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Course code: BBS10165o11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: Animal physiology
Major: Biology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 5
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 30 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Wojciech Zawadzki
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: Students are able to explain processes present in health organisms of animal and birds. Students should possesses ability in the field of laboratory diagnosis and should know all research methods to enable give correct assessment about proper organism function.
Competences: The course of physiology of animals helps better understanding of homeostasis all parts of organism. Students should know the range of changing basis vital physiological parameters in domestic animals and birds.
Prerequisites: chemistry, biophysics, anatomy, biochemistry, zoology
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. The 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
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