VETERINARY NORMAL ANATOMY
cod. 1001258

Academic year 2010/11
1° year of course - Annual
Professor
Academic discipline
Anatomia degli animali domestici (VET/01)
Field
Discipline della struttura e funzione degli organismi animali
Type of training activity
Basic
144 hours
of face-to-face activities
10 credits
hub:
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

Students are expected to know about the macro and microscopic organisation of the various apparatuses of the species of veterinary medical interest, also from a comparative point of view.

Prerequisites

Previous courses in Histology, Embryology are compulsory.

Course unit content

The language of Anatomy: directional terms and planes. Head, Neck, Trunk (Thorax, Abdomen, Pelvis, Back) Tail, Thoracic and Pelvic Limbs. Techniques of the anatomical dissection.

Systematic Anatomy. Osteology: general details. Axial Skeleton. Bones of the thoracic and pelvic limbs. Practical class osteology room.
Arthrology: general details. The joints of the cranium, spinal column, thoracic and pelvic limbs. Practical class: dissection of the joints. Myology: general details on muscles The muscles of the head, neck, trunk and thoracic and pelvic limbs. Practical class: dissection of the muscles.
Splancnology.
Digestive apparatus. Oral cavity: morphology, structure, species peculiarities. Teeth, tongue: morphology, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Salivary glands: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities.Pharynx, esophagus: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Abdominal cavity: morphology. species peculiarities. Peritoneum: morphology, structure. Pelvic cavity: morphology, organisation of the pelvic diaphragm, species peculiarities. Stomach (monogastric and polygastric): morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Small intestine, large intestine, anal canal: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Liver and pancreas: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Respiratory apparatus. Nostrils, nasal cavities, paranasal sinuses: morphology, structure, species peculiarities. Larinx: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Trachea, bronchi: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Lungs: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Thoracic cavuty: morphology. species peculiarities. Pleura: morphology, structure. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Urogenital apparatus. Urinary organs. Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Male genital organs. Testis, testicular sheath, spermatic cord, epididymis: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Deferent duct: species peculiarities course, blood supply, innervation, structure. Accessory genital glands: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Pelvic urethra: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, specie peculiarities. Penis:morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Female genital organs. Ovary: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Uterine tube, uterus:morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Vagina, vestibule, external female genitalia: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Endocrine glands. Hypophysis, pineal gland, thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, adrenal gland: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities.Pancreatic islets, APUD cell system: morphology, structure. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.
Angiology. Cardiovascular system. Pericardium: morphology, structure. Heart: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Arteries, veins, lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thimus: morphology, structure. Spleen: morphology, structure. Heart: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ observation, evisceration, microscopical anatomy.

Common integument. Skin: macroscopic organisation and structure.
Blood supply and innervation. Species peculiarities. Horns, pads, hoof , claw: morphology, structure. Skin glands: morphology, structure. Mammary complex: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, innervation, structure, species peculiarities. Practical class: in situ and in vivo observation, dissection, microscopical anatomy.
Nervous System
Central nervous system. Spinal cord: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, structure, species peculiarities. Encephalon: morphology, topography, relations, blood supply, structure, species peculiarities. Meninges: morphologia, structure, blood supply. Species peculiarities.Peripheral nervous system: cranial and spinal nerves. Morphology, central connections, peripheral connections.
Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic and parasympathetic part:
Morphology, central connections, peripheral connections. Practical class: in situ observation, dissection, microscopical anatomy.
Sense organs. The organ of vision (the eye and its accessory organs). The vestibulocochlear organ (ear). The olfactory organ. The vomeronasal organ. The organ of taste. Morphology, structure.
Blood and nerve supply. Species peculiarities

Full programme

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Bibliography

Texts and atlases recommended:
Systemic and comparative anatomy texts:
BARONE R.: Anatomia comparata dei mammiferi domestici, Voll 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (parte prima e parte seconda), 6, Edagricole, Bologna, 2003-2006.
DYCE K.M., SACK W.O., WENSING C.J:G: Testo Atlante di Anatomia Veterinaria, Delfino Editore Roma, 2006.
GETTY R.: Anatomia degli animali domestici di Sisson e Grossman, Piccin, Padova, 1982.
KONIGH H.E., LIEBICH H.G.: Anatomia dei mammiferi domestici. Piccin, Padova, 2006.
NICKEL R., SCHUMMER A., SEIFERLE E.: Trattato di Anatomia degli Animali Domestici, Voll 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Ambrosiana, Milano, 1991.
PELAGALLI G.V., BOTTE V.: Anatomia veterinaria sistematica e comparata, Voll 1, 2, Edi Ermes, Milano, 1999.
Locomotor apparatus atlas:
BARONE R.: Atlante di osteo-artro-miologia del cavallo e del bovino, Edagricole, Bologna, 1987.
Gross Anatomy atlases:
ASHDOWN R.R., DONE S.H.: Atlante di Anatomia Veterinaria, Vol. 1 Ruminanti, Vol. 2 Il Cavallo, USES, Firenze, 1988.
BARONE R.: Il Cavallo - Anatomia pratica e topografica, Edagricole, Bologna, 1987.
BOYD J.S.: Atlante a colori di Anatomia clinica del cane del gatto, Masson, Milano,1994.
DONE. S.H., GOODY P.C., EVANS S.A., STICKLAND N.C.: Atlante di Anatomia del cane e del gatto. Elsevier Srl, Torino, 2010.
POPESKO P.: Atlante di Anatomia topografica degli animali domestici, Grasso, Bologna, 1997.

Microascopic anatomy texts-atlases:
BANKS W.J.: Istologia e Anatomia Microscopica Veterinaria, Piccin, Padova, 1991.
DELLMAN H.D., BROWN E.M.: Istologia e Anatomia Microscopica Veterinaria, Grasso, Bologna, 1981.
Microscopic Anatomy atlas:
BACHA W.J., WOOD L.M.: Atlante a colori di Istologia Veterinaria, Delfino, Roma, 1997.

Teaching methods

Theoretical and practical training. Learning activities involve classroom lectures and practical activities. The latter, carried out with the students divided into groups, are designed to provide the student with a hands-on view of macroscopic organisation (through dissection) and microscopic organisation (by observation under optical microscope) of the organs of the animals.

Assessment methods and criteria

Practical test and oral examination.

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