DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY ANATOMY & HISTOLOGY

The department deals with the teaching and research on Gross Anatomy, Histology and Embryology of most of the domestic animals and birds with salient characteristic anatomical features of wild and zoo animals . The department offers 15 Credit Hours courses spread in two academic years (4 semesters) to the B.V.Sc. & A.H. students during first and second year of the degree programme. The department is also offering supporting post-graduate (M.V.Sc.) courses. Embalmed cadavers are used for dissection. The Histology laboratory is equipped with automatic tissue processor, binocular microscope, trinocular research microscope, semi motorized rotary microtome, cryostat microtome etc.

Osteological researches are carried out on collected bones of Slow Loris , sloth bear and sambar deer from the State Zoo of Mizoram. An Intramural Research Project entitled “ Gross Anatomy & Histomorphology of Respiratory System of Indigenous Pig of Mizoram ” with Dr. R.N. Bhattacharyya as Principal Investigator have been submitted and preliminary works for the project have been completed.

List of courses offered by the department:

A. Undergraduate programme.

1. VAN-111 (Gross Anatomy-I) : 2+2 Cr.Hrs.

2. VAN-121 (Gross Anatomy-II) : 2+1 Cr.Hrs.

3. VAN-122 (Gross Anatomy-III) : 1+1 Cr.Hrs.

4. VAN-211 (Histology & Embryology) : 2+2 Cr.Hrs.

5. VAN-221 (Applied Anatomy) : 0+2 Cr.Hrs.

B. Post-graduate programme (MVSc. Supporting courses offered).

1. VAN-610 (Anatomical Techniques) : 1+1 Cr.Hrs.

2. VAN-611 (Basic Electron Microscopy) : 1+1 Cr.Hrs.

3.VAN-612(GrossAnatomy of Domestic Mammals and Birds) : 2+1 Cr.Hrs

4. VAN-613 (Microscopic Anatomy -Histology) : 2+1 Cr Hrs

5. VAN-614 (Embryology) : 1+1 Cr.Hrs.

OPTIONAL COURSES

1.VAN – 615 (Anatomy of Endocrine organs ) : 1+1Cr Hrs

2. VAN – 616 (Anatomy of Small Laborotory Animals) : 2+1Cr Hrs

3. VAN - 701 (Neuroanatomy) : 1+1Cr Hrs

4. VAN - 702 (Histochemistry) : 1+1 Cr Hrs

DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES :


Fig. 1. Students dissecting the cadavour	Fig: 2 Demonstration of visceral organs in situ

Fig:3 Cotyledonary Type Placenta of Cow collected by students	Fig: 4 buffalo fetus intact in Amniotic cavity collected by students