TL11A3B - HISTOLOGY

courses

ID:

TL11A3B

Duration (hours):

30

CFU:

SSD:

ISTOLOGIA

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES/CORSO GENERICO Year: 1

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (07/10/2025 - 31/01/2026)

Course Objectives

To know the early stages of human development, the embryological origin of tissues, the significance of stem cells and cell differentiation; to know the morphology of cells and tissues and correlate it closely to function; to understand the structural organization at the microscopic level of the human body, that is at the base of the anatomy and of the physiological and pathological processes and the techniques and equipment used in the Histology laboratory.

Course Prerequisites

Indicated in the integrated course description.

Teaching Methods

Lectures accompanied by digital images directly acquired from human histological preparations and video animations of the main processes described.

Assessment Methods

Oral interview and, upon request, partial written test.

Texts

1) Di Pietro R. ELEMENTS OF HISTOLOGY, Ed. EdiSES
2) Stevens A., Lowe J. HUMAN HISTOLOGY, Ed. Ambrosiana Publishing House
3) Junqueira L.C., Carneiro J. COMPENDIUM OF HISTOLOGY, Ed. Piccin

The module takes into consideration the morphology and functions of human body tissues in physiological conditions with particular attention to the methods of preparation and study of histological samples at a structural (LM) and ultrastructural (EM) level.

Course Language

Italian with some images and videos in English.

More information

Students assistance:
Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Section of Biomorphology,

Building D, level 1, Via dei Vestini, 31, 66100 Chieti

Thursday at 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm.

Tel. 0871 3554567

Fax 0871 3554568

e-mail: r.dipietro@unich.it