Introduction Flashcards
What is the science dealing with animals and all aspects of animal life?
Zoology
What are the four aspects taken up in zoology?
1) structure, function, and embryonic development; 2) nutrition, health, and behaviour; 3) heredity and evolution; and 4) relationship between animate and inanimate environment
What is the study of structures?
Anatomy
This means “to cut”
“ana”
What are the three subdivisions of anatomy?
Gross Anatomy, Developmental Anatomy, Microscopic Anatomy
What is another name for developmental anatomy?
Embryology
What is another name for microscopic anatomy?
Histology
What is the study of functions?
Physiology
What are the four subdivisions of physiology?
Cellular Physiology, Comparative Physiology, Endocrinology, Neurology
What are the eight subdivisions of zoology?
Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Ecology, Zoogeography, Paleontology, Taxonomy, Evolution
Study of Mammals
Mammalogy
Study of Birds
Ornithology
Study of Reptiles and Amphibians
Herpetology
Study of Fishes
Ichtyology
Study of Insects
Entomology
Study of Parasites
Parasitology
Study of One-celled animals or protozoa
Protozoology
Study of Worms
Helminthology
Study of Mollusks (as Organisms)
Malacology
Study of Seashells (Mollusk Shells)
Conchology
Took interest in animals (as pets, source of food, recreation, games, etc.)
Pre-historic Man
Learned how to domesticate cattle, sheep, pigs, cats, geese, and ducks
Egyptians
Father of Zoology
Aristotle
Who is Galen?
1) first to experiment and make dissections to determine structure and function; 2) made important discoveries on the function of the brain; and 3) the first to state that arteries carry blood not air
Who pointed out inaccuracies in Galen’s description of the human body?
Andreas Vesalius
Who is the Father of Anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
Who discovered the circulation of the blood and the atrio-ventricular contraction?
William Harvey
Who were the two people responsible for the development of the compound microscope?
Jansen (1950) and Galileo (1610)
Who was the first to describe the presence of cells in plant tissue?
Robert Hooke
Who was the first to describe bacteria, protozoa, and sperms?
Leeuwenhoek
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Linnaeus
Who is the father of embryology?
Karl Ernst von Baer