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 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: 624-1768; E-mail: beitz001@umn.edu)
T. F. Fletcher, DVM, PhD (Office: 235c AS/VM; Phone: 624-9765; E-mail: fletc003@umn.edu)
C. Pacharinsak, DVM (Office: 235b AS/VM; Phone: 624-1768; E-mail: pacha003@umn.edu)
Class schedule and Syllabus:
CVM 6120 Veterinary Neurobiology is taught during the first six weeks of the second semester. 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 Schedue lists topics per class period. Schedule of Classes). The CVM 6120 Syllabus presents information repeated on this web page.
Click to view (as pdf files) the following administrative handouts that students receive:
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 (sixth edition, 2004, 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 in the course a midterm and a final, each accounting for 50% of the course grade. Each exam will consist of a written test worth 30% of the course grade and a practical test (on gross brain and glass slide material) worth 20%.
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.