Functional Histology and Embryology (MK_046)
About Study Course
Objective
Give students understanding about the main structural and developmental aspects of cells, tissue (epithelial, connective, muscular, nerve) and organ systems (gastrointestinal, respiratory, nerve, urinary, reproductive, endocrine, diffuse neuroendocrine, heart and blood vessels). Interactions between structures and changes in function, signs of ageing, morphological and functional changes and their relationship to adaptation. To introduce modern morphological methods for the evaluation of these morphological and functional regularities. Particular attention will be paid to the analysis of morphological and functional regularities that are common to biological and medical objects in a comparative morphological perspective.
Prerequisites
Biology, medical cell biology, physiology, chemistry, preferable – anatomy, simultaneously – genetics.
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course the student will be able to:
- describe the main groups of human tissues and the methods used to study them;
- describe the main patterns of tissue development in ontogenesis;
- explain the diverse compensatory and adaptive responses of healthy tissues in relation to significant abnormalities;
- describe the evaluation of morphological preparations and provide explanations on the compliance of the tissues visible therein with the norm;
- select specific morphological study methods for specific cell/tissue/organ groups.
On completion of the study course, students will be able to work with histological and embryological specimens, assessing the visible structure, the quality displayed in the specimen, distinguish between staining types, and the relationship and proportions of different structures and tissues.
Students will be able to document information from morphological slides, distinguish between unaltered tissue, developing tissue, and conditions between the healthy and diseased tissue in microphotos and morphological schemes.
Study course planning
| Study programme | Study semester | Program level | Study course category | Lecturers | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomedicine, MFMB | 2 | Master’s | Required | Māra Pilmane, Helēna Freijere-Pope, Mārtiņš Vaivads, Alise Elizabete Rone, Anna Junga, Valērija Groma |
