HUMAN CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
Degree course:
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Academic year when starting the degree:
2019/2020
Year:
1
Academic year in which the course will be held:
2019/2020
Course type:
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits:
4
Period:
First Semester
Standard lectures hours:
48
Detail of lecture’s hours:
Lesson (40 hours), Laboratory (8 hours)
Assessment:
Voto Finale
Means of investigation, most common histological techniques. Cell membrane: structure, functions and specializations
Cytoplasmic organisms: smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi, lysosomes, phagocytosis vesicles, mitochondria, cytoskeleton and centriole: structure and function
Core: morphology and composition. DNA, RNA. Brief notes on protein synthesis. Mitosis and meiosis.
The course will be structured with face-to-face lessons followed by a moment, at the end of each lesson, of discussion on the subject. The frontal lessons will be joined by a period of practical practice under the optical microscope.
The teacher receives by appointment, established by e-mail marcella.reguzzoni@uninsubria.it