85314 - ANATOMIA DEGLI ANIMALI ACQUATICI

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student knows the organization, both at the macroscopic and microscopic, of the apparatuses that make up the body of animals. In particular, the student is able to describe the anatomical basis of the apparatus of fishing interest (fish, crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms). It has the basics to follow critically the teachings of physiology and comparative morpho-functional evaluation of animals.

Course contents

The course is aimed to give knowledge about the structural organization of the organs and the apparatus that form the organism of the main aquatic species. Both macroscopic and microscopic features will be examined.

Module I

ANATOMY. Locomotor apparatus. Digestive apparatus. Respiratory apparatus. Integument. Excretory system. Reproductive system. Circulatory system. Endocrine system. Nervous system.

Module II

CYTOLOGY. Structural organization of the cell.

HISTOLOGY. Covering epithelium and glandular epithelium. Connective tissues. Adipose tissue. Cartilage. Bone. Muscular tissue: striated muscle (skeletal and cardiac), smooth muscle, mechanism of contraction. Blood: erythrocytes, leukocytes, blood platelets. Nervous tissue.

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching material consists of the suggested textbooks (see below) and of the didactic material put on the specific course website (http://campus.cib.unibo.it [http://campus.cib.unibo.it/] ) or website of the teacher responsible for the course: http://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/m.mazzoni/didattica or http://www.unibo.it/sitoweb/paolo.clavenzani/didattica ). In addition, the didactic material is available at the Secretariat of the structure.

The suggested textbooks are:

- H.D. DELLMANN, J.A. EURELL, Istologia e Anatomia Microscopica Veterinaria, 2^a edizione, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, 2000.

- T. ZAVANELLA, R. CARDANI, Manuale di Anatomia dei Vertebrati, Antonio Delfino Editore, Roma, 2008.

- G.K. OSTRANDER, The laboratory fish, Academic Press, 2000.

- F. GENTEN, E. TERWINGHE, A. DANGUY, Atlas of Fish Histology, Science Publishers, 2009.

A.L. MESCHER, Junqueira Istologia, Testo e Atlante, Piccin, 2017.

Teaching methods

Teaching consists of 6 CFUs (Module I 4 CFU, module II 2 CFU) for a total of 60 hours. Of these, 48 hours are dedicated to frontal lessons and 12 hours to practical exercises. Practical exercises are carried out in part using optical microscopes and their respective histological preparations, and in part by dissecting fresh material. Students with disabilities or DSA are invited to contact the teacher in order to better organize teaching and exams

Assessment methods

The assessmente of learning takesplace through an oral test. The oral exam aims to test knowledge acquisition under the program of the course. At each student they will be submitted at least three questions for each modul (module I and module II) inherent to the program. The final grade is the arithmetic mean of the marks obtained in the two didactic modules and is expressed in thirtieths.

Teaching tools

PowerPoint presentation projected on the appropriate screen. After teoric lesson, students have available presentations in Power Point.

Microscope and respective histological preparations.

Fresh material from special company distributor of seafood products.

Links to further information

http://www.acquacoltura.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Paolo Clavenzani

See the website of Maurizio Mazzoni