Zoology Flashcards

Flashcards based on Zoology lecture notes.

Aristotle

Greek philosopher

Who is the 1st zoologist

Aristotle

Aristotle's Contributions

Wrote a book describing over 500 varieties of animals.

Aristotle 's book

Historia Animalium

Aristotle's Legacy

Considered the 'Father of Zoology'.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

French Biologist

Jean Baptist De Lamarck’s Book

Philosophie Zoologique

Morphology is formed by the 2 words meaning

Morphos= Form, Lagos= Study

External Morphology

The study of the external structure of an animal, including its size, shape, color, weight, and arrangement of body parts as seen outside.

Internal Morphology

Study of organs and organ systems present inside the body as seen with naked eye

Cytology

Study of structure and arrangement of cells and cell organelles with the help of a microscope.

Morphology

Study of size, shape, colour, appearance and arrangement of body parts

Cell Biology

Study of cells as structural and functional unit of living organisms

Physiology

Study of functioning of different body parts of an organism

Embryology

Study of development of an organism from a zygote up to the time of birth

Father of Embryology

Aristotle

Developmental Biology

Study of changes occuring in a zygote upto the time of birth and also after birth throughout life.

Genetics

Study of heredity variations.

Hereditary

Transmission of characters from parents to young ones at the time of reproduction so that the young ones can resemble their parents

Variations

Small differences found among the living organisms

Father of Genetics

Gregor Mendel

Father of Experimental Genetics

T. H Morgon

T.H Morgon conducted his experiments on

A fruit fly

Father of Human Genetics

Archbald Garod

Histology

Study of tissues

Histology is also known as

Micro anatomy

What is a tissue

Tissue refers to a group or layer of cells which are similar in structure, function and origin

Types of tissues in the human body are

Epithelial tissues, connecting tissues, muscular tissues and neural tissues

Taxonomy

The study of identification, nomenclature, classification of living organisms based on similarities and differences present in them.

Identification (Taxonomy)

Recognizing organisms as known or unknown

Nomenclature (Taxonomy)

Naming organisms following scientific principles based on its characters.

Classification (Taxonomy)

Arrangement of animals into groups based on similarities and differences

Father of Taxonomy

C. V. Linnaeus

Ecology

Study of inter relationships of organisms among themselves and also with their surrounding non living organisms

Who is the father of ecology

Haeckel

Organic evolution

Study of origin of life, development of organisms from simple to complex forms in the span of millions of years of geological history

Molecular Biology

Study of living organisms al level of molecules and their interactions

Paleontology

Study of fossils.

What are fossils

Fossils are remains of dead organisms that lived in remote past

Ethology

Study of behavior of animals based on carefull observation, recording and analysis of the activities of the animals

Enthamology

Study of insects.

Ophiology

Study of snakes

Herpetology

Study of reptiles

Ornithology

Study of birds

Bird man of India

Salim Ali

Ichthyology

Study of fishes

Batracology

Study of amphibians

Arachnidology

Study of spiders.

Malacology

Study of mollusks.

Dermatology

Study and treatment of skin.

Ophthalmology

Study of eyes and related diseases.

Oto-rhino laryngology

Study of ears, nose, tongue and treatment of disorders related to them

Dentistry

Study of teeth and treatment of disorders related to them

Pulmonology

Study of lungs and treatment of disorders related to them

Cardiology

Study of heart and treatment of disorders related to it

Nephrology

Study of kidneys.

Urology

Study and treatment of kidney, urater, urinary bladder diseases.

Andrology

Study and treatment of male reproductive system.

Gynaecology

Study and treatment of female reproductive system.

Orthopedics

Study of bones

Orthrology

Study of joints

Gastroenterology

Study of stomach, intestine and treatment of disorders related to them

Hepathology

Study of liver

Hematology

Study of blood

Angiology

Study of blood vessels.

Myology

Study of muscles.

Neurology

Study of neural tissues

Frenology

Study of brain

Immunology

Study of immune system

Endocrinology

Study of the Endocrine glands