Pets anatomy II

Duration

30h Th, 48h Pr, 6h Mon. WS

Number of credits

Lecturer

Annick Gabriel

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Anatomy is the science of organizing living things. Basis of the teaching of medicine, it is above all an indispensable introduction to the knowledge of the healthy organism and its functions. Veterinary anatomy is general and comparative: it deals with all the domestic animal species of which it describes the similarities and the characteristic differences. The Animal Anatomy Course II is the second part of the Anatomy course. It follows the course of anatomy of domestic animals I, and will be followed by courses of anatomy III and IV, in the 3rd year of the bachelor's degree. In block 2, the anatomy course has 2 parts: the anatomy part I 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). We will begin the course with the study of splanchnocrane, neck and thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities. The bones and joints of the axial skeleton were described during the course of anatomy I. The thoracic, abdominal and pelvic cavities with the muscles that border them will be successively studied. The main species studied will be domestic carnivores, equines and domestic ruminants. We will then study the digestive system. In a second step, we will study the respiratory system then the urogenital system. The subject will be approached in a descriptive way but above all in a functional and topographic way. The main species studied will be domestic carnivores, equines and domestic ruminants. The particularities of pork and rabbit will also be studied.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, the student must know the basic anatomical vocabulary, must be able to quote the general organization of all systems studied; describe and draw the morphology of anatomical structures and explain their functions. 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 studying an organ, it is necessary to know how to locate it both within the system concerned and from a topographic point of view. The structure / function relationship is particularly important to know (functional anatomy). 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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

It is indispensable to have followed the first part of the course (Anatomy I) to approach the second part of the course (Anatomy II).

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 6 hours of tutorials. 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 of osteology and each week of TP 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 and the dissection sessions are held exclusively in the dissection rooms (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. Specific TPs on pork and rabbit are also organized.
Organization and subject of the practical sessions: Osteo 1 (4h): Osteology of the head (skull, face, mandible, hyoid apparatus), temporomandibular joints and hyoid apparatus (obs. On dried parts) Osteo 2 (4h) Nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, Mouth cavities and teeth. Week dissection 1 (16h, 4 times 4h): myology and splanchnology of the head, neck and cranial part of the thoracic cavity; Week dissection 2 (16h, 4 times 4h): myology and splanchnology of the caudal part of the thoracic cavity, the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. All this information is included and detailed in the file "Workflow of TP" deposited on eCampus before the start of TP. Schedule adjustments may take place depending on the health situation (covid)
For dissections, students are grouped in teams of 2 to 4 students: each team is responsible for the dissection of the parts attributed to them, both for arthrology and for myology and splanchnology. This information is available in a file deposited on eCampus before the week of TP, in order to better organize and prepare TP.
On Fridays of dissection weeks, students are present to take the TP oral assessment. The order of passage is communicated during the week (eCampus). Depending on the health situation, these formative questions can be done online. These interrogations are formative; they are intended to inform the student of his level of knowledge and understanding of the subject and to best prepare him for the assessment on the day of the exam. In the inverse class of splanchnology, the evaluation will be certifying, it represents 1/5 of the TP note (see evaluation methods). The evaluation grid used by the assistants to record you and an example will be 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/ walk-to-follow-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)

30 hours of theoric lessons are at the program. The typical horary includes 4 to 6 hours of anatomy lessons per week at the second quadrimester. Assistance to theoric lessons is not compulsory. However, it is strongly advised, because the way to address the course is clearly developped. Schemes and drawings are frequently realised and permit an easier memorisation. Most of the lessons are 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 sessions. The theoric lessons, the TDs and the revision session are the only moments where the theory is developped. The aim of the TPs is for training and practical knowledge.

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Specific health instructions concerning the organization of practical work have been put in place and will be available on e-campus. Adjustments to the practical work schedule may take place and will be 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. Some formative face-to-face questions may be replaced by online questions.
In first and second sessions, a two-part examination; a theoretical and a practical, will be organized. The 2 exams will take place on the same day, in small groups (5 students), regardless of the color code (yellow or orange) in the anatomy department.
 

Recommended or required readings

Reference books
Course notes (word), course materials, power points, course reference diagrams are available on e-campus. The diagrams produced during the course will be deposited as the course evolves on e-campus. They contain all the information you need to pass the exam.
Dyce, Sack and Wensing. Textbook of veterinary anatomy. Ed. W.B. Saunders Company.
Advised readings:

• 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. Tomes I, II et III
• Sissons and Grossman's. The anatomy of the domestic animals. Volume 1. Ed. W.B. Saunders.

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 AND oral exam

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred in-person


Additional information:

In-person exam
In first and second sessions, a two-part examination; a theoretical and a practical, will be organized.
In the first session, two types of organization are possible depending on the evolution of the health crisis, either the theoretical exam will be organized on the same day for all students, or the 2 exams, theoretical and practical will take place on the same day, in small groups. (15 students), in the anatomy department; 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 70% 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 carried out will be provided to the students.
 
The practical exam is oral and deals with the recognition and description of the different structures and organs with their functions. It counts for 30% of the final grade. One-half of the TP score is represented by the certificatives evaluations. The evaluation grid used by the assistants and an example will be available on eCampus. The TP exam (1/2 of the TP rating) consists of: (1) recognizing and describing various bone, joint, muscle and tendon structures; (2) give the origins and insertions as well as the main functions of the muscles, (3) recognize and describe different organs, (4) give their functions and their topography. 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 in the second session
Remote exam

The anatomy exam is not a short open exam.
1st session: The theoretical exam will be oral and will represent 70% of the mark. The practical exam will be written and will represent 30% of the mark; one-half of the TP score being represented by the results of certificative evaluations. Specific adapted evaluation objectives will be provided to students as well as precise evaluation methods.
2nd session: The theoretical exam will be oral and will represent 70% of the mark. The practical exam will be written and will represent 30% of the mark. Specific adapted evaluation objectives will be provided to students as well as precise evaluation methods.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Assistance to pratical lessons is obligatory. Presences are taken on a daily basis. Any absence from the TP must be made up during the semester, within a time window approved by the assistants. If not, the student may be prohibited from presenting his first-term exam.

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