2019-2020 / BIOL0215-1

Cell physiology and animals histology

Duration

30h Th, 20h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biology4 crédits 

Lecturer

Jean-Christophe Plumier, Marc Thiry

Coordinator

Marc Thiry

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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 in November. The Hands-on portion of the course takes place during the 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

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

The exam will focus on the entire matter of cell physiology and animal histology course (including practical works).

Assessment methods

The test will consist of three parts: a written exam on eCampus and two online oral exams. It will start at 08.00 am with a written online examination on eCampus on the histological material in the form of a true/false. Only students who have submitted this online written exam will be able to present the oral exams in physiology and histology. These will begin on the same day as the written histology exam at 9:30 am. We will establish an order of passing students for the oral histology exam (on eCampus) and the oral physiology exam (by Lifesize). For the oral histology distance learning exam, students will be required to diagnose a histology slice via the cytomine platform. They will be able to prepare their analysis for 20-30 minutes in front of an assistant before coming to submit their answer to me. The online oral exam will last 30 minutes maximum per student. For the oral physiology exam, the exam will take place on the day of the written exam (2 questions; total duration of the exam will not exceed 30 minutes per student).
The overall mark will be the average of the marks obtained for each teacher.
 

Contacts

Thiry Marc Laboratoire de biologie cellulaire et tissulaire, Institut A. Swaen (Bâtiment L3) 20, rue de pitteurs, 4020 Liège ou Centre de Neurologie cellulaire et tissulaire, CHU (bâtiment B36), 1er étage de la tour de Pharmacie, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège Tél : 04 3665160/69 E-mail : mthiry@ulg.ac.be
Plumier Jean-Christophe Ecophysiologie et Physiologie Animale InBioS - PHYTOsystems Institut de Botanique (B22) Chemin de la Vallée 4 (Sart Tilman) 4000 Liège Tél : 04 3663843 E-mail : JC.Plumier@ulg.ac.be