Information Package / Course Catalogue
Anatomy of Rat and Mouse
Course Code: VAN641
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Topographic and comparative review of anatomical structures in rat and mouse.

Course Content

The basic anatomical knowledge about the locomotor, digestive, respiratory, genital, nervous and vessel systems in rat and mouse.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To make the dissection of the rat and mouse
2.To have the anatomical knowledge about the general approaches of the experimental surgery on the rat and mouse.
3.To distinguish the anatomical differences among the domestic animals and rat and mouse.
4. know nerve and vasculization in headlights and mice.
5. know the skeleton and muscle system in rats and mice.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.ÖCAL, M.K., ERDEN, H., ÖĞÜT, İ., KARA, M.E “Anatomy of the Domestic Animals (General-Skin-Forelimb)." Adnan Menderes University Press No: 5 (1998)
2.NICKEL, R., SHUMMER, A., SEIFERLE, E “The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals Volume I –IV)” Verlag Paul Parey (1986)
3.DYCE, KM., SACK, WO., WENSING, CJG “ Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy” W.B. Saunders Company (1987)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Biological characteristics of the rat ans mouse
Week 1 - Practice
Visiting the laboratory animals unit
Week 2 - Theoretical
Locomotor system in the rat and mouse
Week 2 - Practice
Studies on the skeleton bones of the rat and mouse
Week 3 - Theoretical
Locomotor system in the rat and mouse
Week 3 - Practice
Dissection of the muscles in the rat and mouse
Week 4 - Theoretical
Locomotor system in the rat and mouse
Week 4 - Practice
Dissection of the joints in the rat and mouse
Week 5 - Theoretical
Respiratory system in the rat and mouse
Week 5 - Practice
Dissection of the structure of the respiratory system in the rat and mouse
Week 6 - Theoretical
Circulatory system in the rat and mouse
Week 6 - Practice
Dissection of the heart and arteries in the rat and mouse
Week 7 - Theoretical
Digestive system in the rat and mouse
Week 7 - Practice
Dissection of the structures of the digestive system in the rat and mouse
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Topic repetition (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Urogenital system in the rat and mouse
Week 9 - Practice
Dissection of the urinary, male and female genital structures in the rat and mouse
Week 10 - Theoretical
Nervous system in the rat and mouse
Week 10 - Practice
Dissection of the brain and spinal cord in the rat and mouse
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nervous system in the rat and mouse
Week 11 - Practice
Dissection of the spinal and cranial nerves in the rat and mouse
Week 12 - Theoretical
Sense organs in the rat and mouse
Week 12 - Practice
Dissection of the eye in the rat and mouse
Week 13 - Theoretical
General surgical approaches of the rat and mouse
Week 13 - Practice
Topographical approaches of the anatomic structures in the head and pectoral regions in the rat and mouse
Week 14 - Theoretical
General surgical approaches of the rat and mouse
Week 14 - Practice
Topographical approaches of the anatomic structures in the abdominal region in the rat and mouse
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination119120
Final Examination136238
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
5
4
5
OÇ-2
3
5
3
5
OÇ-3
3
5
4
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
5
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
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