Unit Code: ANA501

Unit Name: Anatomy of Farm Animals

Description: Osteology: Definition of the terms used in anatomy of farm animals in general and osteology in particular. Classification, physical properties and structure of bones. Gross study of bones of appendicular and axial skeleton of ox as type species and comparison with sheep, goat, pig, horse, dog and fowl. Arthrology: Classification and structure of joints. Articulations and ligaments of head, neck, thorax abdomen, pelvis, tail, fore limb and hind limb of Ox as type species, their structure, functional anatomy and comparison with other domestic animals from clinical and production point of view. Myology: structural and functional classification of muscles. Gross anatomical study of skeletal muscles of head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, tail, fore limb and hind limb with their origin, insertion and action and their structural and functional importance from clinical and production point of view in cattle. Angiology: gross morphology of heart and disposition of arteries and veins of head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, tail, forelimb and hind limb in cattle. Neurology: Study of central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system. Gross study of brain, spinal cord, meninges, crania nervesl and spinal nerves. Aesthesiology: Gross morphological study of the eye, ear, nose, hoof, horn and skin in Cattle and their functional importance and comparative study in other domestic animals. Splanchnology: Gross morphology and topography of various organs of digestive, respiratory, urinary, male and female reproductive and endocrine systems.

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Prerequisite: N/A

Prerequisite Sentence: Student must be enrolled in the programme.

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 1