BIOL 450  Histology:  The Study of Tissues

Spring, 2008

Instructor: Arthur V. Chadwick

Meeting time: 9:00 - 11:50 Tuesday and Thursday, Scales, Rm. 220

Histology is the science of tissues.  The tissues of the body can be subdivided in ways that make sense in terms of the structure and function of the body parts.  Histology considers both structure and function of these tissues, with particular attention to the anatomical recognition of tissues and the relationship between the physical structures and the physiological functions of those tissues.  Successful participants in this class will learn to identify the microscopic features of the tissues of the body and of the organs from which they are derived.

Class will consist of an introductory lecture on the tissue of interest.  This will be followed by examination of the tissues in the microscope.  The required textbook for the course is Junqueira's Histology. Hyperlinks for Lecture or Lab lead to pages with more information on the lecture or lab in question. Similarly, hyperlinks on Other Websites lead to photographs of histological slides on the subject in question.  Hyperlinks under Self Quiz lead to pages with practical self tests over the subjects of those labs.  Successful completion of these practical quizzes will validate the state of your preparation for the practical exams.

Lecture  Reading Lab                             Self Quiz Anna’s information

Jan  8 - Methods in Histology                         Chaps 1, 2       Introductory Lab Ultrastructure Cytology

Jan 10 - Epithelial Lab                        Chap 4             Epithelium Epithelium Epithelium

Jan 15 - Connective Tissue                 Chap 5            Connective Tissue Connective Tissue Connective Tissue

Jan 17 - Adipose Tissue                      Chap 6             Adipose SEM Adipose Tissue          Adipose Tissue

Jan 22 -  Cartilage                               Chap 7             Cartilage Cartilage and bone      Cartilage

Jan 24 - Bone                                      Chap 8             Bone Cartilage and Bone Bone Growth and Repair More bone

Jan 29 - Nerve Tissue                          Chap 9             Nerve Muscle and nerve Nerve

Jan 31 -  Nerve lab Nervous tissue

Feb 5- Nerve lab                                                                                            Nerve

Feb 7 - Exam I Sample Test

Feb 12 - Sense Organs                        Chap 10           Eye and Ear Eye and Ear

Feb 14 - Sense Organs lab Sense Organs

Feb 19 - Muscle Tissue                       Chap 11           Muscle Muscle and nerve Muscle

Feb 21 - Muscle Tissue lab Muscle

Feb 26 - Circulatory System               Chap 12           Vascular Cardiovascular  Cardiovascular

Feb 28 - Blood lab                              Chap 14           Blood Blood Hemopoesi

Mar 4 - Lymph Tissue                         Chap 15           Lymphoid       Lymphatics Lymphatic and immune system

Mar 6 - Digestive Tract                       Chap 16           GI Tract Oral Cavity Upper digestive tract

 and Esophagus

Mar 11 - SPRING BREAK                Chap 13                                               Digestive Lower Digestive Tract

Mar 13 - SPRING BREAK

Mar 18 - Digestive Tract                     Chap 16           Oral Cavity (predent)  GI Tract Oral Cavity and Esophagus

Mar 20 - Review

Mar 25 - Exam II

Mar 27 - Digestive Glands                  Chap 17                                               Digestive

Apr 1 - Respiratory lab                       Chap 18           Respiratory Respiratory Respiratory

Apr 3 - Skin                                        Chap 19           Integument Integument and Breast Integument

Apr 8 - Urinary System                       Chap 20           Urinary Urinary Urinary system

Apr 10 - Neural Glands                      Chap 21           Endocrine Endocrine Endocrine system

Apr 15 - Other Glands                        Chap 22           Glands Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas

Apr 17 - Male Reproducive                Chap 23           Male More male Male Reproductive More male

Apr 22 - Female Repro                       Chap 24           Female More Female

Apr 24 - Reproductive lab Female Reproductive

Final as scheduled

 Practice Written Exams Practice Final

Additional Practical Useful Sites

NUS Site…Lots of Electron Microscope slides as well as light Microscope

Medic Site…Thumbnails of 35mm Histology slides for easy selection 

U. Wisconsin Medsite… Great for self-testing, has three choices for each thumbnail with increasing data.

Loyola University Site… Has two self-tests for each unit.

  GRADING

	Grading System:			Letter Grades:
A.		Major tests	40%	A=90% and above
A.		Final exam	30%	B=80% and above
B.		Quizzes	20%	C=70% and above
C.		Attendance and		D=55% and above
.		participation	10%	F=below 55%
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			100%

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