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Course details
Course code: VVSS00064o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Animal Physiology I
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 3
ECTS points: 6
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 45 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Wojciech Zawadzki
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Students understand homeostasis and the functions of all the parts of an organism and its systems. They know laboratory methods used for checking the basic vital parameters in a living organism.
Competences: After completing the course, students understand all of the physiological processes in an organism. Students know the main physiological parameters and are able to evaluate their changes in domestic animals and birds.
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Biophysics, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Histology and Embriology, Biology
Course content: Basic Chemistry and Physics. Cells and Tissues. The Nervous System. The Endocrine System. Bone Tissue and Mineral Metabolism. Blood and Its Function. The Cardiovascular System. The Respiratory System. The Kidneys and The Urinary Tract. Acid-base Regulation. The Digestive System. Skin. Reproduction and Lactation. Bioenergetics and Growth.
Recommended literature: Bullock J., Boyle J., Wang M.B.: Fizjologia. Urban & partner Wyd. Med. Wrocław, 1997.; Dejneka J.: Fizjologia zwierząt domowych w zarysie. Wyd. AR Wrocław, 1995.; Dusza L. (red.): Fizjologia Zwierząt z elementami anatomii. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego Olsztyn, 2001.; Ganong W.: Fizjologia. Podstawy fizjologii lekarskiej. Wyd. PZWL, Warszawa, 1994.; Konturek S.: Fizjologia człowieka. Tom I-V. Wyd. Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków, 1990-1998.; Krzymowski T., Przała J. (red.): Fizjologia Zwierząt. Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne Warszawa, 2005.; Reece W.O.: Physiology of domestic animals. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia- London, 1991.; Traczyk W.Z., Trzebski A.: Fizjologia człowieka z elementami fizjologii stosowanej i klinicznej. Wyd. PZWL, Tom I-II, Warszawa, 2001.; Swenson M.J.: Duke’s physiology of domestic animals. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaka and London, 1993.
Assessment methods: Exam after the semester 4. Written exam 1st term, written-oral exam 2nd term. Minimum grade for passing: 60%
Comment: This subject lasts 2 semesters: Physiology I and Physiology II .