VTMED 5300

Function and Dysfunction: Part I (Foundation Course IIIa)

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Designed to develop students' understanding of how an animal maintains itself as a functional organism; how the maintenance of function is achieved through the integration of different organ systems; how tissue structure relates to tissue function; how injury alters structure and leads to dysfunction, manifested as clinical signs; how organ function can be assessed; and how organ function can be modulated pharmacologically. The course incorporates aspects of physiology, biochemistry, cell biology, histology, pathology and histopathology, clinical pathology and pharmacology.

Prerequisites VTMED 5200.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: first- year veterinary students.

Fees 15. cost of materials.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

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