ZO 315 -- COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
READING OBJECTIVES #3
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
From: Kardong, K.V., Chapter 13
1. What are the major subdivisions of the vertebrate digestive tract? What accessory organs are associated with the alimentary tract?
2. Know the functions of each major part of the digestive tract and associated organs.
3. What are the functions of the tongue?
4. Why are oral glands important?
LRC READING OBJECTIVES
From: Gould, S.J. Ever Since Darwin. W. W. Norton. 1977.
1. How is human body size related to self-conscious intelligence?
2. How is brain size related to body size?
3. How can we use a plot of brain weight verses body weight for adult mammals to judge our relative brain size?
LRC READING OBJECTIVES
HISTORY OF THE VERTEBRATE BRAIN
From: Gould, S.J. Ever Since Darwin. W. W. Norton. 1977.
1. What is an "encephalization quotient"? What can it tell us?
2. Why do sharks have relatively large brains? Why is their brain size surprising to us?
3. What accounts for differences in brain size among similar organisms?