1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30
Practicum	45

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

COURSE AIM:
Aims of this course are (i) analysing the common characteristic of living beings and realising how common features in different groups can be expressed differently; (ii) explaining the basic principles of phylogeny and systematic of living beings and applying principles of animal classification; (iii) understanding the way the cells are organise in multicellular organisms; (iv) connecting interdependence of structures and functions of animal organisms organs and explaining their contribution to living beings survival; (v) explaining and linking the structure of tissues, organs, and organ systems to their functions

COURSE CONTENT:

LESSONS
1. Zoology and its subfields, zoological nomenclature;
2. Systematic and phylogeny of animals ;
3. Animal kingdom overview;
4. Integument system;
5. Skeletal system ;
6. Muscular system;
7. Nervous system;
8. Sensory system;
9. Digestive system;
10. Respiratory system;
11. Circulatory system;
12. Excretory system;
13. Reproductive system;
14. Embryonic and postembryonic development;
15. Hormonal system.


PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Preparation of microscopic slides;
2. Promorphology;
3. Integument system;
4. Skeletal system;
5. Muscular system;
6. Nervous system;
7. Sensory system;
8. Digestive system;
9. Respiratory system;
10. Circulatory system;
11. Excretory system;
12. Reproductive system;
13. Embryonic and postembryonic development ;
14. Animal body section;
15. Animal species determination.

1. Matoničkin, I., Klobučar, G., Kučinić, M. (2010): Opća zoologija. Školska knjiga.
2. praktikumska skripta, Lucić, A., Hudina, S. (2025/26): Vježbe iz opće zoologije. Interna skripta., Lucić i Hudina.
3. pdf predavanja, Lajtner, J., Maguire, I. (2025/26): Opća zoologija. Predavanja na webu., Lajtner i Maguire.
4. Miller-Harley (2001): Zoology. The McGraw-Hill Companies. (pdf)

Mandatory course - Regular study - Biology