Syllabus
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Course Code: M-Z 204 Course Name: Biology of Vertebrates |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1.0 Introduction to Chordates with their general characters. 1.1 Origin of Chordates 1.2 Concept of Protochordata or pre-vertebrates 1.3 Classification of Vertebrates upto orders 2.0 Integument and its derivatives 2.1 Development, general structure and functions of skin and its derivatives 2.2 Glands, scales, horns, claws, nails, hoofs, feathers and hair |
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| 2 | 3.0 Skeletal system 3.1 Form, function, body size and skeletal elements of the body 3.2 Comparative account of jaw suspensorium, Vertebral column 3.3 Limbs and girdles 4.1 Digestive system 4.1 Dentition, Stomach, Digestive Glands 4.2 Anatomy of gut in relation of to feeding habits- herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. 5.0 Respiratory system 5.1 Characters of respiratory tissue, Internal and External Respiration 5.2 Comparative account of respiratory organs |
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| 3 | 6.0 General plan of circulation in various groups 6.1 Components of Blood 6.2 General plan of circulation in reptiles, birds and mammals 6.3 Evolution of heart, aortic arches and Portal systems 7.0 Evolution of Urinogenital system in vertebrate series 7.1 Structure and functions of different types of kidney 7.2 Urino-genital ducts Flight adaptation in birds, Migration in fish and Birds |
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| 4 | 8.0 Nervous system 8.1 Comparative anatomy of the brain in relation to its functions 8.2 Comparative anatomy of spinal cord 8.3 Nerves-Cranial, Peripheral and Autonomous nervous systems 9.0 Sense organs 9.1 Simple receptors 9.2 Organs of Olfaction and taste 9.3 Lateral line system 9.4 Electroreception |
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