ID:
500764
Duration (hours):
25
CFU:
2
SSD:
ISTOLOGIA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 05/06/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The student must be able to describe the structural and ultrastructural morphological aspects of the cell, correlated to the functional properties (nucleus, cytoplasm, organelles, plasma membrane), identifying the different structures by light microscopy. The main notions related to the cell cycle must also be acquired, with reference to cell proliferation, differentiation, aging and cell death. Finally, notions on the main laboratory techniques for the morpho-functional study of cells must be acquired.
Course Prerequisites
Basic elements of Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Physics and Chemistry.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, seminars on topics, activities at the optical microscope in transmitted light, discussion groups
Assessment Methods
The learning assessment is structured as follows:
1. **Written Test**: This is a multiple-choice test consisting of 30 questions that cover three parts of the course: Cytology, Histology, and Embryology. The questions are equally distributed according to the credits assigned to each part in the Curriculum Studiorum. To pass the exam, a student must correctly answer at least 18 questions. The final grade will reflect the total number of correct answers.
2. **Exam Feedback**: During the exam session, the lecturer will inform the student of their results. Afterward, students will have a brief interview to discuss the correctness of their written test answers and to verify the content.
3. **Oral Assessment**: Students who score 26/30 or higher on the written test will have the option to take an oral assessment immediately after receiving their results. This oral evaluation may adjust the final grade from the written test.
4. **Microscopic Assessment**: The oral assessment will involve analyzing and discussing a histological slide under the microscope, which the student will have studied during the institutional lessons. The discussion will include in-depth topics related to cytology, histology, and embryology.
5. **Impact on Grades**: The lecturer's assessment through microscopy may either improve or lower the grade obtained from the written test. If the microscopic assessment is found to be seriously insufficient, the student will need to retake the entire exam (including the written portion) in a subsequent session.
1. **Written Test**: This is a multiple-choice test consisting of 30 questions that cover three parts of the course: Cytology, Histology, and Embryology. The questions are equally distributed according to the credits assigned to each part in the Curriculum Studiorum. To pass the exam, a student must correctly answer at least 18 questions. The final grade will reflect the total number of correct answers.
2. **Exam Feedback**: During the exam session, the lecturer will inform the student of their results. Afterward, students will have a brief interview to discuss the correctness of their written test answers and to verify the content.
3. **Oral Assessment**: Students who score 26/30 or higher on the written test will have the option to take an oral assessment immediately after receiving their results. This oral evaluation may adjust the final grade from the written test.
4. **Microscopic Assessment**: The oral assessment will involve analyzing and discussing a histological slide under the microscope, which the student will have studied during the institutional lessons. The discussion will include in-depth topics related to cytology, histology, and embryology.
5. **Impact on Grades**: The lecturer's assessment through microscopy may either improve or lower the grade obtained from the written test. If the microscopic assessment is found to be seriously insufficient, the student will need to retake the entire exam (including the written portion) in a subsequent session.
Texts
-CITOLOGIA ISTOLOGIA di E. Casasco, M. Casasco, A. Casasco- Ed. PICCIN 2023
- ISTOLOGIA di W. Pawlina e M.H. Ross- Ed CEA 2021
- ISTOLOGIA di Monesi- Ed. PICCIN 2018
- CITOLOGIA-ISTOLOGIA-ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA di N.M.Maraldi, G. Anastasi, C. Tacchetti- Ed. Edi-Ermes 2024
- ISTOLOGIA di Rosati
- ISTOLOGIA di W. Pawlina e M.H. Ross- Ed CEA 2021
- ISTOLOGIA di Monesi- Ed. PICCIN 2018
- CITOLOGIA-ISTOLOGIA-ANATOMIA MICROSCOPICA di N.M.Maraldi, G. Anastasi, C. Tacchetti- Ed. Edi-Ermes 2024
- ISTOLOGIA di Rosati
Contents
Introduction and general information. 1) The morphological method. Review of the physico-chemical constitution of the protoplasm. 2) the cell, differentiation and tissues.
Techniques. 1) Histological techniques. 2) Optical instruments for the study of cells and tissues.
The cell. 1) Plasma membrane. 2) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
The cell. 1)Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum. Ribosomes and protein synthesis. Golgi Apparatus.
The cell. 1) Lysosomes. 2) Mitochondria.
The cell. 1) centriole. Cytoskeleton. Included. 2) cell surface specializations
The cell: the nucleus 1) 2) Nuclear envelope. Chromatin. Nucleolus
1) Biological activities of the cell. 2) cell cycle.
The course is complemented by an ADI of BLS (Basic Life Support) aimed at teaching students the basic techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation through small group exercises (4 students and 1 tutor) on a manikin at the Clinical Skills Lab of the Health Campus. The aim is to learn how to recognize and treat cardiac arrest from the first year of the Medicine and Surgery Course
Techniques. 1) Histological techniques. 2) Optical instruments for the study of cells and tissues.
The cell. 1) Plasma membrane. 2) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
The cell. 1)Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum. Ribosomes and protein synthesis. Golgi Apparatus.
The cell. 1) Lysosomes. 2) Mitochondria.
The cell. 1) centriole. Cytoskeleton. Included. 2) cell surface specializations
The cell: the nucleus 1) 2) Nuclear envelope. Chromatin. Nucleolus
1) Biological activities of the cell. 2) cell cycle.
The course is complemented by an ADI of BLS (Basic Life Support) aimed at teaching students the basic techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation through small group exercises (4 students and 1 tutor) on a manikin at the Clinical Skills Lab of the Health Campus. The aim is to learn how to recognize and treat cardiac arrest from the first year of the Medicine and Surgery Course
Course Language
Italian
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The course is complemented by an ADI of BLS (Basic Life Support) aimed at teaching students the basic techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation through small group exercises (4 students and 1 tutor) on a manikin at the Clinical Skills Lab of the Health Campus. The aim is to learn how to recognize and treat cardiac arrest from the first year of the Medicine and Surgery Course
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MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Single-cycle Master’s Degree (6 Years)
6 years
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