Duration
30h Th, 20h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in biology | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Coordinator
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Part A: Histology
1. The epithelial tissues
2. Glandular epithelia
3. The connective tissues and the cartilage
4. Bone tissue
5. Muscles
6. Nervous tissue and blood
Part B: Cell Physiology
1. Ionic exchanges
2. Cell communications
3. Muscle contraction
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The main aim are :
- To study the relationships between the structure and the functions of cells
- To give a general view of the structure of animal tissues
- To emphasize how the organisation of the tissues confirm their functions
- To explain mechanisms involved in perception and emission of messages between cells
- To study molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic notions in cell biology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Pratical work in cell physiology (ion transports, muscle contraction) is offered. Instructions to download three softwares are posted on ecampus.
A series of questions is offered on ecampus in order to revise for the practicals; Successful responses to these questions will be taken into account for the final evaluation
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The theorical courses in histology are given in the first quadrimester, on Monday from 9 am to 11 am, in the Great Hall of practical work (1st floor) of the Institute of Zoology (Bldg. I1, quai Van Beneden 22 in Liege). Each theorical course is followed in the same room with a sesion of practical work where students examine different histological preparations illustrating the course.
The Hands-on portion of the course takes place during the last weeks of the first quadrimester at the institute of Botany (B22) or on-line.
Recommended or required readings
Reference book :
Histologie générale: exercices et méthodes (éditeur: DUNOD) Thiry et al. 2019
Notes for Cell Physiology are posted on Myulg.
The course follows selected chapters of the following textbook:
Physiologie animale- Sherwood, Klandorf, Yancey. Ed. Deboeck.
Access through Uliège Library
https://explore.lib.uliege.be/permalink/32ULG_INST/oao96e/alma9920433981702321 ]
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire ) AND oral exam
August-September exam session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
FIRST SESSION
The examination will be split into two parts:
- A presential written exam. It will consist of 50 questions on the eCampus platform (25 questions for the physiology part and 25 questions for the histology part) under different questions (histologic section to interprete, QCM...).
The student will have a limited time to answer different questions.
Only students with at least 8/20 will be allowed to take the second test.
- An oral examination in presential. It will include a physiology question and a histological section to be diagnosed.
For students taking the oral examination, the final mark will be calculated according to the formula: 20% mark obtained in the written examination + 40% mark obtained for the physiology question + 40% mark obtained for the diagnosis of the histological section. For other students, the final grade will be the score obtained in the written examination.
SECOND SESSION
Oral exam. The exam will consist in three questions : an histologic section, a cell physiology theoretical or practical question and a third question on histology theory or a second question on cell physiology.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Thiry Marc
Laboratory of cell and tissue biology
Institut A. Swaen (Building L3) 20, rue de pitteurs, 4020 Liège or Center of Cell and molecular Neurobiology, CHU (Building B36), firth floor of pharmacy tower, Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège
Phone number : 32 4 3665166
E-mail : mthiry@uliege.be
Plumier Jean-Christophe
Animal Physiology
InBioS - PHYTOsystems
Institut de Botanique (B22)
Chemin de la Vallée 4 (Sart Tilman)
4000 Liège
Phone number : 04 3663843
E-mail : JC.Plumier@uliege.be