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BI2064

Fish anathomy and Physiology

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Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Oral examination , School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The course focuses on the physiological processes in fish and their adaptations to environmental parameters. Lectures will cover general anatomy, respiration, circulation, osmoregulation and acid-base balance, smoltification, regulation of buoyancy, movement, sensory physiology, stress, gastrointestinal system and sexual maturation. Introductions will also be given to basal immunology. Practical lab studies include comparative anatomy and physiology of Atlantic salmon and at least one marine species available. Studies also include evaluation of organ histology and stress experiments.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

On completion of the course the student should have obtained valuable skills in fish anatomy and physiology including regulatory mechanisms.

Skills:

The student should be able to design and perform tests of fish osmoregulatory capacity, establish sedation, perform blood sampling, and examine simple histological preparations from fish.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures: 30 hours with a combination of oral and online lectures. Distribution may vary from year to year.

Laboratory course: 2 mandatory exercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Approved histology laboratory
  • Approved dissection repport

Further on evaluation

The course consists of lab-reports that will be assessed pass or fail and a written exam (100%).

In case of fail or if you want to improve your grade the written exam can be retaken in both semesters, even the one without teaching. The written exam can be changed to an oral exam in the semester when the course is not taught.

Failing lab-reports will disqualify for exam and the candidate will have to follow the course the following year.

Course materials

Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BI2062 3 sp Autumn 2015
BI2063 3 sp Autumn 2015
MB104114 2.5 sp Autumn 2019
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Aqua Culture
  • Biology
  • Marine Biology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Biology