Emphsizes techniques to maximize the safety aspect to both the handler and to the animal patient. The course also teaches nursing techniques on the above listed types of animals. Includes follow-up and discharge procedures on filing and record retention. Covers using the computer in veterinary medicine. The form and function of animal bodies and their anatomical and physiological differences between selected species are studied.
Lab includes skeletons and animal cadaver specimens.
VT 105 focuses on microscopic anatomy and anatomy and physiology of bones, muscles, and skin. VT 106 focuses on the anatomy and physiology of the digestive, nervous, urinary, reproductive, and endocrine systems. It also includes organs of special sense. Introduces life cycles, modes of transmission, geographical distribution and diseases associated with each parasite. Lab includes identification of parasites using prepared slides and collected specimens.