Course description

To demonstrate the anatomy of the domestic birds in English. Instead of discussing every anatomical detail, we focus on the general understanding and comperative anatomy along with the anatomical background of the physoligical specifics. We put special emphasis on the regions that have significant importance during food production or processing.

The subject is available in the spring semesters only!

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Lectures theme

1. week

Introduction, General description of the bones

2. week

Osteology

3. week

Myology

4. week

Blood circulation I. (general description, heart, blood supply of the wings and legs)

5. week

Blood circulation II. (blood supply of the splanchnic organs, portal circulation of the kidney)

6. week

Respiration I. (nose cavity, upper larynx, trachea, syringx)

7. week

Respiration II. (lower air paths, lungs, air sacks)

8. week

Digestive organs I. (oral cavity, oesophagus, crop, stomachs)

9. week

Digestive organs II. (intestinal tracks, liver, pancreas)

10. week

Female genital organs

11. week

Male genital organs

12. week

Excretion

13. week

Nervous system I. (peripherial)

14. week

Nervous system II. (Central)

Evaluation description

Written exam. Single choice, Multiple choice, Labelling images, tables etc.