VETE0464-2

Duration

30h Th, 48h Pr, 4h Mon. WS

Number of credits

	Bachelor in veterinary medicine	6 crédits

Lecturer

Annick Gabriel

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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 I is the first part of the anatomy course. He will be followed by the animal anatomy II, in the 2nd quadrimester of block 2 and III and IV, in the 3rd year of the bachelor's degree. In block 2, the anatomy course has 2 parts: the anatomy I part concerns the musculoskeletal system (limbs and belts) (30h CT, 4h TD, 48h TP) and the part II the neckline, the trunk, the splanchnocrane and splanchnology (30h CT, 6h TD, 48h TP). General introduction are given on the different concerned tissues.Osteology, arthrology, myology and esthesiology will be successively studied for the fore and rear limb and vertebral column. The main species studied will be domestic carnivores, horse, ruminants with special attention for equine digit.

This course constitues a pre-requisite for Anatomy II.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

A the end of the lessons, students must know the anatomical basic vocabulary, be able to cite the general organisation of all the studied systems, to describe and draw the morphology of anatomical structures and to explain their functions. He must be able to represent the axes of bones from belts, be capable of placing the limb with regard to the trunk, of being capable of placing a bone with his axis or a joint on an image of alive animal. He must be able to draw the shape of the articular surfaces and to explain precisely how the articulation functions. In practics, the student must be able to adapt the knowledge to the professional requirements, particularly in the field of clinical sciences; medical imaging, semiology, propedeutics and surgery as well as in foodstuffs inspection
Learning tips : Anatomy is a big course that may frighten several students that believe that they must learn by heart. However, even if long hours are necessary to learn it, the numerous connections made with physiology, histology, biochemistry and pathology make it very interesting. The understanding of the course is indispensable and turns out much more important than the knowledge of small sharp details without clinical interest.
It is necessary to begin with the anatomical basic vocabulary, the study of the table of content, with big titles and then general conformation, main characteristics, function and localisation before studying small details.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

To be authorised to attend the course of anatomy, a student must have made a success of the classes of biology of the block 1

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assistance to practical lessons is obligatory. Presences are recorded daily. PT groups and schedules are available on the student portal of the faculty website and on the CELCAT calendar. The program includes 48 hours of practical work and 4 hours of tutorials (TD). These TP and TD are mandatory and complementary to the theoretical courses. They are organized in groups of 45 to 50 students, per session of 4am in the morning (8h30-12h30). Each session begins with a TD that serves as a refresher and describes how to proceed for the study of bones and joints, and during dissections. The osteology sessions are held in the osteology room and in the dissection room opposite. The dissection sessions are held exclusively in the dissection room (see the "biosecurity" link for access). The TP is very useful to assimilate the material and to link theoretical descriptions to a manipulation of visual and real of the different anatomical structures, provided to arrive in room having revised and prepared the matter of the subjects of dissection, as a minimum. The species studied during the TP are the horse, the cattle, the dog and the cat.
Organization and subject of the practical sessions: Osteo 1 (4h): introduction of the TP / bones of the scapular belt, the arm, the forearm / joints of the shoulder and the elbow (obs. On dried parts); Osteo 2 (4h): bones of the pelvic girdle, thigh, leg / joints of the hip and stifle (Obsect on dried pieces); Osteo 3 (4h): hand and foot bones (carpal bones and tarsal bones, metacarps, metatarsals, phalanges, sesamoid bones) / carpal joints (knee), tarsus (hock), metacarpo / tarso-phalangeal (fetlock) and interphalangeal (obs, on dried pieces); Osteo 4 (4h): bones of the axial skeleton: vertebral column, ribs, sternum / intervertebral joints, costo-vertebral, sternocostal and sacroiliac joint (obs, on dried pieces); Week of dissection 1 (16h, 4 times 4h): study of the forelegs (MA) or posterior (MP) in comparative approach; Week of dissection 2 (16h, 4 times 4h): study of the hind limbs (MP) or former (MA) in comparative approach. All this information is included and detailed in the file "Workflow of TP" deposited on eCampus before the start of TP.
For dissections, students are grouped in teams of 2 to 4 students: each team is responsible for the dissection of an arthrology piece and a complete member for myology. This information is available in a file deposited on eCampus before the week of TP, in order to better organize and prepare TP.
From Friday of week 1 of dissection, a formative training test will be deployed on eCampus. This test will include different types of questions based on a photo (QMC, QROC, classification, ... see details on eCampus), on the osteo, arthrology and myology matters of the past week (MA or MP). The test must be passed with a minimum score of 10/20 to be authorized in week 2 of dissection (3 attempts maximum; test accessible until Saturday 12h before the 2nd week of dissection)
The friday of 2nd week, it is a certificative oral evaluation of one of the partim TP of the course (see modalities of evaluation); it takes place in the form of an osteo-arthro-myo course, in particular on the dissection pieces, and stirs all of the TP matter (MA and MP). The running order is communicated during the week (eCampus). The evaluation grid used by the assistants to rate you is available on eCampus.
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. Specific biosecurity rules, linked to the health crisis, have been put in place and will be presented to students in the form of a film which will be posted on the e-campus.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

The program provides 30 hours of theoretical courses. The schedule therefore includes 4-6 hours of anatomy per week in the first quadrimester. The attendance of the theoretical courses is not obligatory, however, it is strongly advised. The approach to the subject is clearly developed and the focus is on the parties to know in order to pass the exam. Diagrams and drawings are regularly made using a graphics tablet, recorded and put online and allow easier storage. Most courses are podcasted A review session may be organized at the end of the semester at the request of the students. Matters not included must be forwarded to course delegates who will draw up a list which they will send, a few days before the meeting, to the teacher. Gabriel. Theoretical courses, TDs and the revision session are the only moments during which the theory is seen. The goal of TPs is learning and applying knowledge.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Specific health instructions concerning the organization of practical work have been put in place and are available on e-campus. Adjustments to the practical work schedule take place and are available on e-campus, in the file concerning the organisation of the practical work. The students will be distributed over the 2 dissection rooms to reduce the size of the groups as much as possible. They will work in small groups of maximum 5 students throughout the quadrimester.
In first and second sessions, a two-part examination; a theoretical and a practical, will be organized.
The theoretical exam will be written and will be organized face-to-face on the same day for all students, the practical exam will be oral and organized in small groups, regardless of the color code (yellow or orange) in the anatomy department.

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

Any session :

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- Remote

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions ) AND oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person

Additional information:

In-person exam
In the second session, the theoretical exam will be organized on the same day for all students. The theoretical exam will be written. It counts for 65% of the final mark and will include some true / false (or multiple choice or QRM) questions, short open questions, questions on diagrams and diagrams to be produced / completed. The weighting of the questions will be indicated. To pass the exam, it is essential to have understood the matter and to know how to make sufficiently precise diagrams to explain the functional features. Specific evaluation objectives and a precise list of diagrams to be able to be produced/completed were provided to the students. The practical exam is oral and account for 35% of the final grade. The TP exam consists of: (1) performing myological dissection of correct quality; (2) recognize and describe various bone, joint, muscle and tendon structures; (3) give the origins and insertions as well as the main functions of the muscles. Schedules established for these examinations must be strictly respected.
There is no partial exemption in this teaching unit. A student with a grade of less than 10/20 must represent both the theoretical and practical parts of the exam
Remote exam

The anatomy exam is not a short open exam.
The exam will consist of 2 parts, one written and one oral. The written exam will include part of the theoretical exam, representing 25% of the mark, and the practical exam, representing 25% of the mark. The oral exam, representing 50% of the mark, will be accessible to students who have obtained a minimum mark of 11.25 / 25 in the written theory exam

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Assistance to practical lessons is obligatory. Presences are taken on a daily basis. 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.

Contacts

Prof Annick Gabriel, Tel : 04/366 40 60, annick.gabriel@ulg.ac.be. Students may obtain a rendez-vous (preferate way: by e-mail) if they have any problem.
For practical works: Dr Mickaël Dourcy (Mickael.Dourcy@uliege.be); et Dr Anneliese Demil (a.demil@uliege.be) , Tel : 04/366 40 61

Pets Anatomy I