Dr. Greg Bradley

Research Scientist

Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Rm 106; Ph: 621-2356 ext: 16; Email: gabrad@ag.arizona.edu.

Office hours: by appointment

Dr. Sharon Dial

Research Scientist

Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Rm 105; Ph: 621-2356 ext: 15; Email: sdial@email.arizona.edu.

Office hours: by appointment

This 4 credit course consists of two hours of didactic lecture and two, two hour laboratories per week. The course is a microscopic survey of tissues and organs. The microanatomy of the major organ systems in mammals will be examined in detail with emphasis on the comparative anatomy of the domestic animal species (dog, cat, horse, cow). In addition, comparison to avian tissues will be included in selected organ systems. The laboratory will consist of microscopic examination and identification of tissues and organ systems using histological specimens.

1. The student will be able to identify general cellular structures.

2. The student will become familiar with normal tissue microanatomy.

3. The student will be able to identify organs based on their tissue microanatomy.

4. The student will be able to relate specific tissue structural characteristics to organ function.

5. The student will be able to identify specific species differences in organ structure at the microscopic level.

Recommended:

Wheater’s Functional Histology by B. Young and J.W. Heath (4^th edition). Churchill Livingstone, New York, New York, 2000 or newer edition.

Additional Reading:

Laboratory Handout (download)

Color Atlas of Veterinary histology by WJ Bacha, Jr. and LM Bacha ( 2^nd edition), Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000.  This book is filled with photomicrographs that may be helpful especially in the laboratory.  Also helpful with comparative histology

Textbook of Veterinary Histology (5^th edition) by H. Dieter Dellman and JoAnn Eurell and Applied Veterinary Histology (4^th edition) by William J. Banks are additional veterinary texts that may be useful for comparative histology, especially of the digestive system of ruminants and birds and the respiratory system of birds.

On-line virtual microscope slides

Examinations will consist of three class exams and a final based on lecture and laboratory material. Each examination will have a written portion and a laboratory practical portion. Eighty five percent of the points will come from the lecture material and 15% from the lab practical exam.  The written questions may include any combination of multiple-choice, fill in the blank, matching and short answer essay.  The laboratory practical will require the student to identify structures in projected images or glass slides. One examination (other than the final) can be discarded. However, we highly recommend that you take all three of the in-class exams.  The final exam is not comprehensive.

 

 No make-up exams will be given. If you miss one of the in-class exams that one will have to be the exam you discard.  Examinations will be graded and returned within one week and time will be allotted during class to discuss each exam.

 

The final grade will be calculated as follows:

 

Mean of two class examinations                                      60%

Final examination                                                              30%

Laboratory participation                                                   10%

Total                                                                                   100%

The laboratory participation grade will be determined based on a checklist of structures to be identified by the student in each lab period.   The checklist, initialed by the laboratory instructor, will be turned in at the end of each lab period.

            90 – 100        A

            80 – 89          B

            70 – 79          C

            60 – 69          D

            < 60                E

The course will not be graded on a curve.

Examination #1                                                        September 13, 2007

Examination #2                                                        October 09, 2007

Examination #3                                                        November 06, 2007

Final Examination                                                    December 10, 2007

University standards for ethical behavior as outlined under THE CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY will be expected. No sharing of information during examinations will be tolerated.

(Web site: http://catalog.arizona.edu/policies/994/acacode.htm)

Students with special needs should inform the instructors of those needs at the beginning of the semester. The instructors will work with the students and the appropriate campus offices to accommodate those needs, thus ensuring that their learning experience is maximized. Please contact the Learning Disabilities program/S.A.L.T., Old Main building, Room 117, 621-1242 and/or the Center for Disability Related Resources, Second and Cherry Streets, 621-5227 for documentation of special needs before the end of the second week of class.