VET244: Veterinary Physiology I

This unit covers the functioning of the individual organs and tissues of the adult mammal, including nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and alimentary systems. The mechanism of actions will be considered in terms of the cellular structure and physical processes necessary to maintain the healthy body, including a detailed study of the histology of each tissue. Control mechanisms will be outlined. Special emphasis will be placed on domestic species.

Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal
Contact Time	Lectures: 4 hours per week; practicals: 4 hours per week or equivalent.
Prerequisites	Enrolment in Veterinary Biology.
School	School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
Unit Coordinator	Associate Professor John Bolton Position: Physiology and Large Animal Medicine E-mail: J.Bolton@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Veterinary Clinical Sciences Room 2.031 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 2621
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Associate Professor John Bolton Physiology and Large Animal Medicine (J.Bolton@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 2621 Murdoch Campus Veterinary Clinical Sciences Room 2.031 MURDOCH S1: Internal (15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)