Undergraduate Course: The Animal Body (3) (BVMS08057)

Course Outline
School	Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The major aim of Animal Body (3) is to achieve an integrated understanding of homeostasis, i.e. the maintenance of the internal environment of the animal in a stable and consistent state. This sound knowledge and understanding of the normal animal serves as a basis for the study of veterinary medical and surgical problems in the clinical years of the BVM&S programme. Systems Biology & Pathobiology The module will address the structure and function of the major body systems of the animal. Consideration of pathobiological states will be used to consolidate the understanding of normal function.
Course description	The course will address the structure and function of the major body systems of the animal. Consideration of pathobiological states will be used to consolidate the understanding of normal function. All lecture material will be reinforced and integrated in practicals, tutorials and computer-aided learning packages.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	Students must be enrolled on a BVMS Veterinary Medicine degree programme in order to take this course.
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Lecture Hours 160, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 113, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 8, Revision Session Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 283 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Module 1: December exam Locomotion, Digestive, Metabolism, Cardiovascular and Respiratory System sections Module 2: March exam Nervous System, Endocrinology, Kidney Physiology & Introduction to Fluids, Reproduction & Large Animal Topographical Anatomy sections For each module, the written examination will comprise 40% of the total AB3 mark. 1) Short answer questions (20%) 5 compulsory questions (recommended time allowed - 1 hour). 2) MCQs (10%) 25 compulsory questions (recommended time allowed - 35 minutes). 3) Interpretation (10%) 3 compulsory questions (recommended time allowed - 40 minutes). These are delivered, for each module, in a single sitting so the duration of each examination is 2 hours and 15 minutes (adjusted according to individual learning profiles with extra time as appropriate).
Feedback	* An exam review is offered after the Module 1 & Module 2 exams. * A feedback session is offered after each Multiple Choice In-course assessment.
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Animal Body 3 (Module 1) - Short Answer, Interpretation & MCQ paper		135
Outwith Standard Exam Diets March	Animal Body 3 (Module 2) - Short Answer, Interpretation & MCQ paper		135
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Animal Body 3 (Module 1) - Short Answer, Interpretation & MCQ paper		135
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Animal Body 3 (Module 2) - Short Answer, Interpretation & MCQ paper		135

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Describe the structure and function of the peripheral and central nervous systems; Describe the structure and function of the locomotory system; Explain the role of the nervous system in the control of posture and locomotion Describe how nerves, hormones, and intrinsic mechanisms control body systems Explain the contributions of the digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, reproduction, and endocrine body systems to homeostasis