Study-unit (CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY

Course name Biological sciences
Study-unit Code GP004015
Curriculum Comune a tutti i curricula
Lecturer Livia Lucentini
Lecturers
  • Livia Lucentini
Hours
  • 56 ore - Livia Lucentini
CFU 8
Course Regulation Coorte 2021
Supplied 2021/22
Supplied other course regulation
Learning activities Base
Area Discipline biologiche
Sector BIO/06
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Structure and function of eukaryotic cell and main tissues.Virus and prokaryotic cells. Molecules and macromolecules of biological interest: water, protein, nucleic acids, lipids, ..Protein synthesis, cells communication, mitosis and meiosis. Tissues structure and ultrastructure.
Principal tissues
Reference texts L'essenziale di biologia molecolare della cellula, Alberts et al 2021

Atlante di Istologia. CEA. 2010
Educational objectives Structure and function of eukaryotic cell and main tissues.
Prerequisites nd
Teaching methods l
Other information Attendance is strongly recommended
Learning verification modality written test and oral exam
Extended program Cell principal characteristics. Cell morphology. Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Animal cell vs vegetal cell. Cellular constituents: water, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates. Genetic code. RNA. Protein synthesis. Cellular membrane. Cytoplasm. Cytoskeleton. Cellular signalling. Autotroph and heterotroph organisms. ATP. Mitochondria. Nucleus. Cellular cycle. Mitosis. Structure, ultrastructure and function of the following tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous.