516-201 Histology

Note

The Histology Handbook is available from the Department during Orientation Week. Students must register for practical classes by writing their name and preference on the sheets displayed on the notice board outside Room E241 on Monday, 23 February and Tuesday, 24 February 1998.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Biology 600-141 and 600-142 (Before 1996: Biology 600-101) and Chemistry 610-141 + 610-142 or 610-161 + 610-162 (Before 1998: Chemistry 610-121 + 610-122) Physics recommended.

Corequisites

Physiology 536-201 or Biochemistry 521-211 (Before 1997: 521-201).

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

This subject introduces students to the study of the light and electron microscopic structure of normal mammalian cells, tissues and organs.

Upon completion of this subject students should:

• comprehend the terminology of histology and cytology; the principles and essential factual information relating to the light microscopic and electron microscopic structure of cells and tissues, the organisation of cells and extracellular material into tissues, and the organisation of tissues into organs; the correlation between cell/tissue structure and function;
• be able to identify and interpret the light and electron microscopic appearance of cells, tissues and organs; determine the 3-dimensional structure of cells, tissues and organs from the study of 2-dimensional sections; develop communication skills to describe the structure and function of cells, tissues and organs;
• appreciate the correlation between histological/cytological structure and function.

The following topics are considered:

Structure of cells, tissues and organs with emphasis on the relationship between structure and function. Light and electron microscopic structure of cells, epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues, blood and blood vessels, lymphoid organs, exocrine and endocrine glands, alimentary, urinary, respiratory and reproductive systems. Laboratory work based on examination of histological preparations and electron micrographs.

Assessment

Continuous assessment in practical classes throughout the semester, a 2-hour written examination at the end of semester that will include multiple choice questions, and a 30-minute practical examination, also at the end of the semester.

Prescribed Texts

• Ross M H, Romrell L J and Kaye G I, Histology: A Text and Atlas. 3rd ed. 1995.