VETERINARY HISTOLOGY, VETM*3120

Fall/Winter, 2013-2014
0.75 Credits

Calendar Description

A lecture and laboratory course emphasizing the microscopic organization of the organs of
domestic animals in various physiological states. Correlations between morphology and function
of the various cells and tissues comprising the organ system will be studied.

Course Coordinator

Dr. Brad Hanna, OVC Main Building room 1646D; ext. 54534; e-mail: bhanna@uoguelph.ca

Instructors

Dr. L. Robertson, OVC Main Building Room 2608; E-mail:

Dr. H. Snyman, e-mail: hsnyman@uoguelph.ca
Dr. S Yamashiro, OVC Main Building Room 1685, ext. 54924; e-mail: syamashi@uoguelph.ca
Mrs. Helen Coates, OVC Main Building Room 3660; ext. 54958; E-mail: hhcoates@uoguelph.ca
GTA: Hanna Peacock, E-mail: hpeacock@uoguelph.ca

Laboratory Technical Assistant

Mrs. Helen Coates

Administrative Information
For questions regarding academic consideration, continuation of study, academic misconduct,
safety, confidentiality, and experiential learning involving use of animals, please refer to the
appropriate sections of the OVC Phase 1 website.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to:

- Define, spell and correctly use the vocabulary of Histology

- Describe and explain the structure and function of cells and tissues and the organization of
 organs
- Identify and differentiate between the fundamental operating principles of different types
of microscopes
- Manipulate a light microscope to view the major histological structures of organs and
tissues in common domestic species
- Identify and interpret the structural details (reconstruction of 3D image) and morphological
variations in histological sections of tissues of common domestic species
- Explain the relationship between tissue/organ structure and function, and relate these
concepts to Veterinary Physiology and Veterinary Anatomy
- Explain the altered morphologic expression of pathological tissues in the progression of
disease

Evaluation

Three laboratory exams comprise 40% of the course grade. The first two are worth 10% each, and
the last is worth 20% (see Phase 1 schedule for dates).

The final examination is worth 60% of the course grade (40% theory and 20% laboratory).
A grade of at least 50% must be obtained on this exam to pass the course. A student who
scores less than 50% on this examination, and whose overall grade for the course is less
than 50%, will be deemed to have failed the course. A student who scores less than 50% on
this examination, but whose overall course grade is 50% or higher, will be assigned a grade
of incomplete (INC) and will be required to undertake a conditional examination set by the
course coordinator. The conditional exam will require further study of the subject during
the summer semester. A student who achieves a grade of 50% or higher on this conditional
examination will be deemed to have passed the course and will receive their original course
grade. A student who achieves a grade of less than 50% on this conditional exam will be
deemed to have failed the course and will be assigned a course grade of 49%.

Resources

Textbooks, Laboratory Guide and Teaching Aids:

(i) Dellmann’s Textbook of Veterinary Histology, edited by Jo Ann Eurell and Brian L.
Frappier, 6th Ed (2006) Blackwell Publishing or 5th Ed (1998). Williams and Wilkins
Publishing.
(ii) Textbook of Veterinary Histology by D.A. Samuelson (2007), Saunders, an imprint of
Elsevier Inc.
(iii) Applied Veterinary Histology by W.J. Banks, 1st Ed (1981), 2nd Ed (1986) or 3rd Ed
(1992). Williams and Wilkins Publishing Company.
(iv) Veterinary Histology: A Laboratory Guide for VETM*3120 on line (D2L: Desire to
Learn).
(v) Color Atlas of Veterinary Histology by Bacha, W.J. and Bacha L. M. Third Edition
(2012). Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley and son Ltd.
 (vi) DVDs of pre-laboratory lectures (by S. Yamashiro), available on D2L.
(vii) Lecture notes, available on D2L.
(viii) Website for teaching histology sponsored by CANARIE (www.vethistology.com).
(ix) Compuhistology for DVD’s by Godwin Isitor is available in the Learning Commons.
(x) Digitized images of the microscopic slides are available on line. Virtual Microscopy by
Aperio: http://images.objectivepathology.com, Go to “UoGuelph” – OVC, then VETM-3120.
(xi) Colour slides (Kodachromes) are available in the histology teaching lab (3655).
Any of (i), (ii) or (iii) and Veterinary Histology – Laboratory Guide, will be sufficient, but any
textbooks and atlases of histology may be helpful.
Schedule

Lecture # Topics
1 Introduction, Histological techniques, Interpretation of Images
2 Epithelium (surface = membranous)
3 Exocrine Glands (glandular epithelium)
4 Nervous Tissue
5 Nervous Tissue
6 Muscle Tissue
7 Muscle Tissue
8 Connective Tissue
9 Connective Tissue
10 Connective Tissue and Cartilage
11 Bone: Osseous tissue
12 Bone and Bone Development
13 Overview of Cell Biology and General Histology
14 General Concept of Endocrine Glands and Hypothalamus
15 Hypothalamus and Hypophysis (Pituitary Gland)
16 Thyroid Gland and Parathyroid Gland
17 Adrenal Gland, Paraganglia and Pineal Gland
18 Kidney
19 Kidney and Urinary Passage
20 Blood: Erythrocyte and Platelet
21 Granulocyte and Agranulocyte
22 Haematopoiesis; Concept, Erythropoiesis
23 Granulo-poiesis
24 Nasal Cavity: Olfactory and Respiratory Mucous Membranes
25 Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi and Bronchioles
26 Lung Parenchyma
27 Oral Cavity, Salivary Gland and Tongue
28 Teeth and Development of Tooth
29 Esophagus and Simple Stomach
30 Simple Stomach
31 Simple Stomach and Compound Stomach
32 Small and Large Intestine
33 Liver
34 Liver and Pancreas
35 Integument: Introduction, Hair and Hair Follicles
36 Hair Follicles and Specialized Glands
37 Mammary Gland, Equine and Bovine Hooves
38 Immune System: Introduction, Thymus and The bursa of Fabricius
39 Lymph Node and Spleen,
40 Spleen, Tonsils ,Peyer’s Patches, Hemal Node and Hemolymph Node
Laboratory Schedule

Laboratory # Topics
1 Microscopy and Histologic Techniques Demonstration
2 Epithelium
3 Nervous Tissue and Muscle Tissue
4 Heart and Blood Vessels, Cardio-Vascular Module
5 Connective Tissue, Cartilage and Bone
6 Bone and Bone Development
7 Hypothalamus and Hypophysis (Pituitary Gland)
8 Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal Gland and Islet of Langerhans
Kidney and Urinary Passage
9
10 Blood: RBC, Platelet and Leukocytes
11 Bone Marrow Cytology
12 Nasal Cavity and Upper Respiratory Tract
13 Intrapulmonary Airways and Lung (parenchyma and stroma)
14 Tongue, Salivary Gland, Teeth and Esophagus
15 Simple and Compound Stomach, Small and Large Intestine
16 Liver and Pancreas
17 Skin and Appendages
18 Mammary Gland and Equine Hoof
19 Thymus and the bursa of Fabricius
20 Lymph Node, Spleen, Tonsils, Hemolymphnode and Hemal Node