Academic year2016/17
CourseBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Code071EE
Credits9
PeriodSemester 1 & 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| CITOLOGIA E ISTOLOGIA | BIO/06 | LEZIONI | 80 | |
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Knowledge
The course aims to provide students with basic notions and concepts essential to
the cultural heritage of a Biologist, as well as preparatory to the study of
multiple academic disciplines in the curriculum. The student who successfully
completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge, at the morphofunctional and molecular level, of the cells of prokaryotes and eukaryotes and of the morphological and histo-physiological characters of the animal tissues. In
addition, he will have acquired the ability to use the light microscope properly
and the knowledge of the main techniques used in cell biology.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
During the oral exam the student must be able to demonstrate his/her knowledge of
the course material and be able to discuss any topic included in the examination
program thoughtfully and with propriety of expression. In addition, the student
must demonstrate skill in the use of the light microscope, as well as recognize,
classify and discuss animal tissues present in one or two histological slides
observed with this instrument.
Methods:
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- Laboratory work
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
Levels of protoplasm organization. Structure and ultrastructure of prokaryotic
cells.
General Morpho-functional analysis of eukaryotic cells: ultrastructural,
cytophysiological and molecular characterization of the plasma membrane, of the
nucleus and of the cytoplasmic organelles and structures. Cell cycle: phases and
regulatory mechanisms. Somatic and germ lines. Gametogenesis. Meiosis.
Fertilization. Examples of embryonic development in some model organisms. Cell
differentiation and histogenesis. Analysis of the morphological and histophysiological
characteristics of the various animal tissues.
Bibliography
It is required the adoption of one of the texts included in each of the following groups:
a) for the study of the foundations of Animal Embryology:
HOUILLON: Embriologia dei Vertebrati (II edizione). Casa Ed. Ambrosiana
FRANQUINET & FOUCRIER: Atlante di Embriologia Descrittiva. Ed. EdiSES
b) for the study of the animal cell biology as well as of the morphology and histo-
physiology of the animal tissues, using a single text for both sections:
COLOMBO & OLMO (Eds.): Biologia - Cellula e Tessuti (II edizione). Ed. Edi.Ermes
ADAMO & Al.: Istologia di V. Monesi (VI edizione). Ed. Piccin
BONFANTI & Al.: Citologia e Istologia (II edizione). Idelson-Gnocchi
Alternatively, preferring to use two separate texts:
b) for the study of the animal cell biology:
ALBERTS & Al.: Biologia molecolare della cellula (V edition). Zanichelli
ALBERTS & Al.: L'essenziale di "Biologia molecolare della cellula" (III
edition). Zanichelli
HARDIN & Al.: Becker - Il mondo della cellula (VIII edizione). Pearson Ed.
COOPER & HAUSMAN: La cellula. Un approccio molecolare. Piccin
KARP: Biologia cellulare e molecolare (IV edition). EdiSES
LEWIN & Al.: Cellule. Zanichelli
LODISH & Al.: Biologia molecolare della cellula (III edition). Zanichelli
c) for the study of the morphology and histo-physiology of the animal tissues:
BLOOM & FAWCETT: Trattato di Istologia. McGraw-Hill
GARTNER & HIATT: Istologia (III edition). EdiSES
Work placement
Theoretical principles and use of the light microscope. Observation and discussion
of histological slides regarding animal tissues.
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