Histology and Embriology

Code:

202

Acronym:

202

Instance: 2005/2006 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MD	75	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	2	7	15	-

Objectives

Histology will include the microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix, tissue and organs of the human being in their morphofunctional aspects. Histology aims to supply the structural concepts for a deeper study of physiology.

Embryology, which includes Developmental Biology, will approach the processes related to the beginning of life starting from only one cell, from which millions of cells will result forming (and grouped in) specialized lines, according to a perfect sequence in time and space, and originating tissues and organs.

Program

-Theoretical Sessions: Introduction to Histology and Embryology; Epithelial Tissues; Soft Conjunctive Tissues; Hard Conjunctive tissues; Muscular Tissue; Blood and Haematopoiesis; Cardiovascular System; Cardiovascular Embryology; Haematopoietic Organs; Nervous System Embryology; Nervous System; Eye and Ear Embryology; Eye; Ear; Embryology of the Digestive System; Digestive System I; Digestive System II; Digestive glands; Endocrine Glands I; Endocrine Glands II; Respiratory System; Skin and appendages; Urinary system; Male Reproductive System; Female Reproductive System; Embryology of the Urogenital System

Practical Sessions: Epithelial Tissues; Soft Conjunctive Tissues; Hard Conjunctive Tissues; Muscular Tissues; Blood and Haematopoiesis; Cardiovascular System; Haematopoietic Organs; Nervous Tissue I; Nervous Tissue II; Eye; Ear; Digestive System I; Digestive System II; Digestive glands; Endocrine Glands I; Endocrine Glands II, Respiratory System; Skin and appendages; Urinary System; Male Reproductive System; Female Reproductive System.

Main Bibliography

Histology
Bloom and Fawcett's Concise Histology, 2nd edition, Arnold Publishers, 2002
Junqueira & Carneiro, Histologia Básica, 10ª edição, Guanabara Koogan, 2004
Wheater's, Functional Histology, 4th edition, Young, B. & Heath, J.W., Churchill Livingstone, 2000

Embryology
Sadler, T.W, Langman's Medical Embryology, 9th edition, Williams and Wilkins, 2004
Gilbert, S.F, Developmental Biology, 6th edition, Sinauer Associates Inc., 2000
Larsen, W.J., Human Embryology, 3rd ed., Churchill & Livingston, 2001

Complementary Bibliography

Histologia
Basic Medical Histology - Kessel, R.G.,Chapman & Hall, 1st Edition, Oxford University Press, 1998;
Atlas de Histologia - Vegue, Jesús Boya -, Editorial Médica Panamericana, S.A., 1999;
Atlas of Functional Histology - Kerr, J.B.-,Mosby, 2000.

Embriologia
The Developing Human - Moore, K.L. and Persaud, T.V.N. - Clinically Oriented Embryologic, 6th Edition, Saunders Company, 1998;

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course will consist of a weekly lecture of 50 minutes and two weekly practical sessions (with the duration of 2 hours each): the total of class time will be 119 hours/year.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Minimum of 9,5 values (in 20) in the practical evaluation;
Minimum of 8,5 values (in 20) in the theorectical evaluation;
Minimum of 9,5 values (in 20) in the final classification to attain frequency

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is calculated according to the formula: (3T+P)/4, where T is the grade obtained in the theoretical test and P is the final grade obtained in the practical exam.

Observations

Teaching staff:
-Professor Doutor José Castro Lopes. Head of discipline
-Prof. Doutora Fani Neto
-Dr. Marta Oliveira
-Dra Daniela Seixas
-Dra Carla Morgado