Course: General Zoology

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Course title General Zoology
Course code ZOO/OZP
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pačková Gabriela, Mgr.
  • Kundrata Robin, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Uvírová Ivona, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Veselý Milan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Čelechovský Alois, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
The course allows you to get elementary zoological knowledge usable in subsequent articles (eg in the animals, physiology and anthropology). The integral part of this course is Practice, mainly focused on histology and organology. 1. Basic morphology and cell types of animals. 2. Fundamentals of histology: epithelial tissue, connective, muscle and nerve, their meaning, structure and types. 3. Transplantation and regeneration animals. 4. Fundamentals of organs of animals. 5. Ontogenetic development, fundamentals of embryogenesis and its stages. 6. Animal Reproduction: asexual and sexual, of course, and forms. 7. Gametogenesis - spermatogenesis and oogenesis, their course and basic stages. 8. Basics organology - basic overview of organ systems and organs in animals.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration, Laboratory Work
Learning outcomes
Elementary information about the structure and construction of the bodies of animals (cell structure, histology, anatomy and construction of organs and organ systems), the transplantation and regeneration, ontogenetic development and reproduction of animals.
Student should be able to (after attending the course): - define basic background of zoology (histology, organology, embryogenesis and ontogenesis) - describe histology and microscopic anatomy - explain types of developmental stages.
Prerequisites
Elementary knowledges of biology and zoology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Credit: 80% attendance, correct determination of (at lest) 8 histological slides (out of 10), correct determination of 3 developmental stages (out of 5) Exam: written test - 25 questions (at least 22 points out of 40.0)
Recommended literature
  • Campbell, N. A., Reece, J. B. (2008). Biologie. Press, Brno.
  • http://www.zoologie.upol.cz/aktuality.htm. http://www.zoologie.upol.cz/aktuality.htm.
  • http://zoologie-opvk2.2.upol.cz/. http://zoologie-opvk2.2.upol.cz/.
  • Junqueira L.C., Carneiro J., Klley R.O. (1999). Základy histologie. Basic Histology (7. vydání). Jihočany.
  • Knoz J. (1979). Obecná zoologie II.. Praha.
  • Knoz J. (1979). Obecná zoologie I.. Praha.
  • Konrádová V., Zajícová A., Uhlík J., Vajner L. (1996). Histologie. Praha.
  • Martínek J. & Vacek Z., 2009:. Histologický atlas. Grada Publishing, Praha..
  • Paleček J. (1996). Biologie buňky. II. Základy mikroskopické histologie. Praha.
  • Pravda O. (1982). Zoologie 3. Praha.
  • Sládeček F., 1986:. Rozmnožování a vývoj živočichů. Academia, Praha..
  • Vacek Z. (2006). Embryologie. Praha.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology for Education (2019) Category: Biology courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Biology and Environmental Education for Education (2021) Category: Ecology and environmental protection 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter