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Animal Body Function IIveterinary MIMV

Funcionamento do Organismo Animal II

Course code: 9847109

Ricardo Manuel Abreu de Assunção

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
  • Objective 1: To know the principles of morphogenesis and organogenesis associated with the formation of the digestive tract and attached glands in different domestic animals.
  • Objective 2: To know to identify microscopically the tissues associated with the digestive tract and attached glands in different domestic animals.
  • Objective 3: To identify the anatomical structures associated with the digestive tract and attached glands in different domestic animals.
  • Objective 4: Understand the physiological mechanisms of the digestive tract and attached glands and their contribution to the functioning of the organism as a whole in different domestic animals
  • Objective 5: To differentiate physiological from pathological parameters in the functioning of the digestive tract and attached glands.
Syllabus:
    1. Organogenesis of the digestive tract and accessory glands. .
    2. Histology of tissues associated with the digestive tract and accessory glands in different animal species. Main secretions and actions. .
    3. Identification of the viscera and organs of the digestive tract and accessory glands of different domestic animals. Splanchnology. Comparative anatomy of the tongue, innervation and vascularization. Esophagus, stomach of monogastric and gastric compartments of ruminants; Greater Omentum and Smaller Omentum; Liver, gallbladder and pancreas; Small intestine, cecum, colon and rectum: comparative anatomy, vascularization and innervation. .
    4. Gastrointestinal physiology - Regulation of gastrointestinal function. Movements and secretions of the gastrointestinal tract. Digestion. .
    5. Microscopy. Dissection and study of the digestive tract and accessory glands. .
    6. Simulation in silico of the physiological processes of digestive tract. .
Practice Component
  1. - Optical microscope observation of cells and tissues.
  2. - Dissection and exploration of anatomical models and plastinated organs.
  3. - In silico simulation of gastrointestinal physiology, using the PhysioEx software.
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Aspinall, V. & Cappello, M., (2015) Introduction To Veterinary Anatomy And Physiology Textbook (3th edition). Elsevier Health Sciences. ISBN 9780702057359
  • Hans-Georg Liebich. Veterinary histology of domestic mammals and birds (5th Edition). 5m Publishing. 2019. ISBN 9781789180091
  • Klein, B. G. Cunningham's Textbook of Veterinary Physiology (6th Edition). Saunders. 2019. ISBN 978-0323552271
  • T. A. McGeady, P. J. Quinn, E. S. Fitzpatrick, M. T. Ryan, D. Kilroy, P. Lonergan. Veterinary Embryology (2nd Edition). Wiley-Blackwell. 2017. ISBN 978-1-118-94061-7

 

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