In this article we will discuss about Hagfish:- 1. Introduction to Hagfish 2. Habit and Habitat of Hagfish 3. External Structures 4. Digestive System 5. Respiratory System 6. Circulatory System 7. Nervous System 8. Excretory System 9. Reproductive System 10. Development 11. Affinities and Systematic Position. Contents: Introduction to Hagfish Habit and Habitat of Hagfish External Structures of Hagfish Digestive [...]
In this article we will discuss about Lampreys:- 1. Subject Matter of Lampreys 2. Habit and Habitat of Lampreys 3. External Structures 4. Skeletal Structures 5. Digestive System 6. Respiratory System 7. Circulatory System 8. Arterial System 9. Venous System 10. Nervous System 11. Excretory System 12. Reproductive System 13. Development. Contents: Subject Matter of Lampreys Habit and Habitat of [...]
The swim-bladder in fishes and the lungs of tetrapods are closely similar in structure and development. Both these structures are intimately associated with the gut. The lungs of higher vertebrates arise exactly the same way as that of the swim-bladder in fishes. Both develop as outgrowths from the gullet and the glottis occupies exactly the same position. But the exact [...]