Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
(a.k.a. Evolution of vertebrate life)
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Fall Semester, 2008 | |
MWF Lecture, 10-10:50am in Wilson Hall 107 Corey Johnson: johnsonc@med.unc.edu Office 104A Wilson Hall Office hours: 11-12 MWF or by appointment Description: This course examines the morphology and morphogenesis of major vertebrate groups throughout history beginning with the simplest vertebrates and concluding with complex vertebrates such as humans. This course takes a systemic approach, examining the variety within each system of the vertebrate body. For a different approach to the subject, incorporating substantially more behavior and ecology, Keith Sockman teaches this course spring semesters (http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/sockman/). Textbook: Functional Anatomy of the Vertebrates, 3rd edition: Liem, et al. ISBN: 0030223695. The 2nd edition, though not as good, can still be found if your budget is tight. Lab: 276L is optional, but highly recommended. This lab incorporates study of skeletons and dissections of the lamprey, shark, mudpuppy, and cat to enrich the students’ understanding of anatomy through hands-on activities. Lab manual: Vertebrate Dissection, 9th edition: Homberger and Walker ISBN: 0030225221 Lecture topics: Course Introduction Phylogenetic and cladistic analysis Protochordates and theories on the origin of vertebrates Diversity of fishes Diversity of tetrapods Embryology I: Early embryology Embryology II: Comparative embryology Form and function relationships; Galileo, Thompson, and others Integument I: Organization of fish scales and bone Integument II: Tetrapod specializations Teeth Cranial skeleton I: The three components of the skull Cranial skeleton II: Functional anatomy Vertebral column I: Fish and tetrapods Vertebral column II: Functional anatomy Appendicular skeleton I: Limb development Appendicular Skeleton II: Tetrapod specializations of the limb Muscular system I: Orientation and axial musculature Muscular system II: Branchiomeric and limb musculature Locomotion and theories on the origin of flight Mouth and feeding apparatus Digestive system Respiratory system I: Aquatic respiration Respiratory system II: Respiration on land Circulatory system I: The heart in fish, amphibians, and reptiles Circulatory system II: Mammalian fetal and adult circulation Excretory system Osmoregulation Reproductive system I: Embryology of the urogenital organs Reproductive system II: Anatomy Reproductive system III: Placentation and mammalian reproduction Nervous system I: Organization of the nervous system Nervous system II: The cranial nerves Nervous system III: The brain Special sense organs I: Gustation and olfaction Special sense organs II: Lateral line, equilibrium, and hearing Special sense organs III: The eye and vision | |
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