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Year 1 Medicine.
Contact: Lectures, 80 hours. Practical classes, 62 hours.
This subject comprises four components: Cell Biology; Animal Biology; Histology; and Developmental Biology/Embryology.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
Cell and Animal Biology: On completion of this component, students should:
Comprehend: the structure and function of elements within a cell; the basic tissues of the body; the general structure and function of a vertebrate; the transition from organ systems to molecular events as a pre-requisite to understanding many aspects of biochemistry and molecular biology; the biology of parasitic and venomous animals; the interactions between humans and their environment; human evolution.
Have developed: skills to observe biological phenomena; skills to accurately record biological observations; manipulative skills in dissection; skills to analyse and solve biological problems.
Appreciate: the importance of rational, critical and independent thought in biological science and in the understanding of medical science.
Cell Biology and Histology: On completion of this component, students should:
Comprehend: the terminology of histology; the principles and essential information regarding the light-microscopic and electron-microscopic structure of normal cells and tissues and the arrangement of cells and tissues into the specific organs and systems; normal histology as a prerequisite for understanding pathology, physiology and biochemistry.
Have developed: observational and organisational skills to identify and interpret the light-microscopic and electron-microscopic appearances of normal cells, tissues, organs and systems; the ability to visualise 3-dimensional structure from 2-dimensional data; skills in the use of a light microscope to obtain information from histological sections.
Appreciate: the range of variation of microscopic structure within normal tissue; the scientific basis of knowledge of structure; the correlation of histological structure with function.
Developmental Biology/Embryology: On completion of this component, students should:
Comprehend: the terminology of embryology; the principles and essential factual information regarding developmental processes, formation of the embryo and development of particular organs and systems; the role of developmental events in the organisation of adult structure; the embryological basis of certain birth defects; the correlation of histological and embryological structure with function.
Have developed: skills in the use of a microscope to obtain information from embryological material.
Appreciate: the embryological basis of birth defects.
Content:
Cell and Animal Biology; Histology; and Developmental Biology/Embryology.
Assessment:
Animal Biology: A 2.5-hour written examination at the end of first semester (40 per cent). Practical work is assessed continuously and, where performance is judged unsatisfactory, a student may be required to pass a 1-hour practical examination. Cell Biology, Histology and Developmental Biology/
Embryology: A 3-hour written examination at the end of second semester (50 per cent) and a 25-minute practical examination on work covered during practical classes in second semester (10 per cent).
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