Histology and Embriology

Code:

202

Acronym:

202

Instance: 2003/2004 - 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	65	Plano oficial a partir de 2000	2	7	15	-

Objectives

Histology, that will be taught in the Courses of Medicine and Dental Medicine, 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; Blood and Haematopoiesis; Muscular Tissue; Cardiovascular Embryology; Cardiovascular System; Nervous System Embryology; Nervous System; Eye and Ear Embryology; Haematopoietic Organs; Embryology of the Digestive System; Digestive System I; Digestive System II; Digestive glands; Respiratory System; Skin and annex glands; Endocrine Glands I; Endocrine Glands II; Embryology of the urogenital system; Urinary system; Male Reproductive System; Female Reproductive System.

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

Main Bibliography

Bloom & Fawcett´s Concise Histology – Fawcett, D.W. and Jensh, R.P.- 2nd Edition, Arnold, 2002; A Textbook of Histology - Bloom and Fawcett – 12th Edition, 1994; Functional Histology - Wheater’s – 3rd Edition, Churchill Livingstone, 1994; Basic Medical Histology - Kessel, R.G., Chapman & Hall, 1st Edition, Oxford University Press, 1998; Histologia Básica - Junqueira & Carneiro, 10ª ed., 2004; Langman´s Medical Embryology - Sadler, T.W.- 7th Edition, 1996 (existe tradução em língua portuguesa, 1997); Developmental Biology - Gilbert, S.F.- 5th Edition, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, USA, 1997; Human Embryology - Larsen, W.J. – 2nd Edition, Churchill Livingstone, 1997; The Developing Human - Moore, K.L. and Persaud, T.V.N. - Clinically Oriented Embryologic, 6th Edition, Saunders Company, 1998; Atlas de Histologia - Vegue, Jesús Boya -, Editorial Médica Panamericana, S.A., 1999; Atlas of Functional Histology - Kerr, J.B.-, Mosby, 2000.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course will consist of a weekly lecture and two weekly practical sessions (with the duration of 2 hours each): the total of class time will be 119 hours/year. Tutorial self-learning is the pedagogical approach used.

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+C)/5.

Observations

Teaching staff:
-Professor Doutor José Castro Lopes -Head of the discipline
- Dr. Marta Oliveira