ANS 331: Physiology, Growth and Development of Farm Animals

Instructor:		Dr. Todd A. Winters
			Office:  Ag. 111
			Phone:  453-1760
			Email: tw3a@siu.edu
				
Teaching Assistant:	Other Faculty, Staff, and/or
			Graduate Students may
			occasionally guest lecture.
					

Office Hours: 		MWF 9-10; MW 11-11:30; MW 2-3 
			or by appointment or availability
			
Text:			Collville and Bassert (CB), 2002, Clinical Anatomy & Physiology
				for Veterinary Technicians (Required)

Additional References:	Lawrence and Fowler (LF), 2002, Growth of Farm Animals, 2nd Ed. (Old Text)
			Reece, 1997, Physiology of Domestic Animals, 2nd Edition (Old Text)

Webpage:		http://www.siu.edu/~tw3a/331.htm 
			(Contains course notes and other course information and materials)
			http://www.aw-bc.com/applace/ (tutorials)

Time & Place:		10 to 10:50, MWRF
			Ag. 168

Learning Objectives:

1.	Understand the basic physiology of the organ systems of the body.

2.	Understand the organization of the organ systems in the body.

3.	Relate structure and function in the organ systems of the body.

4.	Understand homeostasis and the mechanisms for homeostasis 
	in the organ systems of the body.

5.	Understand the concepts of growth and development of domestic animals

Grading:	

Quizzes: Twelve 10 pt. quizzes will be given during the first 10 minutes of each 
Thursday covering material from the lectures and labs from the previous week since 
the last quiz.  The lowest two quizzes will be dropped.  Quizzes can not be made up.  
A missed quiz will be counted as a dropped quiz.  Quiz 2 Study Sheet

Exams: Three Mid-terms (Sept 16, Oct 14, Nov 18) and a Final Exam will be given in the course.  
Make-up exams will be essay or oral at the instructors' discretion.  20% will be taken off 
the top of any make-ups given to students who do not notify an instructor before the regularly 
scheduled exam.  The Final will be Wednesday, December 15, 12:50 to 2:50 PM (75% comprehensive).   
The final will only be given at the scheduled time--no make-ups or early exams.  Students 
that do not take the final will be given "0" on the final or an incomplete depending 
on the circumstances determined by the instructor.

Extra Credit: Midterm exam grades can be increased by up to 5 points each by turning 
in a scientific paper summary within 1 week of the day that exams are returned.  Summaries 
are to be obtained from a scientific paper in a physiology journal published in 2003/2004.  
The summaries should not exceed 2 pages and should include the journal reference, introduction, 
methods, results, and discussion.  Do not plagiarize!  Extra credit opportunities will also 
show up occasionally on the course homepage.  In addition, extra credit will also be given 
for attending the Physiology Seminar (F 12-12:50, Life Sciences III Auditorium) and writing 
a 1 page summary of the Seminar (up to 3 points/seminar for a total of 15 points maximum).    
Additional, extra credit opportunities may also arise during the course.  Extra credit 
is often given for attendance when the majority of the class is absent.

Participation: A subjective grade will be given based on participation in lectures.  
Points will also be removed for disruptive behavior.

Incompletes: Incompletes will only be given in special cases with written endorsement 
from a medical professional or university official.  Failing the course is not a reason 
for receiving an incomplete on its own.  If a student takes an incomplete they will 
normally have to take the whole course over.  Special arrangements will be made for 
students called up for Military duty.

Grading Breakdown:	 20% 	Quizzes			A=90 to 100%
			 50% 	3 Midterm Exams		B=80 to 89%
			  5%   	Participation		C=70 to 79%
			 25%	Final Exam		D=60 to 69%
			100%	Total			F=<60%
									
					
The instructor reserve the right to lower the curve as appropriate.  The curve will not 
be raised.  Graduate students will be not be included in the undergraduate student curve.

ANS 331 Lectures

Order    Lecture Topic               	Reading                     	
1	Introduction			Syllabus/Ch. 1 	
2	Terminology/Homeostasis		Chapter 1 (CB)
3	Cells				Ch. 2-3 (CB)	
4	Tissues				Ch. 4 (CB)		
5	Endocrine System		Chapter 14 (CB)
6	Nervous System			Chapter 7 (CB)	
7	Sensory Organs			Chapter 13 (CB)
8	Growth and Development		Notes (Also see LF)
9	Skeletal System			Chapter 5 (CB)	
10	Integumentary System		Chapter 6 (CB
11	Muscle				Chapter 12 (CB)
12	Cardiovascular System		Chapter 8 (CB)
13	Blood, Lymph, and Immunity	Chapter 9 (CB)		
14	Respiratory System		Chapter 10 (CB)
15	Digestive System		Chapter 11 (CB)	
16 	Renal/Urinary System		Chapter 15 (CB)
19	Male Reproduction		Chapter 16 (CB)
20	Female Reproduction		Chapter 16 (CB)
21	Lactation			Chapter 16 (CB)			

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~~~~~Revised 8/15/03~~~~~ TAW