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Functional Histology and Embryology
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:09.11.2023 08:47:10
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | MK_004 | LQF level: | Level 5 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Histology and Cytology | Target Audience: | Dentistry | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Māra Pilmane | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Morphology | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 9 Kronvalda boulevard, aaiak rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67061551 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 7 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 14 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Cytology. It is advisable to acquire biology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry simultaneously. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To develop general and specific understanding of human cells, tissues (epithelial, connective, muscle and nerve tissues) and structure of organs, especially those of head, face and neck (oral cavity, including tongue, teeth, lips, salivary glands, and sense organs), basic human development (fertilization, implantation, bi- and trilaminar embryo, placentation, development of three germ layers); of the main cellular, subcellular and molecular processes (induction, determination, differentiation and growth), and of processes at all stages of intrauterine development. Understanding of the necessity of this knowledge in practical work of dentists will be developed. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Tissue types and their classification. Epithelial tissue. Skin epithelial characteristics. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 2 | Connective tissue. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 3 | Supporting tissues: cartilage and bone. Temporomandibular joint. The main principles of bone tissue development. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 4 | Nerve tissue and the central nervous system. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 5 | Development of face. Oral cavity: mucosa, pecularities in oral cavity, "weak" locations (junctions). | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 6 | Oral cavity. Tooth and tooth development. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 7 | Sense organs, development. Endocrine system and its development. | Lectures | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 8 | Epithelial tissue. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 9 | Connective tissue. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 10 | Supportive tissue and bone tissue development. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 11 | Blood vessels and lymphatic tissue. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 12 | Blood and immune organs. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 13 | Muscular tissue. Nervous tissue. CNS. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 14 | Oral cavity I. Salivary glands. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 15 | Oral cavity II. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 16 | Oral cavity. Sense organs. Endocrine system. | Classes | 1.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The students study the given readings and literature independently in accordance with the topics of the course; analyse the structure of histological and embryological slides in the laboratory and prepare the notes of their practical work. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Practical work; At the end of the study course, a written exam is planned, during which students' theoretical knowledge of organ and tissue morphology, development of tissue and organ structures, as well as practical skills in analyzing micropreparations and schematic images are tested. The exam tests knowledge of the morphology of tissues and organs and their age changes, the possibilities of plasticity. Students are given the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of important processes and functions in tissues and organs, as well as the ability to relate morphology to the course of biological processes. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After successful completion of the study course the student will be able to: • describe the main groups of human tissues and their research methods; • present the main regularities of body tissue development in ontogenesis; • explain the various compensatory and adaptive reactions of healthy tissues, applying them to significant deviations from the norm; • describe the evaluation of morphological preparations and provide explanations on the compliance of the tissues seen in them with the norm; • choose specific morphological research methods for specific groups of cells / tissues / organs. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • Identify face, jaw and neck structures in routinely stained histological slides; • Detect microscopically primordia of the tissue and/or organs and approximate stage of their development; to recognize stages of development of the face, jaw, neck and sensory organs; • Differentiate main tissue groups in histological/embryological slides and schemes; to evaluate the possible structure adequacy to the intrauterine stage; • Work with special literature, to analyse prepared histological specimens; • Prepare reports and give presentations on issues of histology. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to recognize embryonic tissue and organ morphology and structure in clinical specimens and pictures of the science of morphology. They will be able to distinguish between healthy and pathological tissues generally and they will analyse variations at different stages of embryonic development particularly in oral mucosa and tooth structure. The students will be able to evaluate the quality and methods of specimens. They will be able to estimate the significance of various inducers on the developmental processes of the face with respect to postnatal life. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Dālmane Aina. 2010. Histoloģija. LU Akad. apg, 319 lpp. ISBN10: 9984770427, ISBN13: 9789984770420. Latviešu valodā jaunāks, precīzāks, atkārtots izdevums nav pieejams. Esošais izdevums ir akceptējams tā precizitātes dēļ un to ir sarakstījuši katedras docētāji. | ||||||||
| 2 | Dālmane A. 2005. Histoloģijas atlants. LU Akadēmiskais apgāds. Rīga. 304 lpp. Latviešu valodā jaunāks, precīzāks, atkārtots izdevums nav pieejams. Esošais izdevums ir akceptējams tā precizitātes dēļ un to ir sarakstījuši katedras docētāji. | ||||||||
| 3 | Pilmane M., Šūmahers G.-H. 2006. Medicīniskā embrioloģija. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. 335 lpp. ISBN10: 9984788024, ISBN13: 9789984788029. Latviešu valodā jaunāks, precīzāks, atkārtots izdevums nav pieejams. Esošais izdevums ir akceptējams tā precizitātes dēļ un to ir sarakstījuši katedras docētāji. | ||||||||
| 4 | Pilmane M., Pļaviņa L., Kavak V. 2016. Embryology and Anatomy for Health Sciences. Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. 511 lpp. ISBN-10: 9984793915, ISBN-13: 978-9984793917 | ||||||||
| 5 | Mescher Anthony L. 2021. Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas. 16th Edition. McGraw-Hill Education. 576 p. ISBN-10:1260462986, ISBN-13:978-1260462982 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ross Michael H., Pawlina Wojciech. 2019. Histology: A Text and Atlas: With Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology. 8th Edition. LWW. 928 p. ISBN-10:1496383427, ISBN-13:978-1496383426 | ||||||||
| 7 | Nanci A. 2013. Ten Cate's Oral Histology: Development, Structure, and Function. 9th Edition. Elsevier. 352 p. ISBN-13: 978-0323485241, ISBN-10: 0323485243 | ||||||||
| 8 | Kierszenbaum Abraham L., Tres Laura. 2020. Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology. 5th Edition. Elsevier. 824 p. ISBN: 9780323673211, ISBN: 9780323683784 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Sadler T.W. 2018. Langman's Medical Embryology. 14th Edition. LWW. 456 p. ISBN-10:1496383907, ISBN-13:978-1496383907 | ||||||||
| 2 | Carlson Bruce M. 2019. Human Embryology and Developmental Biology. 6th Edition. Saunders. 496 p. ISBN-10:0323523757, ISBN-13:978-0323523752 | ||||||||
| 3 | Schoenwolf Gary C., Bleyl Steven B., Brauer Philip R., Francis-West Philippa H. 2021. Larsen's Human Embryology. 6th Edition. Churchill Livingstone. 560 p. ISBN-10:032369604X, ISBN-13:978-0323696043 | ||||||||
| 4 | Cochard Larry R. 2012. Netter's Atlas of Human Embryology: Updated Edition. 1st Edition. Saunders. 288 p. ISBN-10: 1455739774, ISBN-13: 978-1455739776 | ||||||||
| 5 | Moore Keith L., Persaud T. V. N., Torchia Mark G. 2019. Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects. 10th Edition. Saunders. 350 p. ISBN-10:0323608493, ISBN-13:978-0323608497 | ||||||||
| 6 | Ovalle William K., Nahirney Patrick C. 2020. Netter's Essential Histology. 3rd Edition. 568 p. ISBN-10:0323694640, ISBN-13:978-0323694643 | ||||||||
| 7 | Young Barbara, O'Dowd Geraldine, Woodford Phillip. 2013. Wheater's Functional Histology: A Text and Colour Atlas. 6th Edition. Churchill Livingstone. 464 p. ISBN-10: 0702047473, ISBN-13: 978-0702047473 | ||||||||
| 8 | Eroschenko Victor P. 2017. diFiore's Atlas of Histology: with Functional Correlations (Atlas of Histology (Di Fiore's)). 13th Edition. LWW. 617 p. ISBN-13: 978-1496316769, ISBN-10: 1496316762 | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.embryology.ch/indexen.html | ||||||||
| 2 | http://www.med.uiuc.edu/histo/large/atlas/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medicine/anatomy/histoweb/ | ||||||||
