Vertebrate Dissection Guides (4 Parts)

Synopsis: Series of four videos investigating the anatomy, physiology and dissection procedures of the common vertebrates used in biology teaching in schools and colleges. Designed to be used both as a resource to support practical work and as an alternative to the use of animals in education. Each video covers external features, digestive system, urogenital system, circulatory system, nervous system, the skeleton.
1: The dogfish ‘Scyliorhinus canicula’.
2: The frog ‘Rana temporaria’.
3: The pigeon ‘Columba livia’. The film places birds in the context of vertebrate evolution and describes the external features of a (live) pigeon. Shows the external features of a (dead) pigeon, and the flight musculature dissected. Discusses the various systems.
4: The rat ‘Rattus norvegicus’.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 40, 40, 50, 57 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Out of Distribution
Notes: Reviewed by Sean Coughlan in TES, 25 Jun 93, p19.
THE PIGEON is reviewed by George Fussey in J Biol Ed, Vol 27, No 4 (1993) p303
THE FROG is reviewed by George Fussey in J Biol Ed, Vol 28, No 4 (1994) p303.
Documentation: Accompanying teacher’s notes.
Uses: 6th-form and 1st-year undergraduate biology.
Subjects: Biology
Keywords: dissection procedures; dogfish; frogs; laboratory animals; pigeons; rats

Title: Dogfish, The
Synopsis: 1: The dogfish 'Scyliorhinus canicula'.
Title: Frog, The
Synopsis: 2: The frog 'Rana temporaria'.
Title: Pigeon, The
Synopsis: 3: The pigeon 'Columba livia'. The film places birds in the context of vertebrate evolution and describes the external features of a (live) pigeon. Shows the external features of a (dead) pigeon, and the flight musculature dissected. Discusses the various
Title: Rat, The
Synopsis: 4: The rat 'Rattus norvegicus'.

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