Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals: Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Richard Owen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1330187253 ISBN 13: 9781330187258

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Exploring the core ideas of invertebrate anatomy and physiology
This volume presents the introductory lectures in Richard Owen’s course on the comparative anatomy and physiology of the invertebrate animals. It outlines how the Hunterian Collection was assembled and how the lectures organized its demonstrations, linking anatomy with vital functions across the animal kingdom. The book shows how studying animals from simple to complex forms helps medical students understand fundamental bodily systems and their evolution.

The author explains a unifying approach: compare all parts of an organism, then compare across species to reveal how organs work together. The text traces a path from the simplest forms to the most complex structures, illustrating how the nervous, muscular, digestive, and circulatory systems develop and relate to life processes. It also discusses the value of natural science to medical study and the usefulness of zoological and geological context in understanding human biology.

• How comparative anatomy connects structure to function in invertebrates


• How the Hunterian Collection shapes teaching and demonstrations


• Insights into the development and organization of nervous systems across groups


• Context on the relationship between anatomy, physiology, and medical training

Ideal for readers of medical history and students seeking a clear, foundational view of how invertebrate anatomy informs physiology and professional practice.

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Excerpt from Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals: Delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons

There are doubtless some now present who have not before attended the Hunterian lectures on Comparative Anatomy, which are appointed to be annually delivered in this theatre. I may therefore commence by stating the prescribed extent and subject of these lectures.

They are defined in the second clause of the trust-deed, which ex presses the conditions on which the Hunterian Collection, purchased by Parliament, was transferred to the Royal College of Surgeons, as follows viz. That one course of lectures, not less than twenty-four in number, on Comparative Anatomy, illustrated by the Preparations, shall be given each year by some member of the College.

When I was honoured by the Council in 1837 with this arduous and responsible office, it seemed to me that the first obligation upon the professor was, to combine with the information to be imparted on the science of Comparative Anatomy an adequate demonstration of the nature and extent of the Hunterian Physiological Collection, and thus to Offer a due tribute to the scientific labours and discoveries of its Founder.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1330187253
• ISBN 13: 9781330187258
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 398