Curricular Unit:			Code:
Embryology, Histology and Cytology			843EHCT
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
1	Master	Pharmaceutical Sciences	5 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Spring Semester		Portuguese/English	65
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
This course is based on the description of the human post-natal developmental, including the organization of cells, tissues, organs and systems in the human body, providing to the students in training an important support to understand some basic disciplines in the area of health sciences, namely Physiology. The student should be able to interpret the morphology in a functional perspective and to understand how morphological alterations can lead to changes in the organism function, and vice versa. It is also a discipline that intents to promote the acquisition of relevant scientific knowledge that will helps in the interpretation of clinical situations and consequent therapeutic counseling. It is also intended that students develop specific skills in their area of intervention, which will promote an effective communication between the future pharmaceutical with the other health professionals.
Syllabus:
Organism’s levels of organisation (cell, tissue, organs and systems). Basic tissues: epithelia (surface and glandular), connective tissue (proper, special and support - cartilage and bone), muscle (striated – skeletal and cardiac, and smooth) and nervous (neurons and supporting cells). Cardiovascular system. Respiratory system: conducting and respiratory zones. Urinary system: kidney and urinary tracts. Lympathic system: thymus, spleen, tonsils, lymph nodes and MALT. Integumentary system: skin and appendages – sebaceous and sweat glands, hair follicle and arrector pili muscle. Digestive system: gastrointestinal track and accessory digestive glands (liver, pancreas and salivary glands). Endocrine system: hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenals and pineal glands. Male reproductive system. Female reproductive system. Fertilization, embrionary and initial fetal development
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Cytology, Histology and Embryology are classical disciplines for several university degrees in the field of health sciences. In preparing the syllabus of this course, it was took into consideration the acquisition of updated theoretical knowledge, but giving up particular emphasis to overlapping of the three areas. The understanding and application of theoretical concepts, namely the relationship between structure and function of tissues and organs, will be demonstrated through the presentation and discussion of relevant clinical cases. Finally the skills acquired by students will be validated during the laboratory sessions using the observation and identification of histological preparations.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The Course has a total of 5 ECTS credits and total contact hours are distributed by Theoretical Component (TC, 30 hours), Practical Component (PC, 30 hours), Tutorial Orientation (OT, 7.5 hours) and Other (O, 7.5 hours). Theoretical Component (TC) consists on expository, descriptive and demonstrative lessons of the topics defined in the syllabus. Practical Component (PC) consists on teaching sessions that allow the observation and interpretation of histological slides. Assessment is continuous and consists in two written tests in TC and two practical tests in PC. Students will be approved if their final classification is 10 or superior in both components. The final classification results from 75% CT and 25% CP. In the Tutorial Orientation /Other sessions (OT/O) the student is guided in his study and management of academic times. The proper use of recommended bibliography is encouraged and the development of scientific research methods is promoted.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
The teacher will use adequate tools by taking into account the particular nature of each lesson. Theoretical sessions will focus on the acquisition, understanding and application of basic knowledge through classroom lessons in which the teacher with the support of multimedia devices will teach the discipline syllabus. The teacher will always play a role of facilitator and organizer of the contents, stimulating the active exchange with students. It will also be presented, analyzed and discussed some clinical cases. Finally during the laboratory sessions, by using the compound light microscope, students will observe several histological preparations of tissues and organs and the knowledge acquired in the theoretical sessions will be evaluated. The student supervising outside of the classrooms will help the students to acquire the expected skills.
Reading:
• Gartner, LP. Color Atlas and Text of Histology. 7th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017. • Kierszenbaum, A. & Tres L. Histology and Cell Biology: An Introduction to Pathology. 4th edition, Saunders, 2015. • Pawlina W. & Ross MH. Histology: A Text and Atlas: With Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology. 8th edition, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018. • Mescher A. Junqueira’s Basic Histology: Text and Atlas. 15th ed, McGraw-Hill Medical, 2018. • Sadler TW. Langman’s Medical Embryology. 14th ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018.