Biology 3431
Microanatomy A cellular
view of histology
Spring 2000 Trinity University
San Antonio, TX 78212
Lecture : MWF 09:30 am MEB 105
Lab : W 01:30 pm CLS 158
Instructor : R. V. Blystone
Office : CLS 153
Office Hours : Tuesday 1 pm ó 5 pm and
by appointment
Lab Hours : Friday 11 am ó 2 pm and by
appointment
Contact : X7243 or
RBLYSTON@Trinity.edu
Course text ï Stevens and Lowe
Human Histology, 2nd edition, 1997,
Mosby
Lab text ï Blystone
Microanatomy Lab Manual, 2000
edition
The weaving of cells into tissues and of
tissues into organs is one of the more elegant stories of biology.
The subject material for the course is divided into two parts: a
study of the four primary tissues of vertebrates and a study of
selected vertebrate organ systems. Tissues are the building blocks of
organs; thus, the subject material naturally breaks into these
divisions. The focus of the course will be structure / function
relationships. The relationship of cell and tissue anatomy to that of
cell and tissue physiology is at the heart of histology. Structure is
the physical manifestation of function. The major purpose of the lab
is to recognize histological structure and the major purpose of
lecture is to explore the physiological relationships of structure.
The course is biased towards mammalian microanatomy; however,
comparative vertebrate histology and descriptive comparative
vertebrate embryology can reveal much about structure / function
relationships. Some of these comparative elements will be explored.
This semester, pathology will be emphasized more than in the past.
Often through the recognition of disorder, better sense of the order
of structure can be gained. The revelation of histological structure
is wondrous; please join me on this exploration into the fabric of
life.
Week of: Topic Comment
Jan 10 Introduction to Cells Chapters 1,
2
12th Lab - Cell Anatomy: how big,
how small, No lecture Monday
how many.
Jan 17 Introduction to Tissues Guest lecture -
Monday
19th Lab- The four primary
tissues
Jan 24 Epithelia Chapter 3
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Week of
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Topic Comment
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Jan 10
12th Lab
how many.
Jan 17
19th Lab
Jan 24
26th Lab
Jan 31
No class or lab on Wednesday
Curriculum discussions
Student presentations of
Epithelia
Feb 07
09th Lab
Matrix on Monday; Cells on Wednesday
TAAHP Meeting Friday
Quick Quiz #2 on Friday
Feb 14
16th Lab
When muscle cells die -
Friday
Feb 21
23rd Lab
Quick Quiz #3 on Friday; Portfolio
presentation
Feb 28 Blood and Lymph Chapters 7,
8
01st Lab - Quantitative
analysis of blood cells and
bone marrow
Mid-term lecture exam ó March
3
Mar 06 Week of Spring Break
Mar 13 Circulatory System Chapter
9
Tissue Presentations - TBA
15th Lab - Heart, arteries,
veins, and spleen
Mar 20 Alimentary Tract and Liver
Chapters 11, 12
22nd Lab - The gut tube and
its diverticula W drop date (Monday)
Mar 27 Endocrine Systems Chapter
14
29th Lab - Pituitary,
adrenal, thyroid, pancreas, etc.
Quick Quiz #4 on Friday
Apr 03 CNS, PNS, Special Senses
Chapters 19, 6
05th Lab - Cerebrum,
cerebellum, spinal cord, eye
Apr 10 Musculoskeletal and Integument
Chapters 13, 18
12th Lab - Bone, cartilage,
joints, skin, hair, glands
Quick Quiz #5 on Friday
Apr 17 Respiratory and Urinary
Chapters 10, 15
19th Lab - Trachea,
bronchi, lungs, kidney, bladder 21st Good
Friday
Apr 24 Reproductive Systems Chapters
16, 17
26th Lab ó Ovary,
Uterus, Prostate, Testis
Course evaluations on
Friday
May 01 Last Class, Reading
Days
Portfolios due
May ~ 08 Final
May 13 Graduation
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Introduction to Cells Chapters 1,
2
Lab - Cell Anatomy: how big, how
small, No lecture Monday
how many.
Introduction to Tissues Guest lecture
- Monday
The four primary tissues
Epithelia Chapter 3
Layers of cells and glands
Quick Quiz #1 on Monday ó
(Organization of tissues) at UT Brownsville
No class or lab on Wednesday
Curriculum discussions
Student presentations of
Epithelia
Connective Tissue Chapter 4
ó CT, bone, cartilage, adipose,
blood
Matrix on Monday; Cells on Wednesday
TAAHP Meeting Friday
Quick Quiz #2 on Friday
Muscular Tissue Chapter 5
Four types of muscle cells
When muscle cells die -
Friday
Nervous Tissue Chapter 6
Neurons, myelination;
portfolios
Quick Quiz #3 on Friday; Portfolio
presentation
Feb 28 Blood and Lymph Chapters 7,
8
01st Lab - Quantitative
analysis of blood cells and
bone marrow
Mid-term lecture exam ó March
3
Mar 06 Week of Spring Break
Mar 13 Circulatory System Chapter
9
Tissue Presentations - TBA
15th Lab - Heart, arteries,
veins, and spleen
Mar 20 Alimentary Tract and Liver
Chapters 11, 12
22nd Lab - The gut tube and
its diverticula W drop date (Monday)
Mar 27 Endocrine Systems Chapter
14
29th Lab - Pituitary,
adrenal, thyroid, pancreas, etc.
Quick Quiz #4 on Friday
Apr 03 CNS, PNS, Special Senses
Chapters 19, 6
05th Lab - Cerebrum,
cerebellum, spinal cord, eye
Apr 10 Musculoskeletal and Integument
Chapters 13, 18
12th Lab - Bone, cartilage,
joints, skin, hair, glands
Quick Quiz #5 on Friday
Apr 17 Respiratory and Urinary
Chapters 10, 15
19th Lab - Trachea,
bronchi, lungs, kidney, bladder 21st Good
Friday
Apr 24 Reproductive Systems Chapters
16, 17
26th Lab ó Ovary,
Uterus, Prostate, Testis
Course evaluations on
Friday
May 01 Last Class, Reading
Days
Portfolios due
May ~ 08 Final
May 13 Graduation
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26th Lab - Layers of cells and
glands
Jan 31 Quick Quiz #1 on Monday ó
(Organization of tissues) at UT Brownsville
No class or lab on Wednesday Curriculum
discussions
Student presentations of Epithelia
Feb 07 Connective Tissue Chapter 4
09th Lab ó CT, bone,
cartilage, adipose, blood
Matrix on Monday; Cells on Wednesday TAAHP
Meeting Friday
Quick Quiz #2 on Friday
Feb 14 Muscular Tissue Chapter 5
16th Lab - Four types of muscle
cells
When muscle cells die - Friday
Feb 21 Nervous Tissue Chapter 6
23rd Lab - Neurons, myelination;
portfolios
Quick Quiz #3 on Friday; Portfolio
presentation
Feb 28 Blood and Lymph Chapters 7, 8
01st Lab - Quantitative analysis of
blood cells and
bone marrow
Mid-term lecture exam ó March
3
Mar 06 Week of Spring Break
Mar 13 Circulatory System Chapter 9
Tissue Presentations - TBA
15th Lab - Heart, arteries, veins,
and spleen
Mar 20 Alimentary Tract and Liver Chapters 11,
12
22nd Lab - The gut tube and its
diverticula W drop date (Monday)
Mar 27 Endocrine Systems Chapter 14
29th Lab - Pituitary, adrenal,
thyroid, pancreas, etc.
Quick Quiz #4 on Friday
Apr 03 CNS, PNS, Special Senses Chapters 19,
6
05th Lab - Cerebrum, cerebellum,
spinal cord, eye
Apr 10 Musculoskeletal and Integument Chapters
13, 18
12th Lab - Bone, cartilage, joints,
skin, hair, glands
Quick Quiz #5 on Friday
Apr 17 Respiratory and Urinary Chapters 10,
15
19th Lab - Trachea, bronchi, lungs,
kidney, bladder 21st Good Friday
Apr 24 Reproductive Systems Chapters 16,
17
26th Lab ó Ovary, Uterus,
Prostate, Testis
Course evaluations on Friday
May 01 Last Class, Reading Days
Portfolios due
May ~ 08 Final
May 13 Graduation
Class Operation
1. Student attendance at all lectures
and labs is expected and mandatory.
2. Work outside the assigned time of lab
will be required to complete some assignments.
3. Computers and digital microscopes by
necessity must be shared. Disk space must be shared. Be
respectful of others' digital files. The lab will operate under
the code of ethics established for computer use by the
University. Do not copy copyrighted software under penalty of
an automatic "F". Do not rearrange computer "desktops" or file
structures.
4. Access to the lab will follow
established regulations for building and room
access.
5. There is to be no eating or drinking
in the lab when biologicals and chemicals are in use. At other
times, all cups, glasses, bottles, wrappers, etc. must be
disposed of properly. Please return stools and chairs to the
proper place. Please replace microscopes to the proper place.
Please turn off computers, microscopes, etc. properly at the
end of an imaging session.
- The Academic Integrity Policy as outlined
in various handbooks will be followed.
- A ten point grading scale will be used:
90ís = A, 80ís = B, 70ís = C, 60ís =
D, < 60 = F.
Tasking Schedules and
Comments
1. The Quick Quizzes (1/31; 2/11; 2/25;
3/31; 4/14) are 20 minute exams which cover elements of the
previous two weeks work. They may represent straight
memorization, problem sets, or homework related to the
material. 20% of course grade
2. Mid-term Lecture Exam (3/03)
represents the traditional one-hour exam based on the material
presented to that date. 15% of course grade
3. Tissue Practical (~ 3/14) is where the
student gives a 20 minute oral presentation of the four primary
tissues. Twenty image screens may be used within a PowerPoint
presentation of frame grabbed and labeled original images. The
function of the exam is for the student to demonstrate his/her
knowledge of the four primary tissues, their representative
types, and organization. No notecards may be used during the
presentation (which is by appointment), however, the computer
screens may have whatever information upon which the student
wishes to comment. 15% of course grade
4. Image Portfolio (5/01) represents the
studentís sense of the microanatomy of the organs
described during the second part of the course. The portfolio
is a visual library of the lab. The grade assigned to the
portfolio is based upon clarity, completeness, and
organization. 10% of the course grade
5. Final Lab Exam (~5/08) is the first
part of the FINAL EXAM and will be approximately an hour long.
Images will be projected and students will identify structures.
20% of the course grade
6. Final Lecture Exam (~5/08) is the
second part of the FINAL EXAM and is a traditional lecture exam
(approximately two hours in length) which will include the
material presented since the Mid-term Lecture Exam. 20% of the
course grade
