CVM 6120
Veterinary Neurobiology
Course Information (2006)
Veterinary Neurobiology is a two-credit core course in the veterinary curriculum. It is taught to first-year veterinary students during the first six weeks of the second semester. The course consists of 18 lectures, 8 labs (22 hours), and two or more exams. Approval of instructors is required for CVM 6120 registration.
Veterinary Neurobiology focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system (brain & spinal cord) and special senses (eye, ear, olfaction, & taste). The canine brain is used to present neuronatomy, with particular reference to clinical localization of lesions. Following neurohistology and neuroembryology considerations, neuroanatomy is studied on sections of canine brains and embalmed canine and sheep brains. (Peripheral nervous system is studied in gross anatomy, a prerequisite course.)

Transection through Canine Cerebellum and Medulla Oblongata
Course Administration:
Instructors
Class Schedule & Syllabus
Textbooks
Examinations
Grading
Lecture and Lab Presentations
Computer-Assisted Instruction
Instructors:
A. J. Beitz, PhD (Office: 235b AS/VM; Phone: 612-624-4994; E-mail: beitz001@umn.edu)
T. F. Fletcher, DVM, PhD (Office: 235c AS/VM; Phone: 612-624-9765; E-mail: fletc003@umn.edu)
P. J. Skinner, PhD (Office: 339 VetSci; Phone: 612-624-2644; E-mail: skinn002@umn.edu)
L. Vulchanova-Hart, PhD (Office: 295b AS/VM; Phone: 612-626-4073; E-mail: vulch001@umn.edu)
Class schedule and Syllabus:
CVM 6120 Veterinary Neurobiology is taught during the first six weeks of the second semester. In general, classes meet Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 1:00 PM in room 125 AS/VM. Labs are held in 104 AS/VM on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. The CVM 6120 Schedule lists topics per class period. It and the CVM 6120 Syllabus may be downloaded:
Click to view the following administrative handouts as pdf files:
Schedule of Classes
Syllabus
Textbooks:
A text book is not neccessary for this course, aside from the Class Notes and Laboratory Guide that students purchase and Guide to the Dissection of the Dog (seventh edition, 2010, by H.E. Evans and A. deLahunta. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia).
The following textbook resources are available on reserve in the Veterinary Library:
Examinations:
There will be two examinations plus to-be-announced quizzes in the course. The nature and value of each exam/quiz is described in the course Syllabus.
Grading:
Letter grades will be assigned on a percentage basis as follows:
A = 90-100%
B = 80-89%
C = 70-79%
D = 65-69%
F = below 65%
Lecture and Lab Presentations:
Lecture:
Laboratory:
You may click to view (as 72 ppi screen-resolution pdf files) the following Lab documents that students purchase:
Laboratory Guide
Neuroanatomy Lab Terms
Computer-Assisted Instruction:
Web-based Courseware:
A number of web sites are available for independent study. They may be accessed via Veterinary Neurobiology Web Sites list.