LF:BKBI011 Biology - Course Information
BKBI011 Biology - lecture
Faculty of MedicineAutumn 2016
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Kateřina Cetkovská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kateřina Vopěnková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Petr Dvořák, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Věra Nováková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Jana Růžičková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Vráblíková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Mgr. Kateřina Cetkovská, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine - Timetable
- Wed 7:30–9:20 B11/334
- 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
- Physiotherapy (Eng.) (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Physiotherapy (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Nutritive therapist (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Optics and Optometry (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Ortoptics (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Course objectives
- After completion of the course student: understands elementary cellular processes; comprehends the complexity of intercellular communication and mutual regulation of individual cells in a multicellular organism; is able to explain the difference between healthy and pathologically-working cell; is able to express basic coherence between malfunction in cellular processes and development of diseases, especially hereditary diseases, cancers or developmental defects. Student is also able to apply this knowledge and skills in following courses.
- Syllabus
- Week 1: Introduction. Biopolymers I: proteins
- Week 2: Biopolymers II: nucleic acids and DNA replication
- Week 3: From a gene to protein - genetic information and its realization
- Week 4: Cell architecture, membrane system in cells
- Week 5: Cytoskeletal system in cells
- Week 6: Cell communication. Cell differentiation. Stem cells.
- Week 7: Mitosis and cytokinesis. Meiosis.
- Week 8: Cell division and cell cycle control, apoptosis
- Week 9: Principles of heredity I
- Week 10: Principles of heredity II
- Week 11: Methods of genome studying. Gene diagnostics.
- Week 12: Bacteria and viruses
- Week 13: Malignant transformation of cells. Cancer.
- Week 14: substitution lecture
- Literature
- recommended literature
- ALBERTS, Bruce. Základy buněčné biologie : úvod do molekulární biologie buňky. Translated by Arnošt Kotyk. 2. vyd. Ústí nad Labem: Espero Publishing, 2004, xxvi, 630. ISBN 8090290620. info
- PRITCHARD, D. J. and Bruce R. KORF. Základy lékařské genetiky. první české vydání. Praha: Galén, 2007, 182 stran. ISBN 9788072624492. info
- Teaching methods
- lecture and class discussion
- Assessment methods
- The course is completed with a written examination test with 60 questions (30 multiple choice questions, where negative marking applies for incorrect answers + 30 questions where the student chooses from true/false). At least 30 points out of 60 are needed to pass. More information on the exam to be found on https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1411/podzim2016/BKBI011/op/Informace_a_pokyny_ke_zkousce.pdf
The exam requires knowledge discussed at the lectures. The exam tests the understanding of the discussed knowledge. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- BFZF0311c Bases of Pharmacology - practice
BKBC011p && (BKFY0222p || BOFY0222p) && (BKBI011 || BKLT011 || BKLT011)&&BKHI021p - BFZF0311p Bases of Pharmacology - lecture
BKBC011p &&( BKFY0222p || BOFY0222p) &&( BKBI011 || BKLT011) &&BKHI021p - BOFY0222p Physiology II - lecture
(BOFY0121p && BKBI011) || (BOFY0121p && PřF:C7777) - BVGE061 Genetics
BKBI011&&BVPF0422p&&BVVP0533p - BVHE021p Histology
BKBI011 - BVMI0221c Microbiology I - practice
BKBI011 - BVMI0221p Microbiology I - lecture
BKBI011
- BFZF0311c Bases of Pharmacology - practice
- Teacher's information
- https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1411/podzim2016/BKBI011/index.qwarp
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2016, recent)
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