ECTS
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Course details
Course code: VVSS00209o13Semester: 2013/2014 winter
Name: Histology & Embriology I
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 30 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Jan Kuryszko
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Knowledge: -Student knows and describes elements of the animal organism: cells, tissues and organs -Knows structure, describes and explains functions of systems of animal body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary nervous, mobility, reproductive, endocrine, immune) and skin -Describes and interprets development of organs and whole organism in relation to the adult -Describes and explains homeostatic phenomenon, neurohormonal regulation, reproduction aging and death -Describes and explains and interprets rules and mechanisms basic for animal health, emergence of diseases and their therapy- from cell level throughout organ to entire animal Practical skills: -Uses polish and latin medical nomenclature
Competences: After the course students are able to recognize cells, tissues and organs of domestic animals and birds, using a microscope. They can use basic histological techniques in histological examination of animal tissues.
Prerequisites: Biology, biophysics, chemistry.
Course content: The structure and function of tissues, histological structure, function and development of primary and secondary organs, development of foetal membranes, structure and function of placenta.
Recommended literature: Kuryszko J., Zarzycki J.2000. Histologia zwierząt. PWRiL, Warszawa; Kuryszko J., Zarzycki J. 1995. Anatomia mikroskopowa zwierząt domowych i człowieka. Wyd. Nauk. PWN, Wrocław, Warszawa; Ostrowski K. 1995. Histologia, PZWL ,Warszawa; Sawicki W. 1997. Histologia. PZWL, Warszawa.
Assessment methods: Credits from laboratory, oral exam after the second semester, minimum required knowledge for passing: 60%
Comment: This subject lasts 2 semesters: Histology I and Histology II.