RSM0510 - EQUINE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTION

Module Identifier	RSM0510
Module Title	EQUINE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTION
Academic Year	2001/2002
Co-ordinator	Dr Mark Dagleish
Semester	Semester 1
Other staff	Dr Mark Dagleish
Course delivery	Lecture	22 Hours
	Practicals / Field Days	3 x dissections, 1 x live horse practical
Assessment	Assignment		30%
	Exam	3 Hours	70%

Aims

This module aims to provide the student with a detailed understanding of the strucutres and functions of the head, the locomotory, cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the horse. This will be developed into an awareness of how the anatomy of the horse withstands physical strain, recognition of early signs of excessive stress and the structural limitations to performance. Gait analysis techniques will be covered, with the application of these for the selection of suitable animals for different activities. A basic coverage of equine evolution will be included. The knowledge gained in this module will form the basis of understanding for much of the veterinary science module delivered later in the scheme.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the module students should be able to:

describe the major anatomical structures that comprise the head, the locomotory, cardiovascular and respiratory systems of the

appreciate the functional aspects of the gross and histological anatomy associated with each of the systems and how they

understand how the horse's anatomy adapts to various physical stresses and the time courses involved in repair

appreciate the specific anatomical limitations and weaknesses applying this knowledge to the selection of animals for different

understand how the process of natural evolution and human selection has shaped the modern-day horse.

Syllabus / Curriculum design

This module will be presented as a lecture course with three dissection and one live horse practicals, which complement the lecture material. Content: Classisfication and evolution of the equid. Examination of the evolution of the skeletal structure of the head, cardiovascular, respiratory and locomotor systems. Skeletal anatomy, muscle structure, and function specifically related to movement.

Reading Lists

Books
Ashdown, R D. (1987) Colour Alas of Veterinary Medicine Vol 2. The Horse
Frandson, R D. (1981) Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals. Lea & Febiger
Goody, P C. (1983) Horse Anatomy. A Pictorial Approach to Equine Structure. J A Allen
Smyth, R H and Goody, P C. (1975) The Horse Structure and Movement. J A Allen & Co Ltd
Pratt & O'Connor. (1983) Remarks on Gait Analysis. Eq Ex Phys. Ed Snow Persson & Rose
Eisemann, V; Alberdi, M T; De Guili, C; and Stesche, U. (1981)
Dyce, K M, Sack, W O and Wensing, C J G. (1996) Textbook of veterinary anatomy. 2nd. W B Saunders
Burkitt H G, Young B and Heath J W. (1993) Wheater's functional histology. 3rd. Churchill Livingston
Pollitt C C. (1995) Colour atlas of the horse's foot. Mosby-Wolfe