AIMS AND CONTENT

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide the student with a complete view on the organization of human tissues and the cells that compose them, and notions on how this organization is instrumental in ensuring the full homeostatic functionality of tissues.

The student must acquire the ability to observe and then describe with suitable language some histological structures; in the specific case, what has been found by the observation microscopic.

Expected learning results:
Knowledge of investigation methods in cytology and histology.
Knowledge of the terminology of the discipline.
Knowledge of the subcellular, cellular and tissue structures of the human body

Knowing how to recognize and describe in an appropriate way a histological structure in optical microscopy, starting from its cellular organization.

TEACHING METHODS

Class teaching and practical exercises for the recognition of histological preparations

It is possible that the method of conducting the lessons will change due to emergency situations that prevent the performance of the lessons in attendance. In this case the lessons will be carried out through the Teams platform. (https://cedia.unige.it/sites/cedia.unige.it/files/pagine/TEAMS%20mini%20guida%20IT%20Studente.pdf)

Any Student with documented Specific Learning Disorders (SLD), or with any special needs, shall reach out to the Lecturer(s) and to the dedicated SLD Representative in the Department before class begins, in order to liase and arrange the specific teaching methods and ensure proper achievement of the learning aims and outcomes.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Hints on the morphological and functional features of the EUCARIOTIC CELL

TISSUES:

Epithelial tissue:

Lining epithelia : hints on organization and classification

Secretory epithelia:

•  exocrine glands  (hints) 

• endocrine glands  (hints) 

Connective tissue:

Extracellular matrix:

•   fibers

•   ground substance

Cell components of connective tissue

Connective tissue proper

Support connective tissue: cartilage and bone tissue

Ossification

Trophic connective tissue: blood and lymph

Lymphatic tissue

Cells of the innate and adaptive immune system

Muscle tissue:

• striated skeletal and cardiac muscle
• smooth muscle tissue

Myofibril structure and muscle contraction

Nerve tissue:

• neurons
• glial cells
• nerve fibers
• synapses and impulse transmission

During the course the following topics will be explored in particular: support tissues, muscle tissue and nervous tissue

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

"Elementi di istologia e cenni di embriologia" a cura di A. Filippini. Casa editrice Piccin.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

November 2024

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Practical test and oral examination

During the lessons an ongoing test could be carried out to evaluate the level of acquisition of the first contents held in the classroom and concerning the cytology.

The oral exam is aimed at evaluating the learning of knowledge related to the topics illustrated and discussed in the classroom and the ability to integrate and contextualize this knowledge.

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability or other special educational needs, the University legislation and regulations on disability and SLD are applied (https://unige.it/disabilita-dsa/studenti-disabilit%C3% A0-normative).

See also the "Other information" section of this syllabus.

It is possible that emergency situations prevent the students to taking part in the examination in attendance for the final evaluation. In this case, the Teams platform will be used. (https://cedia.unige.it/sites/cedia.unige.it/files/pagine/TEAMS%20mini%20guida%20IT%20Studente.pdf)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The choice of the examination method allows to verify the acquisition of the knowledge inserted in the training objectives and includes two tests:

-A practical test where the student must describe one histological preparations by the use of optical microscope.

-An oral test that is the examination methods used and that includes most of the program carried out allows to better evaluate how the student orients himself in the entire tissue scenario addressed in class, allowing also to evaluate his reasoning skills. aimed at associating structural notions with functional concepts.