260027 Basic Animal Biology

Detaljer
Ansvarligt institutInstitut for Basal Husdyr- og Veterinærvidenskab

English TitleBasic Animal Biology
Tidligst mulig placeringBachelor 2. år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
 
KursustypeBachelorkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

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Beskrivelse af eksamen: 4 hours written test

Vægtning: 100%



7-trinsskala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:
28. januar 2011
 
Rammer for UndervisningThe course will consist of lectures, practicals and journal clubs.
 
BlokplaceringBlock 2
Ugestruktur: B
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Kursusindhold
In the course the lectures will be focused on homeostasis, cardiovascular systems, nervous systems, endocrinology, immunology, stem cells and reproduction. The course will relate these physiological systems to animal life cycles, concentrating on the human and mouse. Adaptations to environmental challenges will also be covered in the course.
 
Undervisningsform
The course consists of lectures, theoretical- and practical exercises and journal clubs.
 
Målbeskrivelse
The course will combine a broad coverage of animal biology with detailed description of those biological systems and processes that are most relevant to human and animal biotechnology.

After completing the course the students will be able to:

Knowledge:
- understand the basic mammalian life cycle.
- understand the concept of homeostasis.

Skills:
- read and interpret scientific journals and textbooks.
- work accurately with biological data.
- observe and interpret features in live animals.

Competences:
- explain adaptation to environmental variation.
- explain resistance to diseases.
- use biological knowledge to understand biotechnological achievements.




 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Vander's Human Physiology. The mechanisms of body function. Eleventh Edition. Eds. Eric P. Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin T. Strang. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. ISBN 978-0-07-128366-3.
 
Kursusansvarlig
Christopher Harold Knight, chkn@life.ku.dk, Institut for Basal Husdyr- og Veterinærvidenskab/Veterinær Fysiologi & Biokemi, Tlf: 353-32566
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger32
teoretiske øvelser36
praktiske øvelser16
eksamen4
forberedelse118

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