Learning objectives
<br />The student has to acquire study method and knowledge on:<br />§ Notions of general embryology and placentation<br />§ Notions of cytology and histology: the cell, epithelial tissues, connective tissue, muscle tissue, nerve tissue; method of making up and interpretation of histological sections.<br />§ Notions di zoology: basic taxonomy, invertebrate/vertebrate zoology of those species of veterinary importance, basic cell function and mechanism , organization, expression and transmission of genetic information, basic molecular biology, basic principals of animal behaviour.<br />§ During practical activities by optical microscope the student will learn to distinguish structural characteristics of tissues and their organization in organs.
Course unit content
<br />“Istologia Embriologia Zoologia” – Bracchi Pier Giovanni, Cacchioli Antonio, Gabbi Carlo– (8 CFU). <br /> <br />§ Zoology<br />§ The variety of life on earth : from microscopic bacteria cells to large animals.<br />§ Cells, inheritance.<br />§ Genetic engineering.<br />§ Cell division.<br />§ Mendelian genetics.<br />§ Population genetics and evolution.<br />§ Taxonomy, form and function of invertebrate and vertebrate animals of primary veterinary medical interest.<br />§ Basic concept of the biological basis of animal behavior and applications to asses the animal welfare.<br />§ General embryology<br />§ Gametogenesis<br />§ Fecondation<br />§ Segmentation<br />§ Gastrulation and three embryonic germ layers<br />§ Placenta and extraembryonic membranes in Mammals<br />§ Embryonic adnexa in birds<br />§ Cytology<br />§ Morphostructural differences between eukaryote cell, prokaryote cell and virus<br />§ Structure and function of biological membranes<br />§ Nucleus<br />§ Cytoplasm, cytoskeleton and cytoplasmic organelles<br />§ Specializations of cell membrane<br />§ Histology<br />§ Epithelial tissue: classification, localisation and morpho-functional correlations.<br />§ Glands: classification, localisation and morpho-functional correlations, considerations on the endocrine apparatus.<br />§ Connective tissue: classification, localisation and morpho-functional correlations, ossification mechanisms, hemopoesis; blood cells and platelets.<br />§ Muscle tissue: classification, localisation and morpho-functional correlations; the sarcoplasmatic reticulum, the sarcomere, neuromuscular synapses.<br />§ Nervous tissue: classification and localisation of cell types, organogenesis and subdivision of the Nervous System. Methods for making up histological sections and main histological stainings<br />§ Interpretation of histological sections by optical microscope.<br />§ <br />§ Microscopical organization of organs: pipe organs, parenchymatous organs, laminar organs.
Bibliography
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