Unit (CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY
- Course
- Biological sciences
- Study-unit Code
- GP004015
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Livia Lucentini
- Teachers
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- Livia Lucentini
- Hours
- 56 ore - Livia Lucentini
- CFU
- 8
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2026
- Offered
- 2026/27
- Learning activities
- Base
- Area
- Discipline biologiche
- Sector
- BIOS-04/A
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- Structure and function of eukaryotic cell and main tissues.Virus and prokaryotic cells. Molecules and macromolecules of biological interest: water, protein, nucleic acids, lipids, ..Protein synthesis, cells communication, mitosis and meiosis. Tissues structure and ultrastructure.
Principal tissues - Reference texts
- Elementi di Biologia, Sadava et al Zanichelli editore
Atlante di Istologia e Anatomia microscopica
di Ross - Pawlina - Barnash - Educational objectives
- Structure and function of eukaryotic cell and main tissues.
- Prerequisites
- Nd
- Teaching methods
- frontal lessons
- Other information
- Attendance is strongly recommended
- Learning verification modality
- Knowledge will be assessed through a written test administered via the Libreol platform, supplemented by an oral examination.
The written test consists of 33 questions with closed-ended responses, open-ended responses, and image analysis tasks.
The examination procedures are described in detail in a file available on Unistudium and uploaded annually approximately one month before the beginning of classes.
The file is presented during the first lecture and explained in detail. It describes and details the procedures for the written test and the conditions for taking the oral examination.
For information on support services for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLD), visit the following page: University of Perugia – Disability and SLD Services - Extended program
- Cell principal characteristics. Cell morphology. Prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Animal cell vs vegetal cell. Cellular constituents: water, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, carbohydrates. Genetic code. RNA. Protein synthesis. Cellular membrane. Cytoplasm. Cytoskeleton. Cellular signalling. Autotroph and heterotroph organisms. ATP. Mitochondria. Nucleus. Cellular cycle. Mitosis. Structure, ultrastructure and function of the following tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous.