TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY

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Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2014/2015

Type of Course:

Basic

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

5-year Single Cycle Master's Degree Programme in VETERINARY MEDICINE

Disciplinary Sector:

Anatomy of Domestic Animals

Is part of:

TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY AND RADIOLOGY

Credits:

Programme Year:

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

The exams of Anatomy A and Biochemistry are preliminary to Anatomy B.

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TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY

VETERINARY MEDICINE

AF code:

40001163

Teaching period

Second semester

Objectives

The course consists of three units: anatomy 2, anatomy 3 and anatomy 4. Aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge of the various systems of domestic animals with particular attention to the main differences among species and the morphological features of clinical interest. In details:
i) The unit Anatomy 2 will focus on the study of the macro- and microscopical features of the digestive and endocrine systems, sensory organs and nervous system;
ii) The unit Anatomy 3 will focus on the study of the macro- and microscopical features the integumentary, urinary and genital systems.
iii) The unit Anatomy 4 will focus on the study of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, starting from the knowledge of individual organs in order to have an overview of these apparatuses.

Throughout the course great importance will be given to the description of the macro- and microscopic features of the examined structures. In addition, the main interspecific differences, that may have practical implications, will be examined.

Contents

Anatomy 2.
- Digestive System:
Mouth
Major salivary glands: parotid, mandibular, sublingual;
Pharynx;
Esophagus;
Stomach (and forestomachs);
Intestine;
Liver;
Pancreas.
-Endocrine glands.
- Sensory organs:
Eye
Ear
taste buds, olfactory mucosa
Nervous System:
Central nervous system: spinal cord and brain; central nerve tracts. Peripheral nerve system: cranial and spinal nerves. Autonomous nerve system: orthosympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Encephalic and spinal meninges.

Anatomy 3. Macro-microscopic features of the following apparatus: - Integumentary system and mammary gland;
- Urinary system (kidneys, urinary tract and bladder);
- Female reproductive system (ovary, oviduct, uterus, vagina);
- Male reproductive system (entice testicular, testis, epididymis, vas deferens, the male genital glands, penis)

Anatomy 4. Macro- and microscopic features of the following apparatus:

- The respiratory system: definition and general organization. Air ways: general characteristics and structure. Nostrils, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchial tree. Lungs: form, general characteristics, location and structure. Main interspecific differences in respiratory organs.

- The cardiovascular system. Heart shape, general characteristics, location, structure and main interspecific differences. arterial and venous vessels: general organization of the circulation, the structure and behavior of the vessels. Main arterial and venous vessels of the body. The lymphatic system: general organization. The primary and secondary lymphoid organs. Thymus, lymph nodes, spleen, bloodlymphnodes, tonsils. Lymphatic vessels.

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