COMPARATIVE ANATOMY OF VERTEBRATES
Code: ZLG0400404 (DSE-I)
Credit: 3 (T) + 1 (P)
THEORY
Unit 1:
Skeletal System-Overview of axial and appendicular skeleton, Jaw
suspensorium, Visceral arches.
Digestive System-Alimentary canals and associated glands, dentition.
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Unit 2:
Respiratory System-Skin, gills, lungs and air sacs; Accessory respiratory
organs.
Circulatory System-General plan of circulation, evolution of heart and aortic
arches.
Urinogenital System-Succession of kidney, Evolution of urinogenital duct
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Unit 3:
Nervous System-Comparative account of brain, Autonomic nervous system,
Spinal cord, Cranial nerves in mammals. Sense Organs-Classification of
receptors; Brief account of visual and auditory receptors in man
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