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The student will:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic cell biology.
2. Identify normal anatomy and physiology of small companion animals.
3. Define terminology used in small animal veterinary practice.
4. Identify disease progression of small animals.
5. Describe the use of equipment for lab tests or relevant small
animal hospital tests.
6. Discuss endocrine system terminology.
7. Discuss terminology of drugs and medications.
8. Describe career opportunities in the animal health field.
9. Discuss the rules and routes of medication administration.
10. Analyze the reproductive system: terminology, anatomy, and
physiology.
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1. Introduction to word structure, roots, prefixes, suffixes, and
combinations; introduction to body planes and application of
directional terms.
2. Introduction to biology of the cell and related terminology of
cellular anatomy and physiology.
3. Overview of body structure and organization defined in terms of
anatomy and physiology of the tissues, organs, and organ systems.
4. Disease progression in animals.
5. Lab tests used in the small animal clinic.
6. The Hematopietic System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
7. The Lymphatic System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
8. Animal health careers.
9. The Musculoskeletal System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
10. The Cardiovascular System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
11. The Respiratory System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
12. The Nervous System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
13. The Eye and Visual Pathway - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
14. The Ear - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
15. The Alimentary System - terminology, oral and GI anatomy, and
physiology.
16. The Urinary System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
17. The Reproductive System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
18. The Endocrine System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
19. The Integumentary System - terminology, anatomy, and physiology.
20. Pharmacology - terminology of drugs and routes of medication
administration, prescription format.
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CLINICAL TEXTBOOK FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS:
by Dennis M. McCurnin D.V.M.M.S.
Publisher: W B Saunders, 1998, Fourth Edition