1Understand the events involved in the development and outcome of disease in animals.

2Master a medical vocabulary, by using the language of medicine and pathology in both written and oral forms.

3Recognize diseased tissue both grossly and microscopically, offer a reasonable explanation of the sequence of events that led to the development of these tissue changes, and predict the effect of these changes on the life of the host.

4Identify the types of injury that may affect the host and describe the range of pathologic alterations that occur in response to these injuries.

5Develop diagnostic thinking skills and learning skills.

6Recognize the importance of a solid knowledge of pathology as a basis for veterinary medicine and surgery, and other fields of veterinary medicine.

7Observe examples of normal and diseased organs and tissues.

8Learn to use medical terminology (including pathologic terms) in an appropriate manner.

9Examine examples of the histopathologic alterations discussed in lecture.

10Use of histopathology as a basis for inquiry on various aspects of a disease or pathologic condition.

11Correlate gross pathologic lesions with the expected microscopic alterations. (Describe the anticipated microscopic lesions, if given the gross alterations and vice versa.)