| Module Identifier |
RS11310 |
| Module Title |
EQUINE ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY |
| Academic Year |
2002/2003 |
| Co-ordinator |
Mr Sebastian D McBride |
| Semester |
Semester 1 |
| Course delivery |
Lecture | 22 Hours 22 x 1 hour lectures |
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Practical | 12 Hours 4 x 3 hour practicals |
| Assessment |
Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4 | 60% |
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Semester Assessment | Dissection-based coursework Outcomes assessed: 1, 2 | 40% |
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Supplementary Assessment | Candidates will be re-take the element(s) of assesment that led to failure of the module. | 100% |
Learning outcomes
1. To impart an understanding of equine structure and its effect on movement.
2. To impart an understanding of how the horse perceives its environment and the limitations this presents.
3. To understand the structure and function of the equine head.
4. To understand how and why the horse has evolved the characteristics of today's modern equid.
Brief description
This module is the foundation block for later studies into equine exercise physiology, focussing on equine gross anatomy, skeletal and muscular function and sensory perception of the horse.
Aims
This course is designed to investigate the gross anatomy of the horse both in terms of morphology and function. To investigate the functions of all the major body organs, including the superficial and deep muscle blocks, skeletal structures and functions, the foot, the cardio-vascular system, the respiratory system, and the auditory and visual systems..
· To recognise and identify the major anatomical structures and systems within the horse.
· To relate and understand the function of the major anatomical structures and systems within the horse.
Transferable skills
.1 Independent project work
This will be developed by the assignment
.2 IT and information handling
To complete the written assignment students will have to obtain information from a variety of sources including books and web sites. This will involve the use of IT to compile the finished report as well as retrieve relevant information (e.g. Voyager).
.4 Writing in an academic context
Students will be required to present information precisely and concisely in a clear and informative manner. The assignment will require all source material to be fully referenced.
.7 Self-management
Students will have to manage their own time in developing their assignment.
.8 Group activity
Students will have to manage themselves individually and as a group to collate various pieces of information during the dissection practicals.
Reading Lists
Books
Adams. (1987)
Lameness in the horse. 4th.
Ashdown, R D. (1987)
Colour atlas of veterinary medicine. Volume 2 The Horse.
Bone. (1988)
Animal anatomy and physiology. 3rd.
Budras, Sack and Rock. (1994)
Anatomy of the horse.
Dyce, K M, Sack, W O and Wensing, C J G. (1996)
Textbook of veterinary anatomy. 2nd. W B Saunders
Frandson, R D. (1981)
Anatomy and physiology of farm animals. Lea & Febiger
Goody, P C. (1983)
Horse anatomy. A pictorial appraoch to equine structure. J A Allen
Pollitt, C C. (1995)
Colour atlas of the horse's foot. Mosby-Wolfe
Riegel, R J and Hakola S E. (1996)
Illustrated atlas of clinical equine anatomy and common disorders of the horse.
Sisson and Grossman. (1975)
The anatomy of the domestic animals. 5th.
Smyth, R H and Goody, P C. (1975)
The horse. Structure and movement. J A Allen & Co Ltd
Web Page/Sites
www.horseshoes.com/anatomy.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Estates/6358/anatomy.html.
http://numbat.murdoch/edu.au/horse head series/hheadl02/html.