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Course code: VVSS00207o12Semester: 2012/2013 winter
Name: Cell Biology
Major: Veterinary Medicine
Study Type: one cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 1
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: prof. dr hab. Jan Kuryszko
Language of instruction: Polish / English
Learning outcomes: Learning outcomes After completing the course a student is able to: Knowledge a) Student knows and describes elements of the animal organism: cells, tissues and organs b) knows structure, describes and explains functions of systems of animal body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, urinary nervous, mobility, reproductive, endocrine, immune) and skin c) describes and explains metabolic processes at molecular, cellular, organ and systemic level d) describes and explains homeostatic phenomenon, neurohormonal regulation, reproduction aging and death e) 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 a) uses polish and latin medical nomenclature b) uses foreign modern language at level allowing to communicate with specialists from veterinary sciences or relatives and uses foreign languages sources
Competences: After completing the course a student is able to recognize cell organelles using different techniques and analyze cell in different aspects.
Prerequisites: Biology, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry, histology and embryology
Course content: Cell ultrastructure, histophysiology of tissues, cell cycle and cell division, cell differentiation, cell injury, apoptosis and necrosis.
Recommended literature: B Alberts, D. Bray, J. Lewis i in.- Podstawy biologii komórki. Wyd. nauk. PWN Warszawa 1999 Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją K. Ostrowskiego i J.Kawiaka- Cytofizjologia. PZWL Warszawa 1994 Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją J. Kawiaka, J. Mireckiej, M. Olszewskiej, J. Warchoła- Podstawy cytofizjologii. Wyd. Nauk.PWN Warszawa 1992 Z Bielańska -Osuchowska, J. Kawiak- Struktura funkcjonalna komórek i tkanek. Wyd. Nauk. PWN Warszawa 1989
Assessment methods: Credits from laboratory, written exam. Minimum required knowledge for passing: 60%.
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