In addition, students receive in cytology and general embryology, and in addition a substantial series of lectures in the digestive system. The first semester contains, in addition, a course in general histology , in which the light microscope is the most important tool. The second semester starts with a relatively comprehensive course in the dissection of the dog, including a day on applied anatomy using live animals. The dog is used as a model for mammalian anatomy in general, and carnivore anatomy in particular, and this course establishes a base for more specialised dissection later.
Students work in groups of four, and each group dissects a dog.
A course in the horse limb follows, in which each student group dissects a horse leg. In addition to these practical courses, lectures are given on the locomotory and nervous systems. The third semester continues with lectures in the nervous, circulatory, respiratory and endocrine systems. In association with these lectures, students dissect organs, and the microscopic structure of the relevant organs is also considered in histology practicals. We attempt to teach the microscopic structure of the organs as soon as possible after the lectures.