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Tuesday/Thrusday Lecture,
2-3:15pm in Bingham Hall
Corey Johnson:
johnsonc@med.unc.edu
Office 104A Wilson Hall
Office hours: Monday & Friday from 1-3pm, or by appointment
Description: This course examines the morphology and morphogenesis of
major vertebrate groups that have existed 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
that takes a broader view of vertebrate evolution,
Keith Sockman
teaches this course spring semesters.
Textbook: Vertebrates: Comparative Anatomy, Function, Evolution, 5th
edition. Kardong ISBN: 9780073040585. An
online version of the 5th edition is available at
www.coursesmart.com. The 4nd
edition can still be found if your budget is tight.
Lab: 276L is optional, but HIGHLY recommended.
This lab incorporates the study of skeletons and dissections of the lamprey,
shark, mudpuppy, and cat to as representatives of aquatic, transitional, and
tetrapod vertebrates.
Lab manual: Comparative Anatomy, 2nd Edition:
Manual of Vertebrate Dissection by Fishbeck & Sebastiani ISBN: 0895825171
Past lecture topics:
Phylogenetic and cladistic
analysis
Protochordates and theories on the origin of
vertebrates
Diversity of fishes and tetrapods
Comparative embryology
Form and function relationships; Galileo, Thompson, and others
Integument: Fish scales, bone, and tetrapod skin
Tooth development and phylogeny
Cranial skeleton: Development
Cranial skeleton: Functional anatomy and diversity
Vertebral column
Limb development
Tetrapod specializations of the limb
Pattern of the axial musculature
Branchiomeric and limb musculature
Locomotion and theories on the origin of flight
Digestive system
Aquatic respiration and Respiration on land
The heart in fish, amphibians, and reptiles
Mammalian fetal and adult hearts and circulation
Excretory system, osmoregulation
Anatomy and embryology of the urogenital organs
Placentation and mammalian reproduction
Organization of the nervous system
The cranial nerves
Gustation, olfaction, and vision
Lateral line, equilibrium, and hearing |
