HISTOLOGY AND HUMAN ANATOMY

The cell and its components: the plasma membrane, cytoplasm, Golgi
apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, the nucleus.
The formation and organization of tissues. Epithelial tissue and glandular
classification, localization and morpho-functional correlations. Connective
tissue: classification, localization and morpho-functional correlations;
ossification; hematopoiesis; blood cells and platelets. Muscle tissue:
classification, localization and morpho-functional correlations. Nervous
tissue: classification and localization of cell types.
Methods for sample preparation and the main histological stains. Analysis
of histological preparations by light microscopy.
Musculoskeletal system: structure (cytological and molecular
organization) of bone, cartilage and muscle. Generality on the bones,
joints and major muscle groups. Gross anatomy of the bones that make
up the skull, trunk and limbs. Macroscopic and functional anatomy of the
joints of the spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee and ankle.
Cardiovascular system: cellular and molecular organization of endothelial
cells. Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the heart, coronary
vessels, heart valves. Structure of the wall of the arteries, veins and
capillaries. Course of the main arteries and veins.
Functional anatomy of the primary blood cells-forming organs (bone
marrow) and primary (thymus) and secondary (spleen and lymph nodes)
lymphoid organs
Digestive system: general organization: mouth, pharynx, esophagus,
stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Liver and bile ducts. The
pancreas and pancreatic ducts. The peritoneum.
Respiratory system: general organization: larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs.
Anatomy and functional morphology of the riverbed lung.
Urinary system: gross anatomy and microscopic-functional anatomy of
the kidneys. Molecular anatomy of the nephron.
Endocrine system: general organization. The hypothalamus and the
neurosecretory nuclei, pituitary and pineal glands. thyroid and
parathyroid glands, adrenal glands, the pancreatic islets.
Central and peripheral nervous system: general organization.