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Lecturer(s)
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Okrouhlík Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lecture content 1. Brief history of vertebrate evolution 2. Anatomy and function of digestive system, chemistry of digestion, adaptations and specifics of individual vertebrate classes, digestion of food of plant and animal origin, hormonal regulation of digestion 3. Excretion and homeostasis - anatomy and types of excretion systems, specifics of individual vertebrate classes, chemistry of nitrogen excretion and osmoregulation 4.Gas exchange - anatomy, principle of function, mechanics, regulation, blood gases ant their 5. Circulatory system - anatomy and function, composition of blood, blood bodies, anatomy hearth and function 6. Locomotion - bones, mechanics, locomotion efficacy, types of muscles and its chemistry and adaptations, migrations, flight and swimming 7. Thermoregulation and energetic metabolism - endo- a ectothermy, hybernation and estivation 8. Neural system and senses - anatomy, organization, principles, phylogenetic view on NS, special systems ? lateral line of fish, electrical sense, magnetoorientation thermoreception 9. Endocrinology - glands with internal secretion and its hormones and functions, hormonal regulation of animal reproduction, metamorphosis in amphibians
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Group work
- Class attendance
- 28 hours per semester
- Preparation for exam
- 12 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 10 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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You will expand your physiology knowledge on vertebrates. Physiological processes are presented in a comparative way.
Student will learn how various vertebrates deal with environmental challenges and which physiological processes they employ, including special adaptations.
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Prerequisites
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The course employs knowledge of animal physiology, biochemistry, physics and physical chemistry.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Student performance assessment
Student will pass if 67% of questions is answered correctly. Presentation on chosen topic.
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Recommended literature
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Jelínek P. a kol. (2003) Fyziologie hospodářských zvířat. Mendelova zemědělská a lesnická univerzita v Brně..
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Penzlin H. (1977) Lehrbuch der Tierphysiologie. 2. Auflage, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Jena.
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Prosser C. (ed., 1991) Comparative Animal Physiology - Enviromental and metabolic animal physiology. 4th edition, Wiley-Liss.
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Randall D., Burggren W., French K. (2002) Eckert animal physiology. Mechanisms and adaptations. 5th edition., W.H. Freeman and company. New York..
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Evans D. H., Claiborne J. B. The physiology of fishes. 2006.
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Moyes C. D., SchulteP. M. Principles of animal physiology . 2008.
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