Course Coordinator:     Dr C Mutisi

Lecturers:               Dr C Mutisi
                              Dr I D T Mpofu
                              Dr N T Kusina
                              Dr H H Hamudikuwanda

WEEK    SUBJECT(S)                                                                                LECTURER(S)

1-2          Introductory lectures to the anatomy                                                    Dr Mpofu
              of the skeleton, muscles and joints

3            Anatomy of the Digestive System                                                         Dr C Mutisi

4            Digestion in the ruminant and                                                       Dr Hamudikuwanda
              monogastric. Physiology of the liver

5            Anatomy of the Circulatory System                                                     Dr C Mutisi

6-7         Blood and other fluids                                                                Dr Hamudikuwanda
              Physiology of circulation

7           Anatomy of the respiratory tract                                                          Dr C Mutisi

8           Respiration                                                                                Dr Hamudikuwanda

8-9       Anatomy of the urinary system                                                            Dr C Mutisi
            Function of the kidney                                                                 Dr Hamudikuwanda
            Acid-Base Balance

10        Anatomy of the reproductive system                                                    Dr C Mutisi

10-11   Male and Female Reproduction                                                             Dr Kusina

12        Endocrinology                                                                                     Dr Kusina

Assignments

You will be asked to write four essays during Semester II. In addition, there will be a mid-session test, probably during Week 7 or 8 of the semester. The large number of students does not permit regular individual laboratory practicals. Practical work will consist of slide-shows, overhead projections, farm animal specimens and laboratory demonstrations. Students are expected to take notes and sketch diagrams during these practicals. In some of the practicals you will 'oe required to do a write-up which will be graded.

Marks

Essays and Practicals                     15 marks

Mid-sessional Test                         15 marks

End at Semester Exam                70 marks

Total                                           100 marks

References

l.     The anatomy at domestic animals by Sissons and Grossman.

2.    Anatomy and Physiology of farm animals by R.D. Frandson, 1981.

3.    Animal Anatomy and Physiology by J.F. Bone, 1988.