HISTOLOGY
cod. 1005009

Academic year 2012/13
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Istologia (BIO/17)
Field
"altre attività quali l'informatica, attività seminariali ecc."
Type of training activity
More
34 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: ANATOMOPHYSIOLOGY

Learning objectives

The main objective of this module is to give students the basic knowledge of eukaryotic cells and tissues.

Prerequisites

No

Course unit content

The module of Istology within the Course of Anatomy and Phisiology aims to teach to students the basic knowledge of the cell and its components (plasma membrane, cytoplasm, Golgi's apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitocondria, nucleus), the cell cycle, the stem cells, the processes involved in cell differentiation, the formation and organisation of tissuses.

Full programme

The biomolecules and the supramolecular complexes. The protoplasm: structure, energetics and functional aspects. The extracellular matrix: structure and function. The animal cell as chemical and physical environment. The cell organelles and apparati: morphological and functional aspects. The cell cycle and the mechanisms of cell replication. Basic knowledge on staminal cells and differentiated cells. Cell populations.
Somatic cells: morphological and functional aspects of the differentiated cytotypes. Germ cells. Tissues.

Bibliography

Didactical material given by the teaqcher, including the slides of the course

Teaching methods

Oral lectures

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

Other information

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