Veterinary Physiology 1A

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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At the end of the sequence Veterinary Physiology 1A and Veterinary Physiology 1B students completing these subjects should:

develop: an understanding of normal body functions and homeostasis; an understanding of the cellular and molecular processes that underlie animal health and disease; skills in organising, conducting and documenting experiments on physiological systems; the ability to critically analyse and discuss experimental physiological data.

Topics include: cell and general physiology; nerve and muscle physiology, haematology; cell communication; cardiovascular system and immunology.

One two-hour written examination (80%); one one-hour test during the semester (10%) and an essay of not more than 1,000 words (10%) to be submitted during the semester.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

At the end of the sequence Veterinary Physiology 1A and Veterinary Physiology 1B students completing these subjects should have:

• skills in independent and self directed learning;

• skills in report writing; and

• technical, analytic and problem solving skills.