Practical

Paper Code: 
ZOL 415
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
120.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

This course will enable the students to -

  1. Analysis of  haematological parameters
  2. Identification of endocrine glands
  3. Explanation of  histology of various mammalian tissues
  4.  Understand the development of frog and chick
  5. Analysis of  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 be able

CO 78: To analyse haematological parameters

CO 79: Identification of endocrine glands

CO 80: To understand the histology of various mammalian tissues

CO 81: To understand the development of frog and chick

CO 82: To 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: 
2020-2021
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