- Docente: Paolo Clavenzani
- Credits: 4
- SSD: VET/01
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Paolo Clavenzani (Modulo 1) Annamaria Grandis (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Veterinary Medicine (cod. 8617)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student knows the organization, both at the macroscopic and microscopic, of angiology and the lymphatic system, the respiratory system, integument of Domestic Mammals and Avian Anatomy.
Course contents
Angiology: heart, the structure of the blood and lymphatic vessels. The arterial and venous system. The lymphatic system: lymph nodes, sleen, thymus. Lymphocenters and lymphatic drainage.
Respiratory system: nostrils and vestibule of the nose, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lung. Thoracic cavity.
Integument: skin, hair, horn, hoof and mammary complex.
AVIAN ANATOMY
Introduction to the body systems of the domestical birds. Skeleton: skull and cranial kinesis, cervical and thoracic vertebrae, synsacrum and pelvis, caudal part of the vertebral column, sternum, ribs and pectoral muscle. Peritoneal cavities and digestive system: classification, topografy, structure and functionality. Beak, oral cavity and pharynx, tongue. Oesophagus with crop. Proventriculus. Gizzard. Small and large intestine. Liver and pancreas. Respiratory system: nasal cavity, choana, laryngeal mound and larynx, trachea, syrinx. Lung and air sacs Urogenital system: kidneys and ureters. Ovary and oviduct. Testes and sexual development. External features and integument.
Readings/Bibliography
Barone R: Anatomia Comparata dei Mammiferi Domestici (III, V: parte I e II), ed. italiana a cura di Bortolami R e Callegari E, Edagricole, Bologna, (ultime edizioni).
Delmann HD, Eurell JA: Istologia e Anatomia Microscopica
Veterinaria, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, Milano, (2000).
Hans-Georg Liebich: Istologia e Anatomia Microscopica dei Mammiferi Domestici e degli Uccelli, Piccin, (2012).
Bortolami R, Callegari E, Clavenzani P, Beghelli V: Anatomia e
Fisiologia degli Animali Domestici, Edagricole Il Sole 24
Ore, Milano (2009).
Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG: Anatomia Veterinaria, ed. italiana a
cura di Ceccarelli P, Germanà G, Mascarello F, Peirone SM, Scapolo
PA, Antonio Delfino Editore, (2006).
Nickel - Schummer -Seiferle, Trattato di Anatomia degli animali
domestici, vol V, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, (1984).
Teaching methods
Over-head projector, slides (Power Point) during lectures. The students, during practical and supervised works, can see and make dissections on animals. The students have, also, the opportunity to attend anatomy room in others days, under an irregular control of the teacher.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Teaching tools
Over-head projector, slides during lectures. Anatomy macroscopic room during practical and supervised work.
Office hours
See the website of Paolo Clavenzani
See the website of Annamaria Grandis