ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 2

Year	No.	Offer	Mode	Description			Cred. Pts
96	62313 	S2  	D 	ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY 2       	1.00

Contents

• Staffing
• Pre-requisite(s)
• Rationale
• Synopsis
• Objectives
• Topics
• Texts
• Recommended References
• Student Workload
• Assessment Details
• Other Requirements

STAFFING:

PRE-REQUISITE(S)

62213

RATIONALE:

This unit has 62213 Animal Physiology 1 as a prerequisite, and provides additional material on the physiology of the nervous and digestive systems and special topics within pharmacology, toxicology and animal tissue culture.

SYNOPSIS:

Advanced and applied concepts of physiological processes and
systems interaction during body function are studied.  The
nutrition of body systems are considered in some detail as are
the principles of pharmacology relating to the effects produced
on certain body systems by pharmaceutical products, plant, animal
and microbial toxins. Animal tissue culture techniques and theory
are also investigated.

OBJECTIVES:

On completion of this unit the student will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the physiology of localised and specialised sensory tissues in man including the sense of taste, sight, hearing, smell and balance;
2. discuss neural and endocrine control of body processes;
3. demonstrate an understanding of the basic aspects of drug pharmacology by explaining routes of administration, absorption, biodistribution, metabolism and excretion;
4. relate the actions of certain classes of drugs to the underlying physiological mechanisms they influence;
5. demonstrate a knowledge of the diversity of biological toxins that can affect the human body and their actions;
6. demonstrate a knowledge of the essential components of the human diet (including major and minor nutrients) and explain the concepts of a balanced nutritional state in terms of the body's biochemical needs;
7. demonstrate an understanding of the requirements for the successful culture of animal cell tissues.

TOPICS:

 Description                                                    Weighting(%)

SPECIAL SENSES                                                        28.00
Description of the Olfactory epithelium
and bulb, neuronal pathways.
Physiology of the taste buds.
Anatomy and physiology of the eye and
accessory structures.
Auditory structures and their functions.
Neuronal pathways for hearing and balance.
Hearing.

NEURAL AND ENDOCRINE CONTROL                                          15.00
Neural control of body processes.
Endocrine control of body processes.

PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY                                            28.00
Definition and chemistry of drugs.
Structure-action relationships.
Dose-response relationships.
Routes of administration of drugs.
Drug actions, metabolism and excretion.
Drug interactions and contra-indications.
Concept of toxicity.
Classes of toxins that affect man.

ANIMAL TISSUE CULTURE                                                 14.00
Behaviours of cells in culture
Media for culturing cells and tissues
Prevention of contamination
Design and equipment of a TC laboratory
Primary cell culture and sub-culture
Cultivation of cells in vivo-transplantation.
Tissue culture in biomedical research.

NUTRITION                                                             15.00
The major food components (proteins,
carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals,
water, roughage) and their uses in the body.
Daily requirements of nutrients.
Sources of energy.
Fuels for energy delivery.
Fuel interplay.

TEXT and MATERIALS to be PURCHASED:

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Berne, R.M. and Levy, M.N. (eds) (1993) "Physiology", 3rd. Edn.
Mosby, Sydney.

Bray, J.J., Cragg, P.A., Macknight, A.D.C., Mills, R.S.and
Taylor, D.W. (eds) (1994) "Lecture Notes on Human Physiology" 3rd Edn.
Blackwell Scientific Publications Oxford.

Freshney, I. R. (1994) "Culture of Animal Cells - A manual of Basic
Technique", 3rd Edn. Alan R Liss, Inc., New York.
(ISBN 0-471-58966-7)

Garrow, J.S. and James, W.P.T. (1993) "Human Nutrition and Dietetics"
9th Edn. Churchill Livingstone, London.

Gibson, G. G. and Skett, P. (1992) "Introduction to Drug
Metabolism", Chapman and Hall, London.

Gossel, T.A. and Bricker, J.D. (1984). "Principles of Clinical
Toxicology, Raven Press, New York.

Kandel, E.R., Schwartz, J.H. and Jessell, T.M. (eds) (1995)
"Principles of Neural Science" 4th Edn., Appleton & Lange,
Connecticut.

Nieman, D. C., Butterworth, D. E., Nieman, C. N., (1990),
"Nutrition", Wm C Brown Publishers, USA.

Pickles, J.D. (1988) "An Introduction to the Physiology of Hearing" 2nd Edn.
Academic Press, London.

Rang, H.P. and Dale, M.M. (1991) "Pharmacology", 2nd Edn.
Churchill Livingstone, London.

Vander, A.J., Sherman, J.H. and Luciano, D.S. (1994). "Humam
Physiology", 6th Edn. McGraw-Hill, Sydney.

Wahlqvist, M L (1988). "Food and Nutrition in Australia",
3rd Edn. Thomas Nelson, Melbourne, Australia.

Wingard, L.B., Brody, T.M., Larner, J. and Schwartz, A. (1991) "Human
Pharmacology:Molecular to Clinical", Mosby Year Book, St. Louis.

STUDENT WORKLOAD REQUIREMENTS:

	ACTIVITY				HOURS
Lectures                                      	28
Laboratory or Practical Classes               	42
Private Study                                 	94
Examinations                                  	5

ASSESSMENT DETAILS:

No	*F/S	Marks		Due		Description					Wtg(%)		LBL
1 	S 	        	MID-SEM 	2 HR CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION            	30.00   	N
2 	S 	        	END S2  	3 HR CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION            	50.00   	N
3 	S 	        	PASSIM  	REPORTS ON LABORATORY EXERCISES         	20.00   	N

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Students are required to participate actively in at
least 80% of the practical/tutorial classes in this unit.
A satisfactory standard must be achieved in each of the
assessments to obtain a passing grade.
Written reports on laboratory work must be submitted
within two teaching weeks (normally 14 days) of
completion of the experimental work.
In accordance with University Policy and Guidelines,
i     an Examiner may grant an extension of the due date of an
      assignment in extenuating circumstances;
ii    no assignments will be accepted for assessment purposes
      after assignments or model solutions have been released
      except in extenuating circumstances;
iii   assignments submitted after the due date without any
      extenuating circumstances will attract a penalty of at
      most 20% of the assigned mark for each working day late;
iv    students who submit an assignment after the due date and
      wish to claim extenuating circumstances, must provide
      documentary evidence with the assignment explaining the
      circumstances;
v     the unit examiner shall consider a claim for extenuating
      circumstances and decide on the outcome;
vi    the decision of the Dean shall be final in any dispute
      that may arise in the implementation of these guidelines.