PřF:Bi6790 Animal Biology - Course Information
Bi6790 Animal Biology
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2014
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Vladimír Šimek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Radek Netušil, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Pavel Slabý, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Kateřina Tomanová, Ph.D. (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Martin Vácha, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Wed 17:00–18:50 B11/306
- Prerequisites (in Czech)
- ! Bi3030 Animal physiology
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Biochemistry (programme PřF, B-BCH)
- Biochemistry (programme PřF, N-BCH)
- Course objectives
- The lecture introduces into problematics of physiological processes in animal groups living in diverse ecological environments. It draws from human physiology resources and provide basics fundamentals of molecular physiology. The main objective of the course is to obtain contemporary knowledge of physiological regulation mechanisms and understand them in broad adaptive and evolutionary context. Student will be able to describe details of physiological processes as well as to analyse cooperation among physiological systems.
- Syllabus
- 1. Position of physiology in hierarchy of sciences 2. Basic physiological principles 3. Homeostasis, adaptation and regulation 4. General neurophysiology 5. Energy and matter conversions - metabolism 6. Temperature - biological significance and thermoregulation 7. Size and proportion problem 8. Movement physiology 9. Body fluids physiology 10. Immunity system 11. Circulation 12. Respiration physiology 13. Digestion and absorption 14. Excretion a osmoregulation 15. Endocrine system 16. Nervous system 17. Special sensory physiology 18. Biorhythms
- Literature
- VÁCHA, Martin, Vítězslav BIČÍK, Richard PETRÁSEK, Vladimír ŠIMEK and Ivana FELLNEROVÁ. Srovnávací fyziologie živočichů (Comparative animal physiology). 2nd ed. Brno: Masarykova Univerzita, 2004, 165 pp. ISBN 80-210-3379-7. info
- SILBERNAGL, Stefan and Agamemnon DESPOPOULOS. Atlas fyziologie člověka. 6. vyd., zcela přeprac. a r. Praha: Grada, 2004, xiii, 435. ISBN 802470630X. info
- WILLMER, Pat, G. STONE and Ian A. JOHNSTON. Environmental physiology of animals. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1999, x, 644. ISBN 063203517X. info
- Teaching methods
- Theoretical study by means of lectures, textbooks, web applications.
- Assessment methods
- The final evaluation is based on written exam. It consists of 12 open questions. Time limit is 90 minutes. At least 50% knowledge is mandatory.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Předmět je nabízen těm, kteří neabsolvovali Fyziologii živočichů. Na předmět se vztahuje povinnost registrace, bez registrace může být znemožněn zápis předmětu! - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Bi1100 Mechanisms of hormonal regulation
Bi3030 || Bi6790 && (NOW(Bi4020) || Bi4020) && !Bi1100en - Bi3030 Animal physiology
(!Bi6790) && (!Bi3030en) && !NOWANY(Bi3030en)
- Bi1100 Mechanisms of hormonal regulation
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2014, recent)
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