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2008–09 Bulletin 41Professional CoursesVeterinary Medicine • VMED5001 Problem-Based Learning I (2) 80contact hours. Small group problem-basedlearning using clinical veterinary cases, withemphasis on the problem-oriented approach toveterinary problem solving.5002 Problem-Based Learning II (2) 80contact hours. Continuation of VMED 5001.Small group problem-based learning using clinicalveterinary cases, with emphasis on the problemorientedapproach to veterinary problem solving.5003 Problem-Based Learning III (2) 80contact hours. Continuation of VMED 5002.Small group problem-based learning using clinicalveterinary cases, with emphasis on the problemorientedapproach to veterinary problem solving.5010 Special Topics in Veterinary Medicine(0.5-2.5) Pass/fail grading. 10-40 contacthours.5011 Advanced Veterinary Anesthesiologyand Surgery (1.5) 31 contact hours.Advanced veterinary surgery and anesthesiology.5100 Introduction to Veterinary MedicineI (0.5) Pass/fail grading. 11 contact hours.Survey of career opportunities in the veterinaryprofession.5102 Introduction to Veterinary MedicineII (0.5) Pass/fail grading. 11 contact hours.Continuation of VMED 5100. Survey of careeropportunities and other issues in the veterinaryprofession.5103 Principles of Problem Solving (1) 20contact hours. Introduction to problem solvingmethodology, clinical problem solving, problembasedlearning, problem-oriented approach, andinformation management.5104 Principles of Diagnostic Imaging (1)20 contact hours. Basic principles of radiationphysics, radiography, radiation safety, radiology,ultrasonography, computed tomography,and magnetic resonance imaging in veterinarymedicine; emphasis on the normal radiographicanatomy of the canine, feline, equine, and bovineusing selected case examples.5105 Principles of Diagnostic Imaging II(0.5) 8 contact hours. Continuation of VMED5104.5110 Biochemistry and Membrane/muscle Physiology (3) 53 contact hours.Basic biochemical structures and mechanisms;metabolic systems and controls; basic membraneand muscle dynamics.5111 Veterinary Physiology I (3) 50 contacthours. Basic cardiovascular and gastrointestinalsystem dynamics.5112 Veterinary Physiology II (2.5) 50 contacthours. Basic renal and respiratory systemdynamics.5123 Basic and Applied Anatomy I (3.5) 77contact hours. Principles of macroscopic anatomy,basic structure, and applied anatomy of thebones, muscles, and joints of the thoracic limb,pelvic limb, and trunk; dissection of the dog, withrelevant comparisons to the horse and domesticruminants.5124 Basic and Applied Anatomy II (3)78 contact hours. Introduction to the nervoussystem; anatomy of the blood vessels and nervesof the thoracic and pelvic limb; the equine digit;comparative anatomy of the head, including theskull and mandible, nasal cavity and paranasalsinuses, ear, oral cavity, teeth, larynx, cranialnerves, surface of the brain and its coverings, andblood supply.5125 Basic and Applied Anatomy III (4)108 contact hours. Anatomy of the neck andtrunk, thoracic and pleural cavities, thoracic viscera;introduction to the autonomic nervous system;the abdominal wall, abdominal viscera, pelviccavity, and viscera of the urinary and reproductivesystems of domestic animals.5126 Cell Biology and Histology (3) 58contact hours. Basic cell and tissue biology;