Animal Physiology III [SBIOB307]

2 credits
25h+12h
1^st quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français
Teacher: Silvestre Frédéric

Learning outcomes

Following the courses of animal physiology I and II (SVETB218 and SBIOB202), the student will have learned the functioning of some of the physiological systems constituting animals (mainly mammals). They will be able to locate them, to describe their functioning, their role and their regulation. He/she will be able to integrate the systems into a whole organism while mobilising knowledge acquired in other courses, notably biochemistry, histology and animal biology. They will be able to compare the physiological systems studied between different taxonomic groups.

Objectives

To know the location, structure, function, roles and regulation of the major physiological systems. To be able to integrate a given system in the organism and to reason in relation to its functioning. Be able to integrate and use in particular notions of biochemistry, anatomy, histology, embryology, splanchnology, genetics, immunology and microbiology/parasitology.

Content

This course is in continuity with the Animal Physiology I and II courses (SVETB218 and SBIOB202), which students will have reviewed in order to ensure mastery of its content. The different systems (nervous, sensory, excretory, reproductive) will be addressed successively and will be linked to the other teaching units. Mammals are used as basic physiological models but a comparative approach with other vertebrates and invertebrates is also developed. Each system will be addressed in a theoretical course as well as through tutorials and practical work.

Teaching methods

The theoretical course is given by the teacher in the auditorium. Slides, of which students can download a pdf version via WebCampus, serve as a basis. A recorded version of the lecture is also available (commented slides). Diagrams detailing certain processes as well as summary diagrams are constructed on the board. Some points may be developed on the basis of scientific articles or book chapters. The student may be asked to read these articles for the course, or to discuss them in groups. Tutorials and practical work will be organised in groups according to a set schedule. The students will have prepared these sessions from the lecture notes and (for some practical sessions) a textbook.

Evaluations

The first session evaluation takes place in the January session in the form of a written exam with open questions, covering the different parts of the course. Questions directly related to the TD and TP may also be asked. The second session takes place in August and operates on the same basis.

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté des sciences
Rue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree

	Block	Credits
Unités d'enseignement supplémentaires au master en biochimie et biologie moléculaire et cellulaire	1	2
Bachelier en sciences biologiques	3	2