2023
Biology of Pregnancy and Motherhood
Name: Biology of Pregnancy and Motherhood
Code: ENF13436M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Presentation
The methodology used allows the objectives and competences of the Curricular Unit to be achieved.
Goals and targets (from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De
Goals and targets (from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable De
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Goal
Understand the importance of the biological aspects of human development stemming from cellular differentiation during embryonic development.
Skills
- Demonstrate knowledge, ability to analyze and interpret human biological development.
-Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge, an ability to understand and solve problems in the context of cellular and molecular mechanisms in embryonic and fetal development.
-Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge and make judgments in genetic risk situations.
-Ability to communicate how their activities and knowledge about the factors that influence human biological development
-Understand the molecular and physiological bases of cells and tissues
-Develop skills that autonomously carry out lifelong learning
Understand the importance of the biological aspects of human development stemming from cellular differentiation during embryonic development.
Skills
- Demonstrate knowledge, ability to analyze and interpret human biological development.
-Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge, an ability to understand and solve problems in the context of cellular and molecular mechanisms in embryonic and fetal development.
-Demonstrate ability to integrate knowledge and make judgments in genetic risk situations.
-Ability to communicate how their activities and knowledge about the factors that influence human biological development
-Understand the molecular and physiological bases of cells and tissues
-Develop skills that autonomously carry out lifelong learning
Contents
Basic concepts of cell biology
Introduction to molecular genetics and genomics
Molecular biology of replication and recombination
Gene expression and regulation
Cell and tissue differentiation
The genetics of cancer and cell cycle
Viruses and transmitting viral infections in pregnancy.
The immune system of pregnancy
Population genetics and evolution
The genetic basis of complex inheritance
Karyology
Genetic disorders in humans
Nursing intervention on genetic diseases of the newborn
Introduction to molecular genetics and genomics
Molecular biology of replication and recombination
Gene expression and regulation
Cell and tissue differentiation
The genetics of cancer and cell cycle
Viruses and transmitting viral infections in pregnancy.
The immune system of pregnancy
Population genetics and evolution
The genetic basis of complex inheritance
Karyology
Genetic disorders in humans
Nursing intervention on genetic diseases of the newborn
Teaching Methods
The teaching will adopt a methodology of theoretical exposition of molecular concepts, group discussions of situations related to the academic objectives and seminar with expert guest. The assessment of knowledge favors continuous assessment, and will be made using conventional assessment tests (tests of continuous evaluation and examination). In the evaluation, the final grade results in the average of the two frequencies. For seminars an expert in the area of human genetics will be invited. Students can require exams, considering Academic Rule.
Teaching Staff
