ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 49.5 Hours of tutorials: 1.5 Expository Class: 12 Interactive Classroom: 12 EEES Clinics: 6 Total: 81
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
Areas: Comparative Anatomy and Pathology
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
Acquisition of basic knowledge focused in the comparative anatomy of fishes, amphibians, reptiles and birds from a clinically oriented or a productive point of view.
Our purpose is to complement the anatomic instruction of the veterinary student that may be interested in these species.
Contents
Developed according to the schedule approved for the academic year.
LECTURES: 22.5 sessions of fifty minutes
Chapter I: Fishes (6 hours)
Lesson-1. Introduction and generalities. Class of fishes.
Lesson-2. Main differences between freshwater and marine fishes.
Lesson-3. External and internal morphology.
Lesson-4. Other related aspects. Fast diagnostic tests in ictiopathology.
Chapter II: Amphibians and Reptiles (7.5 hours)
Lesson-5. Introduction and general facts of Class Amphibia. Life cycle.
Lesson-6. Amphibians. Locomotor system. Splanchnology. Common integument. Nervous system and sense organs.
Lesson-7. Introduction and general facts of Class Reptilia. Life cycle.
Lesson-8. Turtles and tortoises. Locomotor system. Splanchnology. Common integument (shell).
Lesson-9. Lizards. Locomotor system. Splanchnology.
Lesson-10. Snakes. Locomotor system. Splanchnology. Common integument and shedding. Nervous system and sense organs. Methods of defense (poison production).
Lesson-11. Crocodiles. Locomotor system. Splanchnology. Common integument.
Chapter III: BIRDS (9 hours)
Lesson-12. Introduction and general facts. Origin and evolution of the birds. Classification.
Lesson-13. Common integument. The beak. Feathers and plumages.
Lesson-14. Locomotor apparatus I. Osteology and myology.
Lesson-15. Locomotor apparatus II. Wings and flight. Legs: structure and modifications.
Lesson-16. Digestive apparatus and feeding.
Lesson-17. Respiratory system and thermoregulation.
Lesson-18. Urogenital apparatus. Reproduction.
Lesson-19. Circulatory system.
Lesson-20. Nervous system. Sense organs.
P-1. FISHES (4 hours). Observation and recognition of the external anatomy. Dissection of salmoniform species internal anatomy. Performing of sampling for fast diagnosis usually employed in ictiopatology. Microscopy of samples of blood, skin, branchia, anterior kidney, spleen, thymus and digestive and genital tracts.
P-2. AMPHIBIANS and REPTILES (4 hours). Identification of specimens of amphibians (anura and urodela) and reptilian (lizards, snakes, turtles and crocodiles). Recognition and topography of organs. Dissection of available specimens. Projection of videos and observation of diverse material of interest, relative to the species of study.
P-3. BIRDS (3 hours). Observation and recognition of specimens of wild birds. Comparative study of the skeleton and its adaptations.
P-4. BIRDS (3 hours) Dissection of birds and observation of the locomotor apparatus destined to the flight, the visceral systems, the corporal cavity and the air sacs. Sexing of specimens.
Basic and complementary bibliography
For these not so common animal species, we do not recommend a basic text. The contents of the virtual classroom will serve as basic reference. For any other aspect, the recommended texts among others can provide additional information.
FISHES
• Brown L. 2000. Acuicultura para veterinarios. Ed. Acribia. Zaragoza.
• Roberts H.E. 2009. Fundamentals of ornamental fish health. Ed. Wiley-Blackwell. USA.
• Genten F., Terwinghe E., Danguy A. 2009. Atlas of fish histology. Ed. Science Publishers.
• Ferguson H.W. 2006. Systemic Pathology of Fish. 2nd ed. Ed. Scotian Press.
• Noga E. J. 2010. Fish Disease. Diagnosis and Treatment. Ed. Wiley-Blackwell.
AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES
• Ackerman L. 1997. The Biology, Husbandry and Health Care of Reptiles. Vol I - The Biology of Reptiles. Ed. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. USA
• Bauchot R (editor). 1994. Snakes: A Natural History. Ed. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. USA.
• Burnie D. (editor). 2002. Animal: la Definitiva e Impactante Guía Visual de la Vida Salvaje en Nuestro Planeta. Ed. Pearson Educación. Madrid.
• Halliday T.R., Alder K. (editores) 1991. Anfibios y Reptiles. Colección Animales del Mundo. Ediciones Folio. Navarra.
• Hofrichter R. 2000. The Enciclopedia of Amphibians. Ed. Key Porter Books Limited, Canada.
• Levy C. 2003. Crocodiles and Alligators. Colección Endangered Species. Ed. Eagle Editions Ltd. U.K.
• Martín Orti R., Marín García P., González Soriano J. 2004. Atlas de Anatomía de Animales Exóticos. Ed. Masson S.A.
BIRDS
• Causey Whitow C., editor. 2000. Sturkie´s Avian Physiology. 5th ed. Ed. Academic Press (New York - London).
• Farner D.S. & King J.R., editors. 1971-1975 Avian Biology. Vols. I-V. Ed. Academic Press (New York - London).
• Ghetie V., Chitescu S.T., Cotofan V. & Hillebrand A. 1981. Atlas de anatomía de las aves domésticas, Ed. Acribia.
• King A.S. & McLelland J. 1979-1985. Form and Function in Birds. Vols 1-4. Ed. Academic Press (London).
• König H.E. & Liebich H.G. 2001. Anatomie und Propädeutik des Geflügels. Ed. Schattauer.
• König H.E., Korbel, R. & Liebich H.G. 2016. Avian Anatomy. Textbook and colour atlas. 2nd ed. Ed.5M publishing, (UK)
• Lovette I.J. & Fitzpatrick J.W. editors. 2016. Handbook of bird biology 3rd ed. Ed. John Wiley & sons, (U.K).
• Nickel R., Schummer A. & Seiferle E. 1977. Anatomy of the domestic birds, Verlag Paul Parey.
The students will acquire basic knowledge on the structure and handling of the studied species
Generic competences:
GVUSC01. Capacity to learn and to adapt to new situations.
GVUSC02. Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
GVUSC05. Capacity for applying knowledge in practice.
GVUSC06. Ability to work autonomously and as a part of a group.
Specific competences of the subject:
CEDVUSC02. To acquire knowledge on the structure and function of healthy animals.
Academic competences:
CEAVUSC08. To realize the need of updating knowledge, abilities and attitudes, by means of a permanent learning process.
Transversal competences:
CTVUSC02. Capacity to obtain appropriate, varied and up-to-date information using different resources, such as bibliographic information and internet, and critically analyze it.
CTVUSC03. Capacity to elaborate and present an organized and understandable text.
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENTS SECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):
1. Lectures with ICT support and the systematic use of the Virtual Campus as support teaching. Presential lectures will require the application of hygiene measures determined by the authorities (hydrogel, mandatory mask, minimum safety distance). Exceptionally, classroom teaching may be combined with virtual teaching up to 10% of the total hours of the subject.
The subject uses 22.5 sessions of 50-minutes; attendance to lectures is highly recommended to assimilate well the contents and getting the most out of the practical sessions
These sessions are distributed as follows:
• 6 h devoted to the study of the fishes,
• 7.5 h for reptiles and amphibians,
• 9 h for the birds.
2. Practical sessions: 100% presence observing the hygiene measures determined by the authorities (hydrogel, mandatory mask, minimum safety distance).
We plan short rotations comprising 4 practical work sessions under the supervision of the teaching staff, each lasting 4 or 3 hours. They take place in the dissection room in Hall 3, according to the schedule established by the academic calendar.
During the 4 practical sessions, the students will follow the guidelines given by the academic staff regarding its content, completed with the notes taken in the lectures and with the contents downloaded from the virtual campus. In order to solve specific questions, printed and online atlases are highly advisable. In this way, the students will get used to literature reviewing.
In order to comply with biosafety and biosecurity measures, in addition to the hygiene measures implemented by the authorities, the students must wear white lab coats, rubber boots, disposable gloves and bring basic dissection material: scalpel, tweezers and scissors; safety glasses are also recommended . There will be basic biosafety and biosecurity measures displayed at the entrance of the practice lab, also available on the virtual campus. The students must adopt them. The teaching staff will resolve any doubt regarding this issue.
Attendance to the practices is obligatory and essential to sit the final exam. Non-attendance –except in duly justified circumstances of force majeure–supposes not performing the final exam of the part (or parts) of the subject related to said absence.
In the case of non presential activities the “remote” activity“ will be through the platforms defined at the institutional level and synchronously respecting the approved schedules, unless otherwise specified. All information regarding their definition, follow-up and grading will be indicated in the rules published in the virtual classroom at the beginning of the course "
3. Tutoring
Tutoring will be mainly face-to-face, nevertheless virtual sessions can be scheduled but respecting the time slots shown in the 2020-21 course calendar.
There are two types of tutoring in the current curriculum: group and individual tutoring. The group session will take place on the date set by the academic calendar and usually serves to assess the outcome of the practical task.
The second one is the traditional tutorial, highly recommended to clarify any doubts and difficulties that may arise during the semester. It is necessary to set a date with the teachers beforehand. It usually takes place in the teacher’s office.
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENT SECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):
The final test will be face-to-face by sitting a written exam whose marks represents 70% of the overall score. Continuous assessment essentially based on practical work accounts for the remaining 30%.
Assessment system
IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE OF THE SCENARIO 1 PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED, SEE THE MODIFICATIONS SPECIFIED IN THE CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE FINAL COMMENT SECTION
Scenario 1 (adapted normality):
The final test will be face-to-face by sitting a written exam whose marks represents 70% of the overall score. Continuous assessment essentially based on practical work accounts for the remaining 30%.
The written exam will consist of a mixture of short questions, multiple-choice questions with single or multiple answers, sentences to identify as true or false, figures to complete, lists of terms to relate according to certain criteria, etc. At the beginning of the exam, the lecturers will clarify if there are any questions that subtract points.
The exam will have the three blocks, one for each different part of the subject, whose weight in the final grade varies according to the percentage of hours spent: 27.5% fish, reptiles-amphibians 31.5% and 41% birds. It is necessary to obtain a minimum of four (4) out of ten (10) in each one of the three blocks, so the three can be added in the average grade resulting from this test.
If the subject is not passed at the first exam opportunity, the score achieved in the approved blocks would be saved for the second opportunity.
The continuous assessment based on practical work will consider the involvement and attitude of each student as well as the manual work skills and the knowledge acquired during the practical sessions.
In addition, each year there will be a task for each one of the three blocks of the subject related to the practical work undertaken. Its score will also be part of the 30% of the final grade. The tasks will be duly communicated through the virtual classroom before the beginning of the practices.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply
Due to the elective character of this discipline, the classes are not exempted.
ON-SITE WORKING SESSIONS... 37.5 hours
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- Lectures or theoretical sessions........... 22.5
- Interactive or practical sessions ......14
- Tutoring .......................................1
STUDENTS' AUTONOMOUS WORKLOAD..... 37.5 hours
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- Individual study .............................31.5
- Other activities..............................2
- Literature reviews, library, etc........... 2
- Sitting exams................................. 2
TOTAL HOURS OF STUDENT’S WORKLOAD: 75
It is advisable to attend regularly to lectures as well as consulting the suggested literature.
Besides, it is advisable to attend to the tutorials in order to solve the questions that may arise while studying for the exam.
Teachers are available for any consultation by appointment
CONTINGENCY PLAN IN THE EVENT OF AN INCIDENT CAUSING THE CHANGE TO SCENARIOS 2 OR 3.
Scenario 2 (distancing)
Teaching Methodology:
• Lectures delivered electronically through Ms Teams or any other platform approved for that purpose. These sessions will count with the Virtual Campus as support to the teaching.
• Autonomous practical work in small groups and supervised by the lecturer. The duration of the practices may be reduced by up to 50%, depending on health recommendations, in order to enhance the security measures and maintain the same time slots for each group. In this case, telematic training activities will complement the interactive teaching. Hygienic measures will be mandatory and reinforced in accordance with the recommendation of the authorities at the time (hydrogel, mandatory mask, safety distance or other).
• Independent study of each student.
• Tutorials, only telematics.
In the case of non presential activities the “remote” activity“ will be through the platforms defined at the institutional level and synchronously respecting the approved schedules, unless otherwise specified. All information regarding their definition, follow-up and grading will be indicated in the rules published in the virtual classroom at the beginning of the course "
Assesment system:
• Regular attendance to the telematic lectures and mandatory to the programmed telematic practical activities. In order to be able to take the exam, it is necessary to attend 100% of the practical sessions –both the face-to-face work and the work carried out in a telematic way through the enabled platforms–.
• The continuous evaluation of the practical activity will be carried out through the combination of face-to-face and telematic tests.
• The final examination of the subject will be carried out telematically or, if circumstances allow, in person.
The other conditions do not change with respect to that described in Scenario 1.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply
Scenario 3 (closure of the faculty)
Teaching Methodology:
•All teaching activities will be carried out telematically through platforms enabled for this purpose, complemented with the use of the Virtual Campus and synchronously respecting the schedules established in the academic calendar 2020-21.
•The requirement of regular attendance for theoretical telematic sessions is maintained, and mandatory for programmed virtual practical activities.
Assesment system:
•The final examination of the subject will be carried out telematically and synchronously, and will weigh 70% of the overall score.
The continuous evaluation of the practical activity will be carried out through telematic tests –synchronously and/or non synchronously- and will provide the remaining 30% of the overall rating.
The other conditions do not change with respect to that described in Scenario 1.
In case of plagiarism, fraud or improper use of technologies for the realization of the telematic tests, the provisions of the “Normativa de avaliación do rendemento académico dos estudantes e de revisión de cualificacións” will apply
Patricia Fernandez Troconiz Revuelta
Coordinador/a- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Comparative Anatomy and Pathology
- patricia.troconiz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Matilde Lombardero Fernandez
- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Comparative Anatomy and Pathology
- matilde.lombardero [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Jose Manuel Cifuentes Martinez
- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Comparative Anatomy and Pathology
- m.cifuentes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Roberto Bermudez Pose
- Department
- Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science
- Area
- Comparative Anatomy and Pathology
- Phone
- 982822341
- roberto.bermudez [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
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