BKHI021p Histology - lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Ivana Baltasová (lecturer)
doc. MVDr. Aleš Hampl, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Hana Kotasová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Eva Mecová (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Miroslava Sedláčková, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Veronika Sedláková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Petr Vaňhara, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Nicole Ludikovská (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Kotasová, Ph.D.
Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: MUDr. Veronika Sedláková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Histology and Embryology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Prerequisites
BOFY0121p Physiology I-lec. || BKFY0121p Physiology I - lecture
The course is designed for students of corresponding fields.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 10 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Histology deals with microscopic structure of plant and animal organisms incl. the human body and involves cytology, general histology, and microscopic anatomy. At the end of the course students according to their future professional orientation (physiotherapists or optician, optometrists) should be able to: a) define basic terms and categories of the subject and apply used classification system in the praxis; b) describe and explain structure and function of animal cells on submicroscopic and molecular levels; c) describe and explain structural characteristics and function of epithelial tissue, connective and supporting tissues, muscle tissue including mechanism of muscle contraction, nerve tissue and blood; d) identify basic tissues in histological slides (physiotherapists only - during Histology excercise); e) analyze the microscopic structure and function of main organs of systems (nervous system, cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, respiratory system, endocrine system, organ of vision, organ of hearing and balance, integumentary system).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students according to their future professional orientation (physiotherapists or optometrists) should be able to:
a) define basic terms and categories of the subject and apply used classification system in the praxis;
b) describe and explain structure and function of animal cells on submicroscopic and molecular levels;
c) describe and explain structural characteristics and function of epithelial tissue, connective and supporting tissues, muscle tissue including mechanism of muscle contraction, nerve tissue and blood;
d) identify basic tissues in histological slides (physiotherapists only - during Histology excercise);
e) analyze the microscopic structure and function of chosen organs of systems.
Syllabus
  • Introduction. Histology - definition, classification and significance. Cytology. The cell as a minimal unit of the living matter, overview of main cell components. Plasma membrane, cell surfaces and intercellular junctions. Cell cycle, cell division.
  • Tissues - definition, origin and classification. Connective and supporting tissues - their general characteristics and components: cells, fibres and ground substance. The connective tissue proper and specilized connective tissue - types, chief distribution, and function. Supporting tissues: cartilage - types, chief distribution, and function.
  • Bone - types, chief distribution, and function. Development of bone tissue (ossification). Repair of cartilage and bone and histophysiology of bone. Microscopic structure of joints.
  • Muscle tissue - smooth, skeletal and cardiac - classification, distribution and function. Mechanisms of the muscle contraction. Microscopic structure of muscles. Development and regeneration of muscle tissue.
  • Epithelial tissue.
  • Nerve tissue: neurones and their components. Synapses. Neuroglia. Conduction of nerve impulses. Overview of microscopic structure of the central and peripheral nervous system.
  • Cardiovascular system and blood. Lymphatic system.
  • Respiratory system.
  • Endocrine system.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of the eye I. Layers of the eyeball - their morphology and function. Organ of hearing and balance.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of the eye II. Differences in regional composition of retina. Dioptric media of the eye. Eyelids. Lacrimal apparatus.
  • Overview of microscopic structure of skin and skin appendages.
Literature
    required literature
  • ČECH, Svatopluk and Drahomír HORKÝ. Histologie a mikroskopická anatomie pro bakaláře (Histology and microscopical anatomy for bachelors). 1. dotisk 2., přepr. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2017, 138 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-5544-5. info
  • HORKÝ, Drahomír and Svatopluk ČECH. Mikroskopická anatomie. 2. nezm. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 353 s. ISBN 802103775X. info
Teaching methods
Lecture.
Assessment methods
Students of optics and optometry have lectures only, students of physiotherapy have lectures and practicals. Subject is closed by oral examination in both specializations. Students are obliged to aswer 2 questions.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 30.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
Teacher's information
http://www.med.muni.cz/histol/vyukac.htm
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, spring 2019, spring 2020, spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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