Program Overview

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HISTOLOGY, HUMAN EMBRIOLOGY AND SPECIFIC HISTOLOGY

Course Details

• CODE: 58090
• ACADEMIC YEAR: 2025/2026
• CREDITS: 7 cfu anno 1 ODONTOIATRIA E PROTESI DENTARIA 11888 (LM-46 R) - GENOVA
• SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR: BIO/17
• LANGUAGE: Italian
• TEACHING LOCATION: GENOVA
• SEMESTER: 2° Semester
• PREREQUISITES: Propedeuticitŕ in uscita. This course is a prerequisite for the following courses:
  • School of Dental Medicine 8746 (coorte 2025/2026)
  • PHYSIOLOGY 62661
  • School of Dental Medicine 11888 (coorte 2025/2026)
  • PHYSIOLOGY 62661

Overview

The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of the morphological and functional characteristics of human tissues, with special regard to cells composing them. The course will also deal with the fundamental processes of embryonic development. Tutorials devoted to observation of histological preparations by optical microscope will deepen the aspects discussed in the lessons.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge of the main morphological and functional characteristics of human tissues with special regard to cells composing them.
• Knowledge of the fundamental processes of embryonic development and the major molecular mechanisms that regulate them.

Teaching Methods

The course includes classroom teaching lessons on topics of citology, histology, and embryology. It is possible that the method of conducting the lessons will change due to emergency situations that prevent the performance of the lessons in attendance. In this case, the lessons will be carried out through the Teams platform.

Syllabus/Content

The main topics covered include:

• The main steps in eukaryotic cell evolution
• The plasma membrane: structure and functions, membrane transports, endocytosis, and esocytosis
• The cytoplasm: hyaloplasm, ribosomes, rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (RER), smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum (REL), Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, mitochondria, the cytoskeleton, cell movement, cell motility, and intracellular transport
• Cell junctional complexes
• The nucleous and the nucleolus
• Cell cycle and mitosis
• HISTOLOGY: epithelial tissue, connective tissue, muscle tissue, nerve tissue, tooth tissues, and paradontium
• EMBRIOLOGY: gametogenesis, fertilization, segmentation, implantation of the blastocyst, germ disc bilaminar and trilaminar, neurulation, the development of the somites and the embryonic body cavity, the embryo folding steps, the derivatives of the three germ layers, primitive placenta, terminal placenta, amnion, and umbilical cord

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• HISTOLOGY: Young, Heath- Atlante: Istologia e Anatomia microscopica. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; Ross M.H., Pawlina W.- Istologia- Testo e Atlante. Casa Editrice Ambrosiana; Monesi - Istologia (7 edizione) - Piccin Editore; Maraldi, Tacchetti - Istologia medica - Edi-Ermes
• EMBRIOLOGY: Rosati e coll.- Embriologia. Edi-Ermes; De Felici e coll.- Embriologia umana. Piccin Editore

Teachers and Exam Board

• EMANUELA MARCENARO
• ANTONIO PUCCETTI
• ROBERTA CASTRICONI
• SIMONA SIVORI
• Exam Board:
  • ROBERTA CASTRICONI (President)
  • EMANUELA MARCENARO (President)
  • ANTONIO PUCCETTI (President)
  • SIMONA SIVORI (President)

Lessons

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available on the Portale EasyAcademy.

Exams

Exam Description

Written test (open questions) and oral examination. It is possible that emergency situations prevent students from taking part in the examination in attendance for the final evaluation. In this case, the Teams platform will be used.

Assessment Methods

The examination consists of a written test with open questions and an oral examination, with a duration of at least 45 minutes. The choice of the examination method allows for the verification of the acquisition of the knowledge inserted in the training objectives.

Further Information

In case of certification of specific learning disability, disability, or other special educational needs, please contact both the Department contact person, Prof. Nicola Girtler, and the lecturer at the beginning of the lectures to agree on teaching and exam methods which, in compliance with the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory/dispensatory tools recognized by the University SLD Student Service.

Agenda 2030 - Sustainable Development Goals

• Good health and well-being
• Quality education