Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
BIO/06 (COMPARATIVE ANATOMY AND CYTOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Curriculum
Bioingegneria delle cellule e dei tessuti
Period
1st semester (01/10/2018 - 18/01/2019)
Lesson hours
23 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Learning outcomes
The course consists of two modules, both conducted in the first half year. The module of General Biology precedes that of Human Genetics.
Course contents
The module aims to provide the basic principles of human genetics.
Module of Cell Biology
The objective of this module is to provide the basis of structure and function of cells. The course focused on the characteristics of cells and the key roles that the cell-cell interactions play in animal tissues.
Structure of the eukaryotic cell: relation between form and function.
Plasma membrane.
Structure and function of cellular organelles: the vacuolar apparatus (nuclear envelope, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, lysosomes), mitochondria, cytoskeleton.
Role of the plasma membrane in the recognition between cells and the intercellular adhesion and cell-extracellular matrix;
Role of the cytoskeleton in cell dynamics, interaction with the membrane and with the extracellular matrix;
Extracellular matrix: function and role in the organization and tissue proliferation, migration, and cell differentiation.
Teaching methods
Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 23
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Reccomended or required readings
Colombo e Olmo: BIOLOGIA -CELLULA E TESSUTI. EdiErmes
Assessment methods
Written / oral exam.
Further information
Written / oral exam.
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