AGSC 320: ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS Susan Guffey, DVM 164 Barnett Hall 785-4408 (Office) sguffey@truman.edu CATALOG DESCRIPTION A study of the form and function of cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the domestic animals. TEXTBOOKS Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, 5th edition. R.D. Frandson SUPPLIES Vertebrate Dissection, 8th edition. Walker Homberger Syllabus Dissection instruments OBJECTIVES To learn facts, terms, and concepts of cells, tissues, organs, and systems with regard to form and function. To compare the interrelationships between various systems. To identify the control mechanisms for body functions. To correlate the various body systems with the whole animal. To understand the "normal" or "healthy" animal as a background for the understanding of alterations in the body that are known as "diseases". The practical uses of all the above objectives will be emphasized. BASIS FOR EVALUATION Periodic lecture exams: 3 @ 100 points = 300 points Lab exams: 3 @ 100 points = 300 points Periodic quizzes: ~15 @ 10 points = ~150 points Comprehensive final exam: 100 points = 100 points Total pts possible = ~850 points (Quizzes: we will have a brief quiz at the beginning of each Wednesday lecture; it will cover the material in the previous 3 lectures. There will also be quizzes following several of the labs.) Grading scale: >90% = A, 80-89% = B, 70-79% = C, 60-69% = D, <59% = F