Course Title: Blood, Lymphatic System and Endocrine System |
Prerequisite or simultaneous: General Histology (code 15) |
Credits: 1 (0.5 theory, 0.5 practical) |
Course type: Theory-practical |
Objective: Recognition of the macroscopic and microscopic structures of blood, hematopoietic organs, endocrine system, immune system and lymphatic system |
Course outlines:
9 hours theory:
Ø Anatomy of the lymphatic system (2 hours)
Ø Blood tissue (one hour)
Ø Hematopoiesis (one hour)
Ø Tissues of lymphatic and immune systems (2 hours)
Ø Tissues and anatomy of the pituitary and pineal glands (one hour)
Ø Tissues and anatomy of the adrenal, thyroid and parathyroid glands (2 hours)
17 hours practical:
Ø Blood tissue (4 hours)
Ø Hematopoietic tissue (3 hours)
Ø Lymphatic system tissue (6 hours)
Ø Endocrine system tissue (4 hours)
Main References:
The latest edition of one of the following:
Ø Clinical Anatomy for Medical Students (R.S. Snell)
Ø Basic Histology (Junquira)
Ø Histology and Cell Biology (Abraham Kierszenbaum)
Ø Color Textbook of Histology (Gartner)
Ø Histology of Dr. Soleimani Rad
Student Evaluation Method:
Student-based principles will be observed during the term to evaluate the performance of students by the assigned projects, as well as oral and written final exams.