Veterinary Physiology

The educational activities of the course will cover the functionality of different cell systems present in the animal organism and the physiology and dynamics of different intra and extracellular fluids and extracellular matrix. We will proceed with the functional specificities of different systems, in particular: nervous system, cardio-circulatory system, respiratory and renal system, digestive system, endocrine, reproductive, mammary and locomotor system. The educational aspects relating to animal ethology and welfare will be characterized by being linked to the functionality of the various systems and placed in relation to age, the environment in which the animals live, and the relationships with people and other animals. In this context will be analyzed the phylogeny and ontogenesis of different behaviors, such as : learning, eating behaviors, sexual reproductive, parental care, aggression, communication systems and stress response.

The student is expected to acquire, for the first time in his university life, a lot of fundamental physiological information about the "live animal" during the different stages of life: development, maintenance of homeostasis, nutritional and reproductive characteristics. They will acquire useful information to understand the behavioral expression of different animal species and breeds in different conditions of development, breeding, environment and with different relationships between humans and other animals. The educational process of Veterinary Physiology will allow the student to face the educational objectives of subsequent courses in a brilliant and quick way and the information received will have practical repercussions on more professional subjects, scientific research and technology transfer.