aBFHI021p Histology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. MUDr. RNDr. Svatopluk Čech, DrSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Irena Lauschová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Miroslava Sedláčková, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Petr Vaňhara, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Jana Puklová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. RNDr. Svatopluk Čech, DrSc.
Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: prof. MUDr. RNDr. Svatopluk Čech, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites (in Czech)
aBFLT011 Medical Latin && aZC011 Handling chemical substances
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Histology deals with microscopic structure of plant and animal organisms incl. the human body and involves cytology, general histology, and microscopic anatomy. At the end of the course students according to their future professional orientation (physiotherapists or optometrists) should be able to: a) define basic terms and categories of the subject and apply used classification system in the praxis; b) describe and explain structure and function of animal cells on submicroscopic and molecular levels; c) describe and explain structural characteristics of epithels, connective and supporting tissues (incl. their function), muscle tissue including mechanism of muscle contraction and nerve tissue; d) identify basic tissues in histological slides (physiotherapists only); e) analyze the microscopic structure and function of main organs of systems related to professional orientation (physiotherapists - muscles, joints and ligaments, central and peripheral nervous system; optometrists - organ of vision, central and peripheral nervous system); f) understand existing close interrelations between structure and function of individual tissues and organs of the human body.
Syllabus
  • Introduction. Histology - definition, classification and significance. Cytology I. The cell as a minimal unit of the living matter, overview of main cell components.
  • Cytology II: Plasma membrane, cell surfaces and intercellular junctions. Cell cycle, cell division, and cell differentiation.
  • Tissues - definition, origin and classification. Connective and supporting tissues - their general characteristics and components: cells, fibres and ground substance.
  • The connective tissue proper and specilized connective tissue - types, chief distribution, and function.
  • Supporting tissues: cartilage and bone - types, chief distribution, and function.
  • Development of bone tissue (ossification). Repair of cartilage and bone and histophysiology of bone.
  • Microscopic structure of joints. Muscle tissue I - classification, distribution and function. Smooth muscle tissue and cardiac muscle tissue.
  • Muscle tissue II - Skeletal muscle tissue. Mechanisms of the muscle contraction. Microscopic structure of muscles. Development and regeneration of muscle tissue.
  • Nerve tissue: neurones and their components. Synapses. Neuroglia. Conduction of nerve impulses.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of the central nervous system.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of the peripheral nervous system.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of the eye. Layers of the eyeball - their morphology and function. Dioptric media of the eye. Eyelids. Lacrimal apparatus.
  • Blood vessels and blood corpuscles: erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes. Differential white cell count.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of skin and skin appendages.
Literature
  • ČECH, Svatopluk and Drahomír HORKÝ. Histologie a mikroskopická anatomie pro bakaláře (Histology and microscopical anatomy for bachelors). První. Brno: Vydavatelství MU, 2004, 137 pp. ISBN 80-210-2513-7. info
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
Students of optometry have only lectures, students of physiotherapy lectures and practicals. Subject is closed by oral examination in both specializations. Students are obliged to aswer 1 question of general histology and 1 question of microscopic anatomy.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/histol/vyukac.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022.
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