FPBI01 Biology - Foundation programme

Faculty of Medicine
autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/3/0. Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Lívia Eiselleová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Ivana Hradilová Svíženská, CSc. (lecturer)
RNDr. Michaela Račanská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Helena Melicharová, MBA (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. MUDr. Iva Slaninová, Ph.D.
Department of Biology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Supplier department: Faculty of Medicine
Timetable
Tue 17. 10. to Tue 12. 12. Tue 11:00–12:50 F01B1/609, Wed 18. 10. to Wed 13. 12. Wed 13:00–15:50 F01B1/609, Tue 9. 1. to Tue 13. 2. Tue 11:00–12:50 F01B1/609, Wed 10. 1. to Wed 14. 2. Wed 13:00–15:50 F01B1/609, Mon 19. 2. to Fri 22. 3. Tue 8:00–9:50 F01B1/609, Thu 10:00–12:50 F01B1/609
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of high-school biology.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course prepares students for the biology entrance exam to the Faculty of Medicine. After completion of the course student: understands elementary cellular processes, basics of genetics and basics of anatomy and physiology of the human body. Knowledge is on the level of high school biology.
Learning outcomes
The student knows the structure of bacterial and eukaryotic cells, comprehends the basic cellular processes, principles of storage and expression of genetic information, principles of inheritance, Mendel laws, knows the basics of somatology, the structure of tissues and organs, comprehends the basic physiology of organ systems, knows basics of ecology and evolution. The student can also apply this knowledge and skills in the entrance exam on biology.
Syllabus
  • 1) General characteristics of living systems. Origins of life. Origin of the cells. Basics of Evolution. Chemical evolution. Paleontological evidence of the earliest forms of life. Darwinian evolution. Classification of living systems. Acellular organisms. Viruses. 2) Cells. Cell theory. Chemical composition of the cell. Structure and function of proteins, nucleic acids, saccharides and lipids. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell – basic differences. Prokaryotic cell – characteristics. Bacteria. Cyanobacteria. Medically important prokaryotic cells. 3) Eukaryotic cell. Plant, fungal, animal cells. Structure and function of biomembranes. Osmosis. Transport of molecules into and out of the cell. Endocytosis and exocytosis. 4) Organelles of the cell. Structure and function of nucleus, ER, GA, mitochondria, and lysosomes. Cytoskeleton and cell movement. 5) Genetic information. DNA. Chromosome. Replication. Expression of genetic information – transcription, translation. RNA. Protein. Control test 6) Cell division. Cell cycle. Cancer cell. Mitosis. Meiosis. 7) Basics of genetics. Gene. Mendel´s laws. Mutations. Karyotype. 8) Autosomal and gonosomal inheritance. 9) Medically important organisms- yeasts, moulds, plants, protozoa, worms and insects. Milestones in biology and medicine. Excursion Mendel Museum 10) Introduction to somatology. Tissues of the human body. Skin and its function. Body temperature and its maintenance. Control test. 11) Skeleton and muscles. Excursion to the Anatomical Museum of Prof. Karel Žlábek. 12) Digestive system and nutrition. 13) Respiratory system and its function. 14) Urinary system. Male genital system. Female genital system. 15) Human development. Evolution of Homo sapiens. Control test. Excursion to the Anthropos Pavilion. 16) Circulatory system. Lymph and its circulation. 17) Blood. Blood groups and transfusion. Defence mechanisms. 18) Nervous system. Senses. 19) Endocrine glands. Control test. 20) Ecology. Abiotic and biotic factors. Biosphere. Ecosystems. Population explosion. Final Test.
Literature
    required literature
  • CAMPBELL, Neil A., Jane B. REECE, Lisa A. URRY, Michael L. CAIN, Steven Alexander WASSERMAN, Peter V. MINORSKY and Rob JACKSON. Biology : a global approach. Global edition. Boston: Pearson, 2015, 1351 stran. ISBN 9781292008653. info
Teaching methods
lecture and seminar
Assessment methods
Lecture and seminar attendance are compulsory. During the course students takes the entrance test and four progress tests. The course is completed with the final test. The test is based on knowledge of all course topics.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/med/podzim2022/FPBI01/index.qwarp
Students are obliged to follow the Interactive syllabus of the course where they can find all relevant information (schedule, substitutions, public holidays etc.), and also corresponding study literature for each week. The required textbooks can be borrowed from the Campus university library.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, autumn 2018, spring 2019, autumn 2019, spring 2020, autumn 2020, spring 2021, autumn 2021, spring 2022, autumn 2022, spring 2023, autumn 2024.
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