2024
General Histology
Name: General Histology
Code: BIO15187I
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Biological Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Learning Goals
GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To provide students with the knowledge to understand and identify the structure of the animal cell and the microscopic organization of the four basic animal tissues, their embryonic origins, their functions, interrelations and how they are integrated in the formation of organs and systems.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
- Know the methods and techniques of processing materials for histological studies, the mechanisms of operation and use of the photonic and electronic microscopes, to interpret definitive histological slides;
- Know the animal cell and identify the different cell types and their components;
- Distinguish the four basic tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues;
- Understand the importance of tissues in the constitution of different organs and systems;
- Acquire the necessary knowledge, including histological terminology, for the study of veterinary histology and histopathology.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
- Know the methods and techniques of processing materials for histological studies, the mechanisms of operation and use of the photonic and electronic microscopes, to interpret definitive histological slides;
- Know the animal cell and identify the different cell types and their components;
- Distinguish the four basic tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues;
- Understand the importance of tissues in the constitution of different organs and systems;
- Acquire the necessary knowledge, including histological terminology, for the study of veterinary histology and histopathology.
Contents
THEORETICAL: 1. Introduction to the study of animal embryology and histology; 2. The animal cell: structural characteristics of its main constituent biomolecules and respective functional properties in the metabolic context; 3. Cell and tissue homeostasis: cell cycle and programmed cell death; mitosis and meiosis; 4. General histology: the four basic tissues and their embryonic origin 5. Morpho-functional analysis of epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues.
LABORATORY PRACTICES: 1. Methods and techniques used in histology (routine technique for optical microscopy; specific staining in paraffin cuts, including histochemistry and immunohistochemical methods; histomorphometric evaluations); 2. Observation and microscopic diagnosis in definitive preparations, illustrating the various phases of mitosis and meiosis and the various tissues and organs 4. Analysis and discussion of research articles with collaborative work.
LABORATORY PRACTICES: 1. Methods and techniques used in histology (routine technique for optical microscopy; specific staining in paraffin cuts, including histochemistry and immunohistochemical methods; histomorphometric evaluations); 2. Observation and microscopic diagnosis in definitive preparations, illustrating the various phases of mitosis and meiosis and the various tissues and organs 4. Analysis and discussion of research articles with collaborative work.
Teaching Methods
Structured exposition in theoretical classes. Observation of definitive histological slides. Execution of presentation, and discussion of practical work. Analysis and discussion of scientific articles.
Continuous assessment: weighted average of two written tests (70%), one test with observation, microscopic diagnosis of histological slides and/or photomicrographs (20%) and analysis and presentation of a research article (10%).
Final evaluation: weighted average of written exam (70%), of an exam of observation and diagnosis of histological sections and/or photomicrographs (20%), and analysis and presentation of a research article (10%).
Approval obtaining ? 9.5 values [0-20], and in each of the tests must also obtain ? 9.5 values.
Continuous assessment: weighted average of two written tests (70%), one test with observation, microscopic diagnosis of histological slides and/or photomicrographs (20%) and analysis and presentation of a research article (10%).
Final evaluation: weighted average of written exam (70%), of an exam of observation and diagnosis of histological sections and/or photomicrographs (20%), and analysis and presentation of a research article (10%).
Approval obtaining ? 9.5 values [0-20], and in each of the tests must also obtain ? 9.5 values.
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