Course Description
Students will learn pattern recognition of normal tissue and organ structure (histology), correlation of tissue architecture with normal physiologic function, and comparison to microscopic processes observed in disease (histopathology). Comparative histology of human and animal tissues and across fundamental disease processes, such as inflammation, necrosis, and neoplasia will be emphasized.
Athena Title
Intro to Histology Histopath
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in VPAT 3200
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
BIOL 1107 or BIOL 1107E or BIOL 2107H or BIOL 1108 or BIOL 2108H
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this course, students will be able to define and correctly use terminology related to cellular morphology (shape), tissue architecture, component parts of cells, tissues and organs, and basic disease processes.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to distinguish normal tissues and organs by microscopic appearance when shown a microscopic image.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to categorize tissues into organ systems based upon cell type(s) visualized and other unique characteristics.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to compare and contrast known tissues across species or across diseased states.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to identify or describe the diseased area of a given tissue when given a tissue diagram or photomicrograph and a comparison “normal” tissue.
- By the end of this course, students will be able to correlate anatomic and microscopic tissue structure with functional purpose in a given organ or tissue and the pathologic processes occurring to produce lesions observed.
Topical Outline
- Cell structure and function
- Mesenchymal tissues
- Epithelial tissues
- Inflammatory cells
- Heart and blood vessels
- Respiratory system
- Oral and gastrointestinal tissues
- Liver and pancreas
- Urinary system
- Nervous system
- Special senses
- Bone and muscle
- Reproductive system
- Skin
- Endocrine system
- Hematopoietic and lymphatic
