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VBAS 216 — Veterinary Physiology II

Veterinary Medicine · University of Ghana

Comparative aspects of digestion: prehension and mastication, salivary secretion, deglutition, eructation; Digestion in the simple stomach, gastric secretion; contractile activity of the stomach, emesis. Digestion in the ruminant stomach, function of the epithelium, microbial digestion, volatile fatty acids, nitrogen conservation, Carbohydrate digestion; Absorption across rumen epithelium. Digestion in the small and large intestines. Endocrinology, Neuro-endocrine control of blood glucose, digestion and defaecation. Reproductive physiology. Steroid genesis, andrology, fertilization, implantation, ovarian cycles, pregnancy parturition, lactation, manipulation of reproduction. Comparative reproduction of the body. Exchange between intracellular and extracellular fluids. Alternative in fluid balances. Acid-based relationships to body fluids; kidney function. Acid-base regulation; Micturition; Thermoregulation. Tropical temperature adaptation.

Credits
4
Level
Level 200
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).