2522-2