Comparative Histology and Embryology I

Code:

MA215

Acronym:

HEC_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	General and Aquatic Biology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Microscopy
Course/CS Responsible:	Aquatic Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCMA	36	Plan 2007 to 2011	2	-	5	49	135

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Acquisition of capacities of microscopical analysis and diagnosis of tissues and organs of vertebrates (fishes to mammals), as well as to predict / correlate the histophysiology from the structural and staining characteristics. To demonstrate the importance and application of the knowledge of the normal histology of tissues and organs, considering the potential series of changes. To stimulate the students to make a morphofunctional integration of acquired knowledge, and to use their creativity in planning of multidisciplinary projects, containing a histological part.

Program

Introduction to the study of Histology - A historical perspective
Epithelial tissue
Connective tissue
Adipose tissue
Cartilaginous tissue
Bone tissue
Muscle tissue
Nervous tissue and sacus vasculosus
Aging and cell death
Blodd, hemolinph, and haematopoiesis
Cardiovascular system
Immune system and lymphatic organs
Skin and annexes
Respiratory apparatus and swim-bladder.

PS: The details of each topic will be availbale during the course in the Section "Contents" (only in Portuguese. A translation can be provided upon request).

Mandatory literature

Anil B. Amin, Liisa Mortensen & Trygve T. Poppe; HISTOLOGY ATLAS: NORMAL STRUCTURE OF SALMONIDS, Akvapatologisk Laboratorium AS, Bodø, Norway, 1992. ISBN: 82-992406-1-1
Michael J. Leboffe; ATLAS FOTOGRÁFICO DE HISTOLOGIA (1ª Edição), Guanabara Koogan, 2005. ISBN: 0-89582-605-4
Junqueira & Carneiro; Histologia Básica - Texto e Atlas - 11ª Edição, EDITORA NOVA GUANABARA, 2008. ISBN: 9788527714020
Scott E. Gilbert; Developmental Biology, Ninth Edition, Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2010. ISBN: 0878933840

Complementary Bibliography

Cartos Gonçalves e Vasco Bairos; HISTOLOGIA - TEXTO E IMAGENS, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2006. ISBN: 972-8704-66-6
Franck Genten, Eddy Terwinghe, Andre Danguy; Atlas of Fish Histology, Science Publishers, 2008. ISBN: 1578085446
Takashi Hibiya; An Atlas of Fish Histology - Normal and Pathological Features, Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, 1982. ISBN: 3-437-30388-0
Scott E. Gilbert & Anne M. Raunio; Embryology: Constructing the Organism, Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 0-87893-237-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

Plenary lectures.
Interactive lectures.
Practical lessons.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	50,00
Exam (Theory)	Exame	1,00
Exame (Practical)	Exame	1,00
Project I	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	15,00
Project II	Defesa pública de dissertação, de relatório de projeto ou estágio, ou de tese	15,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Self-Study	Estudo autónomo	53
	Total:	53,00

Eligibility for exams

According the Law (see the new UP regulations).
Deliverance and presentation of the two cited Projects.

Calculation formula of final grade

Classification in theory test x 0,40 + Classification in practical test x 0,35 + Project I + Project II + Participation

The "Participation", according to the number of presences in classes, degree of self-commitment, and quality of participation in classes, can reach a maximum value of 1 point. Each "Project" can reach 2 points. The student passes if he/she manages to reach a minimum of 9.50 points, after the application of the formula.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Project I - Elaboration and presentation of a scientific project (in accordance with the formulary distributed by the teacher).
Project II - Elaboration of educational material for online publication.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

All students that are entitled by law to special exams will perform them upon official request, in a date announced by the responsible teacher, in accordance with the rules of the ICBAS.

Classification improvement

After approval to a discipline, the student can attempt to improve its first grade. Eventually, the student can attempt to improve the previous mark of just one of the exams, either the theory or the practical exam.

Observations

The grades of the several evaluation components can pass from one exam term and/or scholar year. Anyway, this possibility must be confirmed with the responsible teacher at the beginning of each scholar year. This confirmation is to be made because eventual changes in the programme and/or evaluation rules of the Histology and Embryology course can impair such transference of previous grades. In a certain examination term, the student may choose to make just one of the requests exams.