Comparative Anatomy And Development

List of ContributorsPrefaceContents of Other Volumes1 Some Invertebrate Myogenic Hearts: The Hearts of Worms and Molluscs I. The Origin of Myogenic Hearts II. Annelid Circulatory Systems-The Pathway to Hearts III. The Myogenic Hearts of Molluscs References2 The Hearts of Urochordates and Cephalochordates I. Introduction II. Phyletic Relationships and Circulation Systems of Primitive Chordates III. The Hemichordate and Pogonophoran Heart IV. The Urochordate Heart V. The Cephalochordate Heart VI. The Cyclostome Heart VII. The Evolution of the Chordate Circulation References3 Cardiovascular Function in the Lower Vertebrates I. Introduction II. The Typical Piscine Heart III. The Rise of Air-Breathing Vertebrates IV. The Dipnoan Heart V. Amphibian Hearts VI. The Reptilian Heart VII. Epilogue References4 Fine Structure of the Fish Heart I. Introduction II. Fine Structure of the Heart and Heart-like Organs in Cyclostomes III. Fine Structure of the Heart of Elasmobranchs IV. Fine Structure of the Heart of Teleosts V. Summary References5 On the Fine Structure of Lymph Hearts in Amphibia and Reptiles I. Introduction II. Anuran Lymph Hearts III. Reptilian Lymph Hearts IV. Summary References6 The Amphibian and Reptilian Hearts: Impulse Propagation and Ultrastructure I. Introduction II. Electrophysiological Study of Several Cardiac Regions III. Ultrastructure References7 Neural Control of the Avian Heart I. Introduction II. Sympathetic Cardiac Innervation III. Parasympathetic Cardiac Innervation IV. Concluding Remarks References8 Functional and Nonfunctional Determinants of Mammalian Cardiac Anatomy, Parts 1 and II Part I. The Heart of Edentates I. Introduction II. Gross Description of Heart III. Quantitative Anatomy IV. Interpretation Part II. The Heart of Bats I. Introduction II. Gross Description of the Heart of Pieropus giganteus III. The Heart of Other Bats IV. Interpretation References9 Postnatal Development of the Heart I. Introduction II. Heart Weight III. Heart Size and Shape IV. Coronary Vascular Bed V. Cardiac Cells VI. Subcellular Compartments VII. Chemical Composition VIII. Cardiac Innervation and Electrical Activity IX. Myocardial Blood Flow, Oxygen Consumption, and Metabolism X. Cardiac Function XI. Summary and Conclusions References10 Anatomy of the Mammalian Heart I. Introduction II. Cardiac Valves III. Variation in Heart Size and Form IV. Pericardium V. The Heart Wall and Myocardium VI. Chambers of the Heart VII. Blood Supply of the Heart VIII. Cardiac Innervation References11 The Anatomy of the Human Pericardium and Heart I. Introduction II. Projection of the Heart on the Anterior Chest Wall III. The Pericardium IV. Pericardiocentesis V. External Landmarks of the Heart VI. The Great Arteries VII. The Great Veins VIII. The Fibrous Skeleton of the Heart IX. The Chambers of the Heart X. The Conducting System of the Heart XI. The Blood Supply of the Heart BibliographyIndex