Veterinary Physiology

Course Instructor

Dr. G. A. Lozano

Office: Across the student lounge

Phone: (345) 745 3199 ext. 4007

Official course name: VM 321 - Physiology II

Course Description

The course will deal with the normal physiology of various vertebrate organs, organ systems and organisms, mostly but not exclusively mammals. Hopefully the overlap with Physiology I and Pathophysiology will be minimal or complementary. In this course will try to emphasize not only how things work, but also why they happen to work the way they do. Structure usually reflects function, but sometimes it does not!

Whenever possible I will expect you to understand processes, not memorize facts. You will be tested on your ability to extrapolate, deduce, integrate, estimate, conceptualize and hypothesize. I will also be having a few guest lecturers who might bring their own styles to the classroom.

Schedule

Lectures: Mon, Wed 12:30-14:20

Office Hours: Thu 12:00-14:00 (by reminder)

Consider lectures to be a scheduled, moderated, conversation between me and you (singular you), during which I will be the moderator and I will be doing most of the talking (but not ALL, please participate). It does not matter to me if you are there in person, but if you are, you must also be there in spirit, and not reading the paper, chatting online or studying for another course. Other forms of disruptive behaviour (e.g., repeated tardiness, cells phones, noise, conversations that do not include me, etc.) will not be tolerated either. Mentioning this to members from this fine institution is completely unnecessary, right?

PLEASE ask questions in class, and if there is a specific issue please come talk to me; do not wait until you are failing miserably. In addition to the official office hours, I will be available any time, in or out of the office, except for the day of and the day prior to a quiz, test or exam. Also, complaints and grade haggling will ONLY be allowed during official office hours(s).

Resources

Guyton, A. C. and Hall, J. E., Jr. 2006. Textbook of medical physiology, 11th edition. Elsevier Saunders.

Cunningham, J. G. 2002. Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 3rd Edition. Saunders.

Whittow, G. C. 2000. Sturkie’s Avian Physiology, 5th edition. Academic Press.

Hadley, M. E. 1992. Endocrinology, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall.

Senger, P. L. 1997. Pathways to pregnancy and parturition. Current Conceptions.

Ganong, W. F. 2005. Review of medical physiology. 22nd edition. McGraw-Hill.

… and many other papers and books, as they might come up during our discussions.

Grading and Exams

Complex knowledge does not come in isolated chunks, so exams will cover all previously covered material, not just the material covered since the previous exam, or the last month, or the last week. Except as dictated by official university polices, there shall be no make-up exams; after all this is veterinary medicine, not cosmetology.

Quiz 10% (3rd week)

Quiz 2 15% (6th week)

Test 1 20% (9th week)

Test 2 25% (12th week)

Exam 30% (15th week)

Academic Honesty

I urge to be aware of the relevant regulations and the consequences of breaking them.

Other policies

(1) This document does not preclude the instructor from implementing additional policies

(2) Grade appeals to the instructor have a statute of limitations of one week after the grade is received the test is explained.

(3) Students might be required to attend class and sometimes, particularly if we are outside of a typical classroom, take notes the old-fashioned way, without computers.

The stern-looking man on the background is Claude Bernard, the so called "father of physiology"

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