Laboratory Guide for the Study of the Frog (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Bertram Garner Smith

 
9781330425176: Laboratory Guide for the Study of the Frog (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Explore frog anatomy and histology with a practical, classroom-ready guide. This volume offers step-by-step lab techniques for examining the frog’s skeleton, muscles, nervous system, and internal organs, through prepared slides, dissections, and stained tissue sections. Ideal for hands-on learning, it focuses on real laboratory procedures and observable structures.

The text walks you through mounting, sectioning, staining, and identifying key features in familiar specimens. It emphasizes practical skills, from fixing and slicing tissues to recognizing how different stains reveal cell types and tissue organization. The illustrated methods help students build confident, repeatable lab work.


  • Detailed workups for cross-sections of the spinal cord, brain, auditory region, and entire frog body.

  • Step-by-step staining techniques using Delafield's hematoxylin, Congo red, orange G, and related methods.

  • Guidance on preparing and mounting tissues, with notes on cartilage, bone, nerves, and muscles.



Ideal for readers of introductory vertebrate anatomy and biology laboratory courses seeking a concrete, experiment-focused reference.

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