Lecture IV.04

IV. Amphibia sensu lato-04. Practical #05. Comparative Anatomy of Amphibians

Materials on comparative anatomy of amphibians considered in practical classes.

Comparative anatomy of amphibians
Amph skin
Scheme of a section through amphibian skin
1 — epidermis; 2 — corium; 3 — pigment cells; 4 — glandular cells; 5 — muscular sheath of skin gland; 6 — gland duct
Amph scel
Skeleton structure: A — salamanders; B — frogs; C — frog trunk vertebra
1 — cervical vertebra; 2 — trunk vertebrae; 3 — ribs; 4 — sacral vertebra; 5 — caudal vertebrae; 6 — fibula; 7 — tarsus; 8 — phalanges; 9 — metatarsus; 10 — tibia; 11 — femur; 12 — ilia of pelvic girdle; 13 — humerus; 14 — ulna; 15 — carpus; 16 — metacarpus; 17 — phalanges; 18 — radius; 19 — pectoral girdle; 20 — fused radius and ulna; 21 — fused fibula and tibia; 22 — urostyle; 23 — neural arch with spinous process; 24 — articular process; 25 — transverse process; 26 — vertebral body; I–V — digits; p — rudiment of prepollex
Amph cran
Frog skull: A — dorsal view; B — ventral view
Amph plech
Frog pectoral girdle, ventral view
Amph taz
Frog pelvic girdle, lateral view
Amph anat
Dissected female grass frog
Amph cor
Dissected frog heart, ventral view
Amph arter
Arterial part of frog circulatory system
Amph ven
Venous part of frog circulatory system
Amph fem
Female frog urogenital organs
Amph male
Male frog urogenital organs
Amph cerebr
Frog brain: A — dorsal; B — ventral
Amph otis
Scheme of transverse section of frog head in ear region