Duration
22h Th, 10h Pr, 4h Mon. WS
Number of credits
| Bachelor in veterinary medicine | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course of Physiology IV includes the following contents :
- Digestive physiology
- Excretion physiology
- Physiology of vision and hearing.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The objective of these lectures is to describe the functioning of the different systems of the body, taking into account the peculiarities of the different species of domestic animals.
The following chapters will be reviewed:
- Introduction to digestive physiology and regulation of digestive functions
- Transit / motility
- Secretions
- Digestion
- Absorption
- The specificities of ruminants and microbial digestion
- The specificities of birds
- Vitamins, minerals and trace elements
- Physiological fluids: distribution, composition, dynamics and specialized fluid systems
- The kidneys: relationship between structure and function
- Urine formation: filtration, reabsorption, secretion
- Assessment of kidney function - Regulation of urine composition
- Regulation of the acid-base balance by the reins
- Urination
- Kidney failure
- Animal specificities of renal function
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The entire curriculum has close interactions with many other teaching units (biochemistry, histology, anatomy, immunology). The prerequisites and co-requisites for physiology can be viewed in the "Course program" section of the FMV website. On the other hand, physiology constitutes a necessary basis for many Masters courses in Veterinary Medicine, for example pathophysiology, semiology, medical pathology and pharmacotherapy.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical work and supervised sessions take the form of seminars, interactive tutorials, practical exercises, demonstrations and functional investigations on domestic animals. Wherever possible, they are given after the theory classes. These activities require the acquisition of the corresponding theoretical material as well as preparation through online sessions on eCampus (www.ecampus.uliege.be ). Preparation will be assessed (see assessment procedures).
Attendance at practical and tutorial sessions is compulsory. A stethoscope, overalls (preferably) or a clean apron and boots are required for practical work. A name badge must be worn to facilitate interaction with the teaching staff. Biosafety and safety rules must be strictly observed, particularly when handling animals. Attendance, biosafety and security regulations are published on eCampus, on the VETE-2106 course website (www.ecampus.uliege.be). Students MUST familiarize themselves with this document before their first lab session of the year, and must sign a document attesting to this at their very first physiology lab session.
Students repeating the course for the second year have three options:
1) they are exempted from practical activities, provided they have taken all the activities scheduled for this UE at ULiège the previous year and have met all the TP/TD requirements. They do NOT repeat the practical work and automatically retain the mark they obtained the previous year for the assessment of practical activities (a mark which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
2) they are exempt from practical activities, provided they have taken all the activities scheduled for this UE at ULiège the previous year and have met all the TP/TD requirements. They are free to attend the supervised sessions (TD) but NOT the practical work, and automatically retain the mark they obtained the previous year for the assessment of practical activities (a mark which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
3) They may retake all practical activities on a voluntary basis, provided they submit a request by e-mail (tp-physio@uliege.be) at the start of the term. In this case, they undertake to take part in all activities, and will repeat the TP/TD assessment (a mark which will have a weighting of 10% on the final mark, i.e. 2 points out of 20).
ATTENTION: Students repeating the course for the second time or more must take the practical activities again.
Whether or not the repeating student has been exempted from practical activities, he/she is likely to have questions on the practical activity subjects during the overall assessment of the UE.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
Under the code Covid-19 VERT, the theoretical courses will be given in hybrid form. One part can be given remotely (recorded and commented lessons), while another part will be given face-to-face in order to allow students to interact directly with the teacher in relation to the parts seen online and in relation to other parts of the course. Spaces will be reserved in the timetable for viewing the online courses, as well as for a face-to-face question / answer session with the teacher. The timetables are available on the Faculty's website. The courses on mink and hearing are given during a joint course with the histology course.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
The manuscripts and notes are available at the "Office des Cours de la Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire" (Bât. B42).
Reference books are the following:
- "Cunningham's Textbook of Veterinary Physiology, 5ème Edition" édité en 2013 par J. Cunningham chez W.B. Saunders Company.
- Guyton and Hall, "Textbook of Medical Physiology"
- Silverthorn, "Human Physiology, an integrated approach"
- Sherwood, "Physiologie humaine".
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
Out-of-session test(s)
Additional information:
Practical work:
The students are questioned during the practicals. At the start of the sessions, the students are questioned orally to check their level of preparation. The final evaluation of the practical and supervised work will consist of a written evaluation assessing the acquisition and understanding of the material of the practical and supervised sessions that will be organized at the end of the activities. The result obtained will impact the EU final score. As a reminder, the details of the rules concerning attendance, questions, behavior, safety and biosecurity that prevail during practical work can be viewed on eCampus. Finally, students who have missed one or more practical work sessions and / or tutorials, without justifications and without retaking, are not admitted to the exam. They will be notified by email of their situation.
Overall evaluation of the Physiology IV course:
It takes place in June, in the form of a written exam comprising multiple-choice questions as well as open-ended questions to be completed within 150 minutes. The questions are identical for all the students of the same session and concern all the subjects presented during the theoretical course and the practical and supervised work. The main objective of the assessment is to test the student's level of understanding. Answering the questions therefore requires some reflection and the integration of the different parts of the course. The final mark is a global and indivisible mark. A grade <10/20 leads the student to have to represent all the subjects of the EU in the second session. The evaluation methods for the second session are similar to those for the first session. However, the holder of the EU reserves the right to question the students during an oral exam if the number of students allows it during the session.
Regarding vision and hearing, only physiological aspects will be the subject of questions in the examination of Physiology IV, the histological aspects being part of the examination subject of the course of Histology.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Prof. Thomas Marichal, DVM, PhD
E-mail: t.marichal@uliege.be Tel: +32 (0) 4 / 366 4037 ou 9555
Prof. Tatiana Art
E-mail : tatiana.art@uliege.be
Phone: 04/366.40.55
Fax : 04/366.29.35
Assistant contact for TPs/TDs (schedule, absence, ...): Carine Gatez
E-mail: carine.gatez@uliege.be
Phone: 04/366.41.67
Fax : 04/366.29.35
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