Learning objectives
Aim of the course:
Acquisition of fundamental knowledges of physiology
Course unit content
Cardiovascular system
Physiology of breathing
Full programme
Cardiovascular system
Organisation of the circulatory system. Biophysical characteristics of the vessels. Hemodynamics. Structure and properties of the heart muscle. Cardiac electrophysiology. The cardiac cycle. Mechanical heart valves. Work of the heart. External manifestations of heart. Metabolism of the heart. Cardiac innervation. The circulation in the arteries, capillaries and veins. Cardiovascular regulatory mechanisms: local, systemic and nervous. Special circulatory systems.
Physiology of respiration
The pulmonary circulation. Respiratory mechanics. Gas exchange. Gas exchange in the lung. Atmospheric air and expired air. The respiratory function of blood and exchanges with the tissues. Partial voltage of the gas in the air, arterial and mixed venous blood. Transport of oxygen in the blood. And his hemoglobin saturation curve. The transport of carbon dioxide. Chemical and nervous regulation of respiration. The respiratory center. Breathing in different environmental conditions.
Bibliography
AGUGGINI G., BEGHELLI V., GIULIO L.: Fisiologia degli Animali Domestici con Elementi di Etologia, UTET Torino
CUNNINGHAM J.C.: Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, W.B.Saunders Company, USA
ECKERT R.: Fisiologia Animale, Zanichell
GUYTON A.C., Trattato di Fisiologia Medica, Piccin
HAFEZ E.S.E.: Biologia e Tecnologia della Riproduzione nelle Specie animali di Interesse Zootecnico, Editoriale Grasso
MORUZZI G.: Fisiologia della Vita di Relazione, UTET
RHOADES, PFLANZER: Human physiology, Saunders
SWENSEON M.J., REECE W.O. (eds.): Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, Cornell University Press
SJAASTD, HOVE & SAND. PHYSIOLOGY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. ED SCANDINAVIAN VETERINARY PRESS
Teaching methods
oral lessons
practical lessons
Assessment methods and criteria
written and oral examination
In itinere test
