Physiology and Ethology of Domstic Animals

The course is divided in two parts: the first (6 CFU) provides students with an overview of the physiology of the cellular function, the
nervous system and sensory organs, the blood and cardio-circulatory system, the skeletal and smooth muscle cells; the second (4
CFU) provides students with fundamental information about general ethology of domestic animals and its application in Veterinary
Medicine.

Goals to achieve:
1) knowledge and understanding: the student must demonstrate knowledge of the basic physiological functions related to the nervous
system, the cardiovascular system and skeletal muscle, as well as the knowledge of the physiological bases of domestic animal
behavior.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding skills: the student must demonstrate to possess the indispensable concepts to establish links
between the various topics covered, and in particular between physiology and animal behavior, in order to adequately deal with the
studies of pathology and veterinary clinic.
3) Communication skills: the student must demonstrate to be able to use an appropriate terminology, which allows him / her to express
the acquired knowledge in an appropriate manner.
4) Ability to learn: the student must demonstrate to be able, in total autonomy, to increase the knowledge of topics related to the
physiology and ethology of small and large animals.