Comparative Anatomy

Select from the videos below to decide which animal you will select for your COMPARATIVE ANATOMY project.

GENERAL VIDEOS

How animals are classified

VIDEOS by BODY SYSTEM:

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

General:

How different animals exchange Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

Breathing in different animals

Breathing mechanisms in animals

How different animals breathe

Mammal

Fish

How do fish breathe?

Fish breathing

Birds

Avian (bird) respiration

The Avian Respiratory System

How do birds breathe

Amphibian

Breathing in frogs

Respiratory Organs in Amphibians

Respiratory Organs of Frogs

Reptiles

Snake anatomy

Invertebrates

Gas exchange in insects

Respiratory Systems in Insects

Another Respiratory Systems in Insects

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

General:

Circulatory Systems in vertebrates

Circulatory Systems in a variety of animals

Comparing Circulatory Systems

Mammal

Fish

Birds

Circulatory Systems in birds

Amphibian

Circulatory System in amphibians

Reptiles

Invertebrates

NERVOUS SYSTEM

General:

How animals see the world

Hearing with mouth, tasting with feet, smelling with tongue

Mammal

Fish

Fish are smarter than you think

Do fish dream

Birds

How do birds see the world?

Amphibian

Hearing with mouth, tasting with feet, smelling with tongue

Reptiles

See like a snake

Invertebrates

Insect nervous system

Why the insect brain is so incredible

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

General:

Animals that puke their guts out

Mammal

Fish

How fish eat part 1

How fish eat part 2

Birds

Bird digestion

Amphibian

Reptiles

Invertebrates

Jellyfish

Earthworm digestion

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

General:

How do animals regrow limbs?

Mammal

Fishs

Why are fish fish-shaped?

Sharks don't have bones

Birds

The strange anatomy of hummingbirds

Amphibian

Reptiles

Invertebrate

Insect flight muscles