COMPREHENSIVE DISSECTION OF THE MINK:
Comprehensive Dissection of the Mink: The Digestive System
The American Mink (Mustela Vison) is a small, short haired animal belonging to the Mustelidae family. Much similar to a ferret in appearance the mink has short legs, short hair, a long tail, and a long sleek body with a long neck. It also has a small face, with small features, such as ears, a mouth, a nose and a pair of eyes. This report is consisted of a comprehensive commentary about the differences in the respiratory system between the mink and a human.
In my last report on the mink’s external features in comparison to any human body, although there were clear differences, I was able to find many similarities between the two organisms who seemed very different at first sight. Clearly in this research and lab report about the respiratory system, similarities between humans and minks are not surprising.
Indeed, amongst the many disparities between humans and minks, their respiratory systems are very similar for they are both mammals. The metabolic rate is much greater in mammals than any other class of animals, which means the demand for oxygen is greater. Humans and Minks are both endothermic, so they require a more potent respiratory system. Similar to humans the lungs of minks contain millions of alveoli. Alveoli are tiny sacs that are packed together in clusters as if they were grapes. The tiny sacs or alveoli, allows for a greater surface area for the exchange of gases. Another similarity between humans and minks is the air passage. The first stage in air passage is inhalation which is done through the mouth and/or nose. The air then goes past the pharynx to the larynx, through the glottis (opening for the vocal chords), in...
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Students and researchers can learn a lot from observing the mink; unexpectedly I was able to find many similarities between the mink and a human. Humans and Minks are very close in class, which explains their similarities in anatomy. Indeed although these two organisms have a lot in common there are major differences amongst these similarities. The similarities are due to the fact that both humans and the mink are mammals. The differences are due to the differences in environment, habits, size etc... One example is the fact that minks and humans both have lugs of similar shape but different lobes. Each of these similarities and/or differences benefit both the human and the mink, in their own unique way, with each structure having its own function. Overall the mink is a very complex animal and so is an individual.
A Mink is a Carnivore found in many parts of the world. Two animals are branched out of the name “Mink”, there is the American Mink and the European Mink. The differences between these two animals include that the American Mink is larger in addition the difference can be seen in their skulls as the American Mink has a mandible that attaches to the rest of the skull differently than the European Mink allowing for greater range of motion ones it will bite. The American Mink is a semiaquatic mammal in the Mustelidae family. The mink has a long slender body and had long thick shaggy tail.
Minks and humans share various common characteristics because of their common roots in the animal kingdom. Both Human and Mink species are classified as Animalia Chordata Mammalia until they are separated by order, Humans being primates and Minks being in the order carnivora. It is because of their common roots that they have similar muscles types with similar functions, which help them survive and function throughout their individual habitats. Arm and Shoulder Muscles One of the most important muscles in both a mink and a human are those of the arms and shoulders because of their involvement with movement. One of the primal movers of arm abduction along the frontal plane is the deltoid muscle found in both minks and humans.
The respiratory system is the system for taking in oxygen and giving off carbon dioxide in organisms. The respiratory systems of California sea lions, king cobras, and bald eagles have a few similarities and differences, but they all allow the intake of oxygen for each organism.
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The research Horta based his conclusion on is flawed in my opinion, in the experiment conducted by a canine specialist, ten dogs from different breeds were used to determine if the scent of male minks would make them sporadically chase them, during the test eight out the ten dogs blindly ran after the scent. According to me the sample size of ten dogs used in the experiment is too small to validate its claims. According to Jane Fryer from thedailymail.co.uk, the dogs have always jumped from the same side of the bridge, dogs shouldn’t care about which side to jump from considering that minks could potentially live on both sides around the bridge. The dialymail.co.uk is one of first newspapers to catch onto the story of the Overtoun bridge and over the years have published sevral articles about it. Furthermore, there are twenty-six thousand minks in Scotland and quite a few other bridges as well if the director’s conclusion was accurate we would be seeing similar occurrences throughout Scotland and the world. Another oddity about the mink theory is that the dogs who survive the jump climb back up the bridge and jump down again, the scent of the minks should be strongest at ground level why would the dogs need to climb back up just to be back in the same area they were in. Although the director offers a reasonable explanation behind the occurrences happening at the Overtoun bridge he does not provide enough evidence for me to accept his conclusions as there have to be other factors at
From all existing creatures, we humans differ because we are able to use our brain to make decisions. In
The airway includes the nose, mouth, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and bronchioles. It carries air between the lungs and the outside elements that surround the body. The lungs are the functional units of the respiratory system and they act as such. They pass oxygen into the body and remove carbon dioxide from the body. Then there are the muscles of respiration. These muscles include the diaphragm and intercostal muscles. They work simultaneously as a pump, pushing air into and out of the lungs during breathing.
The larynx provides a passageway for air between the pharynx and the trachea. The trachea is made up of mainly cartilage which helps to keep the trachea permanently open. The trachea passes down into the thorax and connects the larynx with the bronchi, which passes to the lungs. 3. Describe the mechanisms of external respiration including the interchange of gases within the lungs.
A mink is a good specimen to study the human anatomy because it is so closely related in internal features to that of a human being. Since these features are so closely related it provides a sort of “model” that can be used in order to better understand the anatomy of humans.
Each of them is different. From the shape of their eyes, the way they react to something, and those are what make each of them different and special. Paulson compares animals and humans by their similar characteristics and behaviors. Palson has used a lot of animal comparisons with characters throughout this book, but I would only use three of them in this essay. The first comparison happened on page seventy-eight of Crossing.
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