VBAS 215 — Veterinary Physiology I
Veterinary Medicine · University of Ghana
Introduction to physiology. Cardiovascular physiology. Production, function and degradation of blood cells; body fluids, blood groupings and blood clotting. Heart action, blood pressure and control of heart rate. Circulation of blood through the heart, lungs, brain, liver and kidney. Peripheral and lymphatic circulation. Iron metabolism. Respiratory physiology, mechanisms of breathing, gaseous diffusion, perfusion ratios. Respiratory stressors. Regulation of respiratory and buffers in blood. Avian Respiration. Neurophysiology; sensory physiology, nerve conduction, sensory organs, The Central Nervous System and Autonomic Nervous System. Pain in animals. Motor cortex, descending fibres. Reflexes. Practical: Nerve: Basic morphology, excitation and conduction, resting membrane potential, latent period action potential, all–or-none law; strength-duration curve; biphasic action potential, ionic basis of excitation and conduction, compound action potential. Muscle: Morphology, electrical characteristics, ionic distribution fluxes, neuromuscular transmission, contractile responses, energy sources and metabolism.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 200
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- ANIM 211 — Animal Production
- BCMB 217 — Veterinary Biochemistry I
- BCMB 218 — Veterinary Biochemistry II
- BCMB 222 — Veterinary Biochemistry III
- VBAS 211 — Veterinary Gross Anatomy I
- VBAS 212 — Veterinary Gross Anatomy II
- VBAS 213 — Histology
- VBAS 214 — Embryology
- VBAS 216 — Veterinary Physiology II
- VBAS 218 — Animal Management 1
- VBAS 220 — Filed Practical I
- ANIM 311 — Principles of Animal Nutrition
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).