Duration
26h Th, 24h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Anatomy is the science which study the organisation of living beings. It is the fondation of the teaching of medicine and consists of a necessary introduction to the knowledge of the sound organism and its functions. Veterinary anatomy is general and comparative: it concerns all animal domestic species and describes resemblances and caracteristical differences.
The course anatomy of domestic animals IV is the fourth part of the anatomy course. It comes after anatomy of domestic animals I, II and III
The course will begin with the osteology of the neurocranium. The vascularization of the head and brain, central nervous system (morphology, different parts), cranial nerves, sensory organs, afferent somatic pathways, special afferent somatic pathways, somatic motor pathways, the system will be studied. visceral nervous and afferent visceral tract, special afferent and efferent, innervation and vascularization of limbs and their belts. The topographic anatomy of the head, thoracic and pelvic limbs and their belts (including angiology and applied neurology will also be studied as well as the anatomy of the birds.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of the course, the student must be able to cite the general organization of all the studied systems; to describe and draw the morphology of the anatomical structures, to explain their functions, the topography, the innervation and the vascularization. The understanding of the subject is essential to pass the exam.
In practice, the student will have to be able to adapt this knowledge to the professional requirements in the field of clinical sciences, in particular medical imaging, semiology, propaedeutic and surgery, as well as in the context of food inspection. food.
Learnings tips: Anatomy is a big lesson that can be frightening to some students who think they need to learn everything by heart. However, even if long hours of learning are necessary, especially for the acquisition of basic vocabulary and nomenclature, the many links existing with courses in physiology, histology, biochemistry, pathology make the study very interesting . The understanding of the subject is indispensable and proves to be much more important than the knowledge of small sharp details without clinical interest. When one studies, one must start with the "table of contents", then the main titles, the general conformation, the main characteristics and the location, the function, before going on to study the small details. Above all, we must understand what we are studying!
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of anatomy courses of the second year and anatomy III is indispensable. See this later in the section " evaluation ".
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Assistance to practical lessons is obligatory.
The student should be able to perform a correct dissection, describe what he dissected, identify the different structures and describe their function. He must also look at the dissections of other students and study them. Students are required to prepare the material before coming to the dissection room. Before each lab session, the student will have to listen to (or re-listen to) the podcasts of the theory course as well as the practical films that are on e-campus. Basic knowledge checks may be done. A file, published on ecampus, will resume, before each dissection, the pieces they will have to dissect and this, in order to better prepare these TPs. A dissection technique guide is available on eCampus to help you complete your dissection, point by point and region by region. Oral examinations of knowledge control will be organized on Fridays of dissection weeks. The order of passage is communicated during the week. These questions are formative but they are also intended to inform the student about his / her level of knowledge and understanding of the subject and to best prepare him for the assessment on the day of the exam. The program provides 24 hours of practical work (TP). These courses are compulsory and complementary to the theoretical courses. They are organized in groups of 40 to 45 students over 2 weeks (10h of dissection and 2h of topographic anatomy / week and a formative interrogation on Friday PM). Practical work in angiology and applied neurology and topographic anatomy will be performed on the head, fore and hind limbs and their belts. The subject is approached regionally. Storage Instructions At the end of the lab session, you will need to tidy up the practice room and clean the equipment you have used. The dissecting pieces should be collected on a minimum of tables to be put in the fridge. Parts should be covered with a damp cloth to prevent drying out. The buckets of each table must be emptied into the wheelbarrow AND placed under the appropriate table attached by means of a string. The scalpel blades will be thrown into the appropriate yellow bins. It should be checked that no scalpel blade is lying on the tables, the edge of the sinks, etc. The stools will be stacked and stored in a corner of the room. The empty tables and the equipment at your disposal will be cleaned and stored in the room. The last one will check that the fridge door is closed, the faucets are closed and the sinks are no longer flowing.
Biosecurity measures:For the practical activities of this UE, the student will have to know and apply the biosecurity rules available at the following address: https://www.fmv-biosecurite.ulg.ac.be/anatomie/marche-a-suivre-unique
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
26 hours of theoric lessons are at the program. The typical horary includes 4 hours of anatomy lessons per week . Assistance to theoric lessons is not compulsory. However, it is strongly advised because the way to address the course is clearly developped and the focus is put on the parts to be known to be able to pass the examination. Schemes and drawings are frequently realised on a graphic tablet, put "online" and permit an easier memorisation. Most of the lessons will be podcast. A revision session can be organised at the end of the year at the request of the students. The matters that are not understood must be transmitted to the delegates that will draw up a list they will transmit to prof Gabriel some days before the session. The theoric lessons and the revision session are the only moments where the theory is developped. The aim of the TPs is for training and practical knowledge and not for teaching!
Recommended or required readings
Reference books
The power points, support of the lessons, the reference drawings, the lessons drawing and the dissection guide will be available electronically on e-campus. They contain all the informations necessary to pass the examination.
Dyce, Sack and Wensing. Textbook of veterinary anatomy. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company
Advised readings:
Sissons and Grossman's. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Volume 1. Ed. W.B. Saunders.
Anatomy of the dog. Miller, Christensen and Evans. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company
A color atlas of clinical anatomy of the dog and cat. J.S.Boyd. Wolfe Publishung Ltd.
Anatomie comparée des mammifères domestiques. Barone R. Angiology, Nervous system
Assessment methods and criteria
The examination consists of two main part: a theoretical and a practical examination. In the second session, this examination can, according to the number of students that must represent the course, be preceded by an examination of prerequisite. If the student fails, he cannot take his oral examination nor his practical examination. The theory test represents 65% of the final grade and includes a written preparation followed by an oral exam. The practical exam counts for 35% of the final grade and consists of (1) performing a quality dissection and recognizing and describing the structures highlighted (2) recognizing and describing different structures and their functions and topography. The horaries established for these examinations must be strictly respected. It is very important to know the precise topography of the structures, and to link them to the clinic. It is necessary to understand the matter to make a success of the examination as well as the knowledge of prerequisites. To made a success of the examination, the student must be able of representing in a schematic way, the bones of the limbs with their axes (including belts), to place the members with regard to the trunk and to the vertebral column, to cite and place the main muscular masses. He must also know how to schematize the organs of every system and place them topographycally. If these prerequisites are not acquired, it is impossible to understand the vascularization and the innervation; this will imply a note <10/20. The students experiencing difficulties or stressed by an oral examination can ask in the course of the year to pass a "white" examination. They have to book an appointment by e-mail and bound the subject about which they wish to be questioned.
There is no partial exemption within this teaching unit. The student with a mark <10/20 must represent both parts of the exam in the second session
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Assistance to practical lessons is obligatory. Any absence from the TP must be made up during the quadrimester, within a time window approved by the assistants. If not, the student may be prohibited from presenting his exam during the first session.
Rather than to waste time to take the presences, the dissections realized by the students will serve as control of presences. Parts put at the disposal the students must be completely dissected and the dissections have to be of quality to allow all the students of the group to benefit from it for their apprenticeship.
Contacts
Prof Annick Gabriel
Tel : 04/366 40 60
Fax: 04 366 40 76
annick.gabriel@ulg.ac.be
Students may obtain a rendez-vous (preferate way: by e-mail) if they have any problem.
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
The theoretical subject was taught entirely in the classroom except the anatomy of birds.
Practical work in comparative angiology and neurology of the dog, ruminant and horse and topographic anatomy of the dog, ruminant and horse had to be discontinued. New videos presenting comparative angiology and neurology have been posted on e-campus as well as videos of topographic anatomy of the dog, ruminant and horse. They complement the videos previously posted on e-campus.
These videos will serve as the basis for the practical exam
Assessment subjects
The table of contents is as follows
Neuro cranial osteology
Comparative and applied head angiology
Central nervous system I: Introduction: morphology, different parts and vascularization
Cranial nerves and comparative and applied neurology of the head
Spinal nerves constituting the plexuses with the distribution of nerves
Angiology and applied neurology of the thoracic and pelvic limbs and their belts including topographic anatomy
Sense organs
Central nervous system II: (afferent somatic pathways, special afferent somatic pathways, motor somatic pathways, visceral nervous system and afferent visceral pathways, special and efferent afferent pathways)
Anatomy of birds
Assessment methods
The exam will be written and online. It will be organized in early June. It will last 2 hours; 1h30 for the theoretical part, 30 minutes for the practical part.
It will include open questions with short answers and diagrams to be captioned for the theoretical part. This part will represent 75% of the grade.
The practical part will represent 25% of the grade and will consist of 2 parts. The first will focus on angiology and neurology and the second on topographic anatomy. The first will be based on videos of angiology and neurology posted on e-campus (ruminant, dog and horse). The second will be based on topographic anatomy videos uploaded (of the dog and horse) / which will be uploaded very soon (ruminants) on e-campus.
Contacts
Annick Gabriel: annick.gabriel@uliege.be
For any questions relating to theoretical or practical matter, use the discussion forums open on e-campus
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The table of contents is as follows
Neuro cranial osteology
Comparative and applied head angiology
Central nervous system I: Introduction: morphology, different parts and vascularization
Cranial nerves and comparative and applied neurology of the head
Spinal nerves constituting the plexuses with the distribution of nerves
Angiology and applied neurology of the thoracic and pelvic limbs and their belts including topographic anatomy
Sense organs
Central nervous system II: (afferent somatic pathways, special afferent somatic pathways, motor somatic pathways, visceral nervous system and afferent visceral pathways, special and efferent afferent pathways)
Anatomy of birds
Assessment methods
The exam will be written and online. It will last 80 minutes; 1h for the theoretical part, 20 minutes for the practical part.
It will include open questions with short answers and questions on diagrams for the theoretical part. This part will represent 75% of the grade.
The practical part will represent 25% of the grade and will consist of 2 parts. The first will focus on angiology and neurology and the second on topographic anatomy. The first will be based on videos of angiology and neurology posted on e-campus (ruminant, dog and horse). The second will be based on topographic anatomy videos uploaded (of the dog, horse and ruminants) on e-campus.
Contacts
Annick Gabriel: annick.gabriel@uliege.be
For any questions relating to theoretical or practical matter, use the discussion forums open on e-campus