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Single cycle degree course 5 years in
Veterinary medicine
Università degli Studi di Parma
Department of Veterinary Science

VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY II
cod. 1001709

Academic year 2013/14
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Fisiologia veterinaria (VET/02)
Field
Discipline della struttura e funzione degli organismi animali
Type of training activity
Basic
56 hours
of face-to-face activities
4 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
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lectures timetable unavailable
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Integrated course unit module: VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY AND ENDOCRINOLOGY

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Learning objectives

Aim of the course:
Acquisition of fundamental knowledges of physiology

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Major aspects. The pumping function of the heart. Cardiac output Blood vessels and pressure.

THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
Major aspects. The airways. The lungs. Ventilation. Gas Exchange. Transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. Regulation of respiration.

PHYSIOLOGY OF MUSCLE .Structures of skeletal muscles and skeletal muscle cells.Motor unit.Contraction mechanism. Isotonic and isometric contraction. Control of contraction. Mechanical properties of skeletal muscles. Smooth muscle: major aspects.

PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE: major aspects.

Full programme

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Bibliography

• "Fisiologia degli animali domestici",Sjaastad, Sand, Hove, Edizione italiana,Casa
Editrice Ambrosiana.
• J.G. CUNNINGHAM "MANUALE DI FISIOLOGIA VETERINARIA" , ANTONIO DELFINO EDITORE;
• GUYTON AND HALL "FISIOLOGIA MEDICA", PICCIN, PADOVA;
• M.J. SWENSON, W.O. REECE "DUKE'S FISIOLOGIA DEGLI ANIMALI DOMESTICI", IDELSON-GNOCCHI,
NAPOLI;
• G. AGUGGINI, V. BEGHELLI, L.F. GIULIO " FISIOLOGIA DEGLI ANIMALI DOMESTICI CON ELEMENTI DI ETOLOGIA", UTET,TORINO;
• SHERWOOD, ANDORF, YANCEY "FISIOLOGIA DEGLI ANIMALI- DAI GENI AGLI ORGANISMI.

Teaching methods

oral lessons
practical lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

ORAL EXAMINATION

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