Duration
30h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biology | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Part A: Histology
1. The epithelial tissues
2. Glandular epithelia
3. The connective tissues and the cartilage
4. Bone tissue
5. Muscles
6. Nervous tissue and blood
Part B: Cell Physiology
1. Ionic exchanges
2. Cell communications
3. Muscle contraction
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main aim are :
- To study the relationships between the structure and the functions of cells
- To give a general view of the structure of animal tissues
- To emphasize how the organisation of the tissues confirm their functions
- To explain mechanisms involved in perception and emission of messages between cells
- To study molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic notions in cell biology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Pratical work in cell physiology (ion transports, muscle contraction) is offered.
A series of questions is offered on ecampus in order to revise for the practicals; Successful responses to these questions will be taken into account for the final evaluation
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
The theorical courses in histology are given in the first quadrimester, on Monday from 9 am to 11 am, in the Great Hall of practical work (1st floor) of the Institute of Zoology (Bldg. I1, quai Van Beneden 22 in Liege). Each theorical course is followed in the same room with a sesion of practical work where students examine different histological preparations illustrating the course.
The theorical portion of the course in Cell physiology is given on Thursday (Week 2-5). The Hands-on portion of the course takes place on Monday or Thursday PM (last weeks of the first quadrimester) at the institute of Botany (B22).
Recommended or required readings
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 Notes for Cell Physiology is posted on Myulg. There is no reference textbook on cell physiology.
Assessment methods and criteria
An oral exam will focus on the entire matter of cell physiology and animal histology course (including practical works). The exam will consist of three questions, one of which will be the identification of a histological preparation.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Thiry Marc
Laboratory of cell and tissue 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
Plumier Jean-Christophe
Animal Physiology
InBioS - PHYTOsystems
Institut de Botanique (B22)
Chemin de la Vallée 4 (Sart Tilman)
4000 Liège
Phone number : 04 3663843
E-mail : JC.Plumier@ulg.ac.be