Guia docente 2023_24
Facultade de Bioloxía
Grado en Biología
 Subjects
  Animal and plant histology and cytology II
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
I. Thematic block. Histology and microscopic animal Organography
Lesson 1.- INTRODUCTION TO THE ANIMAL TISSUES: COATED AND GLANDULAR EPITHELIA.
Histogenesis and differentiation of animal tissues. General characteristics of the epithelia. Types of epithelial cells and functions. The basement membrane: location and composition. Histogenesis. Coating epithelia: classification and localization. Special types. Epithelial regeneration and regeneration. Glandular epithelia. Secretion: concept and types. Classification and function. Exocrine and endocrine glands. Control of secretion.

Lesson 2.- THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE: VARIETIES. ADIPOSE TISSUE.
General characteristics: cell types and extracellular matrix. Varieties of connective tissue: characteristics and location. Adipose tissue: types, morphological and functional characteristics. Histogenesis.

Lesson 3.- SUPPORTING TISSUES: CARTILAGINOUS, BONE AND CORDAL TISSUES. Cartilage: general characters: cell types and extracellular matrix. Histogenesis and growth. Varieties. Degeneration and regeneration. Cordial tissue. Bone tissue: cell types and extracellular matrix. Types of bone and varieties. Ossification: intramembranous and endochondral. Functional aspects

Lesson 4.- BLOOD AND LYMPH. THE IMMUNE RESPONSE.
Blood: general characteristics. Plasma. Blood elements: types and functions. Agglutination and coagulation. Lymph: composition and formation. Hematopoiesis. Lymphopoiesis. Cellular bases of immunity. Humoral and cellular immunity.

Lesson 5.- THE MUSCLE TISSUE.
Generalities and classification. Skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscle: organization and structure, innervation and contraction. Histogenesis, growth and regeneration. Modifications of muscle tissue: the electrical organs.

Lesson 6.- THE NERVOUS TISSUE.
Generalities. Neurons: characteristics, classification and organization. Glia: types, characteristics and functions. Synapsis: types and classification. CNS: organization. PNS: organization. Clinical examples of synaptic function.
II. Thematic block. Histology and microscopic plant organography Lesson 7.- THE VEGETABLE CELL AND THE VEGETABLE ORGANISM.
Characteristics of the plant cell. The cell wall: structure, formation and growth. Specializations of the cell wall: plasmodesms and pits. Basic organization of the upper floors. Plant organs: general arrangement of tissue systems: Main features. Formation of the body of the plant.

Lesson 8. MERISTEMS
Concept. Cytological characteristics. Classification: primary and secondary meristems.


Lesson 9.- PARENCHYMA AND nd FABRICS OF SUSTAIN.
Parenchyma: structure, functions and types. Collenchyma: structure and varieties. Sclerenchyma: cellular types.

Lesson 10.- VASCULAR TISSUES: XYLEM AND PHOEM.
Characteristics and celular types of xylem. Organization of primary and secondary xylem. Phloem: organization and cell types. Function and structure. Vascular tissues in the primary and secondary growth of the plant: structure and differentiation.

Lesson 11.- PROTECTION AND GLANDULAR TISSUES.
Epidermis: cell types. The cuticle. Stomas: structure, function and differentiation. Trichomes. Periderm: structure. Lenticel. Activity of the phellogen: the rhytidom. External and internal secretory structures.

Lesson 12.- VEGETATIVE ORGANS.
Root, stem and leaves: tissues organization in primary and secondary growth.

Lesson 13.- REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS. FLOWER, FRUIT AND SEED
Structure of the flower. Histology of stamens: microsporogenesis and formation of pollen grain. Histology of carpels: megasporogenesis and development of the embryonic sac. Germination of pollen grain. Fertilization. The fruit and the seed.
III thematic Block: Practices Practice 1. Tegument and associated glands. Hair follicle. Glands of the endocrine system: thyroid and adrenal.

Practice 2. Digestive system: tongue, esophagus, stomach, intestine. Glands associated with digestive I: salivary.

Practice 3. Glands associated with digestive II: pancreas and liver. Circulatory system: blood and heart.

Practice 4. Respiratory system: trachea and lung. Excretory system: kidneys.

Practice 5. Nervous system: spinal cord. Plant organography: root and leaves.

Practical 6. Plant organography: stems.
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