BMS 305 -- Domestic Animal Gross Anatomy

Course Description: Comparative gross anatomy of domestic carnivores, ruminants, and horses.

Course Objectives: This course presents the gross anatomy of the Carnivore (dog and cat), Ruminants (Ox, goat), and the Horse from a regional perspective, utilizing clinical applications as a basis for anatomical understanding. Other disciplines such as physiology, embryology, and histology will also be included when they assist in anatomical understanding.

The lecture portion of the course will include:

1. The skeletal, muscular, vascular, and nervous system components of the thoracic limb.
2. The skeletal, muscular, vascular, and nervous system components of the pelvic limb.
3. An overview of cranial nerves, the central nervous system and the musculature and vasculature of the head, neck and back.
4. The vascular, nervous and organ system components of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis.
   

The laboratory/recitation portion of the course includes:

1. The study of prosected animal cadavers
2. Computer-facilitated study using animal anatomy software. Emphasis on identifying relationships and locations of anatomical structures as well as practicing anatomical vocabulary.
   

   Please note: The lecture and laboratory are intimately correlated and inseparable.

Prerequisites: BZ 110 or LIFE 102

Format: 4 credits - 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory per week

Semesters Offered: Spring

Coordinator: M. Frasier

Text:

Required: Canine Anatomy - DVD, R.Whalen

Optional: Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals, Frandson, et.al.

Optional: Atlases (your choice, but highly recommended) - Spurgeon's Color Atlas of Large Animal Anatomy, Spurgeon; Dog Anatomy, A Coloring Atlas, Kainer; Horse Anatomy, A Coloring Atlas, Kainer

Course Outline:

	Weeks 1-4:	Thoracic Limb Introduction/general body plan, bones, articulation overview, nervous system overview, extrinsic and intrinsic muscles, vessels, nerves, articulations, distal equine limb/stay apparatus, applied anatomy
	Weeks 5-8:	Pelvic Limb Articulations, extrinsic and intrinsic muscles, vessels, nerves, knee and reciprocal apparatus, foot/hoof, gait, applied anatomy
	Weeks 9-12:	Head and Neck Skull and cranial nerve overview, cranial nerve VII and superficial muscles of face, cranial nerve V and muscles of mastication, brain, blood supply and return to head/brain, meninges/cerebrospinal fluid, oral cavity, dentition and nasal cavities, neck, pharynx and gutteral pouches, larynges, eye, ear, applied anatomy
	Weeks 13-15:	Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis Vertebral column/muscles of the back, spinal cord, autonomic nervous system, thorax/lungs, heart and great vessels of heart - comparative anatomy, abdominal wall - blood supply and inguinal canal, abdominal viscera, blood supply and return of abdominal viscera, ruminant stomach, equine large intestine, male reproductive tract, female reproductive tract, applied anatomy

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