Anatomy and Physiology of DomesticAnimals

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The content of this course includes discussion of comparative anatomy and basicphysiological systems and their interrelationships in mammalian and avianspecies. Lectures are utilized to compare systems (integument, muscular,neuromuscular, skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary,reproductive, endocrine and immune). Laboratories will be used to exploreanatomic structures and their function, including participation in quantitativemeasurement of physiological parameters. Group dissection of specimens, theuse of text, audio-visual presentations, and introduction of clinical scenarios willsupplement and enhance the learning experience. (offered fall semester only) (3hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. laboratory) Corequisite: CHE120.