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Study programmes 2007-2008Last update : 7/05/2008
BIOL0208-1  Animal cytology and histology
Duration :  30h Th, 45h Pr
Credits/ECTS :  
"licencié" in biological sciences (zoology), 1st year6
Holder(s) :  Marc Thiry
Language :  Langue française
Course contents :  1. The epithelial tissues
2. Glandular epithelia
3. The connective tissues and the cartilage
4. Bone tissue
5. Muscles
6. Nervous tissue and organs
7. Sense organs
8. Blood, lymph and vessels
9. Lymphoid organs
10. Digestive system 1
11. Digestive system 2 and liver and pancreas
12. the reproductive system
13. Excretory system
14. Respiratory systems
15. The endocrine system
Course objective :  The main aim are :
To study the relationships between the cell structure and their functions
To give a general sketch of the structure of animal tissues and organs
To emphasize how the organisation of tissues and organes confirm their functions
Prerequisites :  Basic notions in cell biology
Organization :  The theoretical courses are given in the first quadrimester on Friday at 9h until 11h and in the second quadrimester on Monday at 8h30 until 10h , in the pratical works big room (first floor) in the Zoology institute (Buil. I1, Van Beneden qai 22 in Liège). Every theoretical courses are followed in the same room by a pratical works session where the student examine different histological preparations that illustrate the course.
Written notes :  Reference books :
- Histologie fonctionnelle- Wheater, Burkitt, Daniels. MEDSI/McGRAW-HILL
- Basic Histology- Junqueira, Carneiro, Contopoulos. Lange Medical Publications
- Sobotta, Atlas d'Histologie- Welsch. Editions Médicales Internationales
Web sites :
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/frames/histo_frames.html
http://cim.ucdavis.edu/courseware/histoquiz; http://www.chups.jussieu.fr/polys/histo/TPhisto
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental/ghisto; http://cal.vet.Upenn.edu/histo
http://astro.temple.edu/~sodicm/labs/index.htm; http://www.medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/histo
http://www.kumc.edu/instruction/medecine/anatomy/histoweb
http://www.udel.edu/Biology/Wags/histopage/histopage.htm
Assessment :  Oral exam composed of the identification of two histological preparations and one theorical question.
Contacts :  Thiry Marc
Laboratory of cell biology
Institut A. Swaen (Building L3) 20, rue de pitteurs, 4020 Liège or Center of Cell and molecular Neurobiology, CHU (Building B36), firth floor of pharmacy tower, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège


Phone number : 32 4 3665166
E-mail : mthiry@ulg.ac.be


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