Educational offer - University of Padova

First cycle degree courses	Second cycle degree courses	Single cycle degree courses
School of Science
NATURAL SCIENCE

Course unit
CELL BIOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
SC02100882, A.A. 2017/18

Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18

Information on the course unit

Degree course	First cycle degree in NATURAL SCIENCE SC1161, Degree course structure A.Y. 2008/09, A.Y. 2017/18	bring this page with you
Number of ECTS credits allocated	8.0
Type of assessment	Mark
Course unit English denomination	CELL BIOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
Website of the academic structure	http://scienzenaturali.scienze.unipd.it/2017/laurea
Department of reference	Department of Biology
E-Learning website	https://elearning.unipd.it/biologia/course/view.php?idnumber=2017-SC1161-000ZZ-2017-SC02100882-N0
Mandatory attendance	Sì
Language of instruction	Italian
Branch	PADOVA
Single Course unit	The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance
Optional Course unit	The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit

Lecturers

Teacher in charge	ELENA REDDI		BIO/06

ECTS: details

Type	Scientific-Disciplinary Sector		Credits allocated
Core courses	BIO/06	Comparative Anatomy and Citology	8.0

Course unit organization

Period	Second semester
Year	1st Year
Teaching method	frontal

Type of hours	Credits	Teaching hours	Hours of Individual study	Shifts
Laboratory	1.0	16	9.0	2
Lecture	7.0	56	119.0	No turn

Calendar

Start of activities	26/02/2018
End of activities	01/06/2018
Show course schedule	2019/20 Reg.2008 course timetable

Examination board

Board	From	To	Members of the board
9 BIOLOGIA CELLULARE E ISTOLOGIA 2018-2019	01/10/2018	30/11/2019	REDDI ELENA (Presidente) MORET FRANCESCA (Membro Effettivo) MOGNATO MADDALENA (Supplente) RAMPAZZO CHIARA (Supplente)
8 BIOLOGIA CELLULARE E ISTOLOGIA 2018-2019	01/10/2018	30/11/2018	REDDI ELENA (Presidente) MORET FRANCESCA (Membro Effettivo) MOGNATO MADDALENA (Supplente) RAMPAZZO CHIARA (Supplente)
7 Biologia Cellulare e Istologia 2017/2018	01/10/2017	25/11/2018	REDDI ELENA (Presidente) MOGNATO MADDALENA (Membro Effettivo) RAMPAZZO CHIARA (Supplente)
6 BIOLOGIA CELLULARE E ISTOLOGIA 2016-2017	01/10/2016	30/11/2017	REDDI ELENA (Presidente) MOGNATO MADDALENA (Membro Effettivo) RAMPAZZO CHIARA (Supplente)

Syllabus

Prerequisites:	Knowledge of general chemistry, organic chemistry and biochemistry are required to follow the course of Cell Biology with profit.
Target skills and knowledge:	After passing the final exam, the student will have acquired fundamental knowledge on various aspects of cell biology and histology of animal organisms. In particular, he will have learned about the morphology and structural organization of the cell as well as the fundamental processes that allow cells to survive and reproduce.
Examination methods:	The evaluation of the student's preparation includes first of all a practical test to assess the learning during the histology laboratory. Having passed the practical test the student is admitted to the oral examination for the assessment of the learning on the subjects of the lectures.
Assessment criteria:	The rating of the student as for the knowledge of Cell Biology is based primarily on its ability to present with an appropriate language and discuss topics of the lectures or the histology laboratory.
Course unit contents:	Similarity and diversity of the organisms. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Model organisms of cell biology. Chemical components of cells. The DNA double helix. DNA replication, transcription and translation. The nucleus: the nuclear envelope, chromatin, chromosomes and their levels of organization. Cell membranes and their organization. Transport of molecules through the membranes. The system of internal cell membranes: the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and lysosomes. The vesicular transport. Endocytosis and exocytosis. The cellular communication. Receptors and signal transduction pathways . The energy metabolism. Mitochondria and ATP production . The cytoskeleton and cell movement . The cell cycle: phases and control system. Cell proliferation and death. Cell division. Mitosis and cytokinesis. Meiosis and gamete formation. Fertilization. The animal tissues. Organization of cells into tissues. The extracellular matrix. Cell junctions. Types of tissues in aniamls: nervous, epithelial, connective, muscular. Cell renewal in the tissues.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods:	The course of Cell Biology and histology includes 56 hours of lectures and 16 hours of laboratory on light microscopy and histology.
Additional notes about suggested reading:	It is provided a list of texts of Cell Biology from which the student can choose one text for self-study.
Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings)	Alberts et al., L'essenziale di Biologia molecolare della cellula. --: zanichelli, --. Cooper e Hausman, La Cellula. Un approccio molecolare. --: Piccin, --. Karp, Biologia cellulare e molecolare. --: Edises, --. Becker et al, Il mondo della cellula. --: Pearson Benjamin Cummings, --. Wolfe, Introduzione alla biologia cellulare e molecolare. --: Edises, --. Di Pietro R., Elementi di istologia. --: Edises, --. Dalle Donne et al, Istologia ed elementi di anatomia microscopica. --: Edises, --. Mescher A.L., Junqueira - Istologia Testo atlante. --: Piccin, --.