Semester 3, 2023/2024
[period Autumn 2023]
Programme of lectures and practices in Histology and Embryology
for the 2nd year of study programme General Medicine (aVL)
Education week
2023/24
LECTURES PRACTICES
18. 9. – 22. 9.
2023
Microscopic structure of the lymphatic
organs. Monocyte-macrophage system.
Microscopic structure of cardiovascular
system. Slides: muscular artery with
vein, aorta, vena cava, myocardium.
25. 9. – 29. 9.
Thu 28. 9. holiday
Microscopic structure of respiratory
system: Nasal cavity, structure of the
larynx and trachea. Structure of the
lungs, blood – air barrier. Development
of the respiratory system.
Microscopic structure of the lymphatic
organs. Slides: thymus, lymphonodus,
lien, tonsillae (palatina et lingualis).
2. 10. – 6. 10.
GIT I: Microscopic structure of the oral
cavity – lips, cheeks, salivary glands,
tongue. Microscopic structure of the
tooth. General structure of the wall of
digestive tube.
Microscopic structure of the respiratory
system. Slides: concha nasi, epiglottis,
larynx, trachea, pulmo.
9. 10. – 13. 10.
GITII: Microscopic structure of the
oesophagus, stomach and intestines.
Microscopic structure of the digestive
system I. Slides: labium oris, apex
linguae, papilla vallata, palatum molle,
tooth, oesophagus.
16. 10. – 20. 10.
GIT III: Microscopic structure of the liver,
gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas.
Overview of development of the gut.
Microscopic structure of the digestive
system II. Slides: cardia, fundus
ventriculi, pylorus, duodenum,
intestinum tenue, intestinum
crassum, appendix.
23. 10. – 27. 10.
Microscopic structure and development
of the urinary system. Nephron - its
structure, histotopography, and function.
Blood circulation of kidneys. Urinary
passages. Stages in development of
kidneys.
Microscopic structure of the digestive
system III. Slides: hepar, vesica fellea,
pancreas, gl. parotis, gl.
submandibularis, gl. sublingualis.
30. 10. – 3. 11.
Microscopic structure of the male
reproductive system: Testis, excretory
genital ducts, accessory genital glands,
penis.
Spermato- and spermiogenesis.
Composition of the sperm.
Microscopic structure of the urinary
system. Slides: ren, calyx renalis,
ureter, vesica urinaria, urethra
feminina, pars cavernosa urethrae
masculinae.
6. 11. – 10. 11.
Microscopic structure of the female
reproductive system: ovary, oviduct,
uterus, vagina, external genitalia.
Ovarian cycle, ovulation, atresia.
Oogenesis. Menstrual cycle. The
menstrual and ovarian cycle – relations.
Microscopic structure of the male
reproductive system. Slides: testis,
epididymis, funiculus spermaticus,
glandula vesiculosa, prostate, penis.
13. 11. – 17. 11.
Fri 17. 11. holiday
Development of internal and external
sexual organs. General characteristics of
the indifferent stage.
Microscopic structure of the female
reproductive system I. Slides: ovarium,
corpus luteum, tuba uterina - ampulla,
tuba uterina - isthmus, uterus prolipherative
and secretory phases.
20. 11. – 24. 11.
Microscopic structure, histophysiology
and development of endocrine glands:
Hypophysis, epiphysis, thyroid gland,
parathyroid glands, adrenal gland, and
islets of Langerhans. Principles of
humoral regulation.
Microscopic structure of the female
reproductive system II. Slides: vagina,
labium minus, placenta, funiculus
umbilicalis.
27. 11. – 1. 12.
Microscopic structure and
development of the central and
peripheral nervous system. Structure
of gray matters in the CNS: Iso- and
allocortex, cerebellar cortex, spinal
cord. Meninges. Ganglia and
peripheral nerves. Overwiev of
development of the brain and spinal
cord. Histogenesis of the neural tube.
Microscopic structure of endocrine
glands. Slides: hypophysis cerebri,
epiphysis, glandula thyreoidea,
glandula parathyreoidea, glandula
suprarenalis, islets of Langerhans.
4. 12. – 8. 12.
Microscopic structure of the organ of
vision: The eye and its refractive
(dioptric) media. Accessory structures of
the eye. Overview of development of the
eye.
Microscopic structure of the ear.
Major structural differences between
the statokinetic and acoustic
compartments. Overview of development
of the vestibulocochlear organ.
Microscopic structure of the central
and peripheral nervous system.
Slides: cortex cerebri, cerebellum,
medulla spinalis, ganglion spinale
(the dorsal root ganglion), ganglion
vegetativum (the autonomic
ganglion), peripheral nerve.
11. 12. – 15. 12.
Microscopic structure and
development of the skin and skin
derivatives. Mammary gland.
Microscopic structure of the sensory
organs. The eye - slides: anterior eye
segment, posterior eye segment,
fasciculus opticus, palpebra,
glandula lacrimalis.
The ear - slides: cochlea, auricula.
18. 12. – 22. 12.
Development of body cavities and
mesenteries. Development of the
diaphragm. Development of the
spleen.
Microscopic structure of the skin and
skin derivatives. Slides: skin from the
tip of the finger, skin from the axilla,
skin with hairs, nail, mamma non
lactans, mamma lactans.
Credits. Consultations.
Doc. MVDr. Aleš Hampl, CSc.
Head of Department of Histology
and Embryology