Produced and Edited at the University of Maryland
Aquatic Pathobiology Center
by
Lance T. Yonkos
Daniel J. Fisher
Renate Reimschuessel
Andrew S. Kane

In cooperation with
University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center

With support from the University of Maryland
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Competitive Grants Program

Photographs, micrographs and text by Lance Yonkos and Andrew Kane
Web development by Andrew Kane/Hungry Mind Software
Fathead minnow illustrations by Joesph Tomelleri

Website reference:
Yonkos, L.T., Fisher, D.J., Reimschuessel, R., and Kane, A.S. 2000. Atlas of fathead minnow normal histology.
An online publication of the University of Maryland Aquatic Pathobiology Center (http://aquaticpath.umd.edu/fhm).

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Introduction: The Fathead Minnow

Integumentary System

Skeletal System

Muscular System

Cardiovascular System
Heart
Vasculature

Hematopoietic
Head Kidney
Spleen
Thymus
Blood Cells

Respiratory System

Digestive System
Mouth, Buccal Cavity and Pharnyx
Esophagus, Intestine and Rectum
Liver and Pancreas

Renal System

Nervous System
Brain
Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

Sensory Organs
Eye
Olfactory Organs
Stato-acoustic Organs
Taste Buds
Lateral Line

Endocrine System

Reproductive Systems
Female
Male

 

 

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