BIOL 310: Histology

Course Description

Histology is a 4 hour lecture course. In this course, students learn to identify the structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs at a microscopic level. This course covers imaging, microscopy and staining/processing of tissues for histological analyses. Students learn pattern recognition in a variety of normal tissues of the body including epithelial, connective, skeletal, blood/vascular, muscular, and neurological tissues as well as the various organ systems including cardiovascular, lymphatic, integumentary (skin), endocrine and digestive. Students are also introduced to the field of histopathology. A strong emphasis is placed on the correlation between tissue architecture and normal physiological function of organs and tissues, in order to provide context to the observations. (W).