Practical

Paper Code: 
ZOL 415
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
This course will enable the students to -
 
  1. Analyze  haematological parameters
  2. Identify endocrine glands and their role
  3. Explain histology of various mammalian tissues 
  4. Understand the development of frog and chick
  5. Analyze  sperm structure, count, motility and staining technique
 

Course Outcomes (COs): 

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment 

Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL-415

Practical

Students will  

CO 78: Analyse haematological parameters

CO 79: Correlate the endocrine glands and their disorders.

CO 80: Critique the histology of various mammalian tissues 

CO 81: Examine development of frog and chick

CO 82: Analyse sperm structure, count, motility and staining technique

The approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Practical skills and laboratory reports

Class test 

Semester end examinations,

Viva Voce 

 

Physiology and Endocrinology

  • Dissection to expose the endocrine glands of mice(Demonstration)
  • Study of Estrous cycle of mice by vaginal smear preparation
  • Histology of Tissues of Mammals: T.S of –Liver, intestine, stomach, testis, ovary, lung, kidney, pancreas, skin, adrenal, thyroid
  • Haematology
  • Estimation of Haemoglobin in the blood sample
  • Estimation of Haematocrit in the blood sample
  • Counting of Red & White blood  cells in blood sample
  • To study the Bleeding Time & Clotting time of blood
  • Determination of Blood Pressure.

Developmental Biology

  • Live gametes under microscope (Sperm motility, Sperm structure, Sperm count & their staining techniques)
  • Developmental stages of Frog
  • Metamorphic stage of Frog
  • Chick embryos( 18-21 hours, 24-28 hours, 30-36 hours, 42-48 hours, 72 &96 hours
  • Window preparation in egg of Hen
  • Whole mount of Chick embryo stage(Demonstration)

Applied  Biology

  • Mouth parts of ant and mosquito (male and female)
  • Colony organization and life cycle of termite
  • Identification of the parasites:Wuchereria (Male/ female), Dracunculus, Taenia, Schistosoma.
Essential Readings: 
 
  • A manual of Zoology Part I and II EkambarnathAyyar and Ananthakrishnan. Viswanathan Pvt. Ltd, Madras.
  • Practical Zoology, Vertebrates, Lal, S.S. Rastogi Publications, Merrut.
  • Carlson, R. F. Patten's Foundations of Embryology.
  • Biology of Animals. C.P. Hickmann,  L.S. Roberts and A. Larson. McGraw Hill Company, New York.
  • Practical Zoology, Jacob, D., Bhatia,A.L., Kohli,K.S., Vyas,D.K. Ramesh Book Depot, New Delhi.
  • A manual of practical zoology: chordates.P.S.Verma. S Chand publishers.
Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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