ZOLOGY HONOURS PART-2
TMBU AND MUNGER UNIVERCITY ZOOLOGY HONOURS PART -2 SYLLABUS
Time: 3 Hours Full Marks 75
In all nine questions are to be set out of which questions 1 shall beobjective (1 x 15 makrs) and will screen the whole of this paper. Students will be required to answer five questions of which questions 1 will be compulsory.
I. Origin and evolution of chordates (i.e. Origin of the vertebrates amphibia.
repties, eves and mammals).
II . Major anatomical features and life cyle of the following
1.Urochordata: Herdmania, Pyrosoma
2. Cephalochordata: Amphoxus
3. Agnat ha: Myxine, Petromyzon, Osmoregulation.
4. Chondrichtyes Scoliodom
5, Osteichtyes, Labeo, Distribution and general organisation of Dipnol. Importance of air breathing
6 Amphibia: Neoteny.
7. Reptilia: Skull types, Biting and swallowing mechanism of snakes,present status of sphenodon and crocodiles, Extinct reptiles,Poisonous snakes of India.
8. Aves ; Flight adaptation
9 Mammalia Prototheria, Metatheria, Eutheria, Primates
ZOOLOGY PAPER IV (Hons.)
Chordate Diversity, Comparative Anatomy and Embryology
[Full Marks: 75 Time:3 Hours]
In all nine questions are to be set out of which questions 1 shall b eobjective (1x 15 makrs) and will screen the whole of this paper. Students will be required to answer five questions of which questions 1 will be compulsory.
I. Bionomics, characteristic feature and classification of living chordates (up to orders) as follows:
Urochordata, Chondrichthyes, Osteichthyes, Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves and Mammalia (Eutheria only)
II. Comparative study of the following organ systems with reference to
Scoliodon, Labeo, Rana, Calotes, Columba (or any bird) and Rabbif (i) IntegumentI. (ii) gastro-intestinal tract (iii) Respiratory organs (iv) Heart (v) Aortic arches(vi) Brain (vii) Evolution of kidney and uriogential ducts.
III. Embryology
1. Type of eggs. early cleavage. gastrulation and coelom formation in animals.
2. Development of Amphioxus (up to formation of coelom)
3. Development of chick up to the formation of 3 germ layers.
4 Development and function of extra embryonic membrances in chick.
5. Placenta in mammals its development, types and functions.
6. Organogenesis of heart, brain and eye in chick embryo.
7. Natural and artificial parthenogenesis in vertebrates.
PRACTICAL PAPER (PAPER1l1 &IV)
[Full Marks : 50 Time: 3 Hours]
I. Dissection
(i) Ateleost fish : Internal anatomy and gut contents, Afferent and efferent branchial arteries; 5th, 7th and 9th, 10th cranial nerves, eye muscles and their nerve supply, Internal ear, Accessory Respiratory organs of Channa punctatus and Heteropneustes fossilis.
(ii) Cranial nerves (5th, 7th 9th and 10th) of Internal anatomy and gut contents of Rana.
(iii) Internal anatomy and gut contents of Calotes.
(iv) Mammals : Neck nerves and urinogenital organs.
Whole Mount
Scales of fishes, feathrs, fish spawn fry and tadpole larva of frog.
II. Microtomy & paraffin sections provided Respiratory membrane of air
breathing organs of Channa punctate and Heteropneustes fossilis and blood film of frog
III. Spotting
1. Instrumentation
Instrumentation: Study of parts working and magnification power of dissecting and compound light microscopes, incubator and microtome.
2.Museum specimen-2 (Invertebrate chordate to fishes 1, tetrapod- 1) Herdmania, Pyrosoma, Botrylus, Salpa, Amhioxus, Saw fish, Torpedo, Catla, Mystus, Anabas, Notopterus, Hilsa, Setipinal, Bufo, Rhacomphorus, Salamander, Necturus, Axlote, Phrynosoma, Cobra, Krait, Maina, Parrot, Pteropus, Bat, Mole, a primate.
3. Slides ; Histology-2 amphioxus -1 and mammal Embryology (a (frog and chick-whole mounts)
4. Osteology: Limb bones of frog 1, Girdle bones of frog/Rabbit-1, Varanus skull bone- 1 Fowl and Rabbit vertebrate-1
IV. Field work and viva related to the subject matter covered in this practical
(Collection and preservation of chordates collected from a visit to sea coast, Fish seed collection site, Lake or any other fish culture site or as suggested by the Head of the Deparment.)