ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Hours of tutorials: 1 Expository Class: 30 Interactive Classroom: 25 Total: 56
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Functional Biology
Areas: Cellular Biology
Center Faculty of Biology
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: Sin docencia (Extinguida)
Enrolment: No Matriculable | 1st year (Yes)
At the end of the course the students should have a good understanding of:
- The basic organisation of tissues and organs in living organisms.
- The structure and function of the main cell types, tissues and organs in plants and animals.
- Know how to identify cells and tissues in histology slides in light and electron microscopy micrographs.
- Know how to use and look for information in specific and general bibliography and in Internet to supplement the information provided in lectures and practicals.
BIOLOGY OF PLANT TISSUES (The time of every lecture is about of 1.5- 2 hours)
LECTURE 1.- Plant body plan. Plant tissues. Biology of meristems.
LECTURE 2.- Biology of the parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma.
LECTURE 3.- Biology of vascular tissues I. Xylem.
LECTURE 4.- Vascular tissues II. Phloem.
LECTURE 5.- Biology of dermal tissue.
LECTURE 6.- Biology of glandular tissues.
LECTURE 7. Sporogenous tissue and gametophyte.
BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL TISSUES (The time of every lecture is about of 1.5-2 hours)
LECTURE 8.- Origin and evolution of animal tissues. Biology of epithelia and glandular cells.
LECTURE 9.- Biology of connective tissues. Fat tissue. Chromatophores.
LECTURE 10.- Biology of cartilage. Notochord.
LECTURE 11.- Biology of bone. Dental tissue.
LECTURE 12.- Biology of blood. Haematopoiesis.
LECTURE 13.- Biology of muscular tissue. Electric organs.
LECTURE 14.- Biology of the nervous tissue. The central and peripheral nervous system.
PRACTICAL SESSIONS (The time of every practical session is about of 2.5 hours). The first four practical classes will be conducted in person in the laboratory (the approximate duration of each practice is two and a half hours), and practices 5-8 will take place asynchronously, but not in person in the lab.
1.- Root structure. Roots in primary and secondary growth. Leaves of angiosperms and gymnosperms
2.- Monocot stem structure. Primary and secondary growth in stems of dicots. Secondary stem in gymnosperms. Flower.
3.- Covering and glandular epithelia. Loose and dense connective tissues. Digestive system I
4.- Digestive system II.
5.- Digestive system III and respiratory system.
6.- Lymphopoietic tissues.
7.- Excretory system: Kidney and adrenal gland.
8.- Nervous system. Sense organs.
Basic Bibliography:
PANIAGUA, R.; NISTAL, M.; SESMA, P., ÁLVAREZ-URÍA, M.; FRAILE, B.; ANADÓN, R.; SÁEZ, F.J. Citología e Histología Vegetal y Animal. 4ª ed. Vol 2. Madrid: McGraw-Hill-Interamericana, 2007.
ALONSO PEÑA, J.R. Manual de Histología vegetal. Madríd: Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. 2011
EVERT, R. Esau Anatomía vegetal: meristemas, células y tejidos de las plantas : su estructura, función y desarrollo. 3ª ed. Barcelona: Omega, 2008.
GARTNER, L. P.; HIATT, J. L. Texto Atlas de Histología. 3ª ed. México: McGraw-Hill Interamericana, 2008.
JUNQUEIRA, L.C.; CARNEIRO, J. Histología básica. Texto y Atlas, 12ª ed. Madrid: Editorial Médica Panamericana, 2015.
Complementary Bibliography:
Animal Histology
FAWCETT, D. W.; JENSH, R. P. Compendio de Histología. Madrid: McGraw Hill- Interamericana, 1999.
ROSS. M. H.; PAWLINA, W. Histología. Texto y atlas: correlación con biología celular y molecular., 7ª ed. Barcelona: Wolters Kluwer, 2015.
YOUNG, B.; O’DOWD, G.; WOODFORD, P. Wheater Histología Funcional. Texto y Atlas en Color. 6ª ed. Barcelona: Elsevier, 2014.
WELSCH, U.; STORCH, V. Estudio Comparado de la Citología e Histología Animal. Bilbao: Urmo, 1976.
BRUSCA, R.C.; BRUSCA, G.J. Invertebrados. 2ª ed. Madrid: McGraw- Hill/Interamericana, 2005.
HICKMAN, C.P.; ROBERTS, L.S.; LARSON, A.; L´ANSON, H.; EISENHOUR, D. Principios Integrales de Zoología. 7ª ed. Madrid: McGraw. Hill/Interamericana, 2009.
Plant Histology
CRANG, R.; LYONS-SOBASKI, S.; WISE, R. Plant Anatomy: a concept-based approach to the structure of seed plants. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, 2018.
FAHN, A. Anatomía Vegetal. 3ª ed. Madrid: Pirámide, 1985.
MAUSETH, J.D. Botany : an introduction to plant biology. 4ªed. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett, 2009.
RAVEN, P. H.; EVERT, R. F.; EICHHORN, S. E. Biología de las Plantas. Barcelona: Reverté, 1991.
General and basic skills:
CG1 - Know the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of Biology
CG4 - Be able to transmit information both in writing and orally and to discuss ideas, problems and solutions related to Biology, before a general or specialized public
CG5 - Study and learn autonomously, with organization of time and resources, new knowledge and techniques in Biology.
CB1 - That the students have demonstrated to possess and understand knowledge in a study area that starts from the general secondary education, and is usually found at a level that, although supported by advanced textbooks, also includes some aspects that involve knowledge from the forefront of their field of study
CB2 - That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the competences that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems within their area of study
CB3 - That students have the ability to collect and interpret relevant data (usually within their area of study) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues
CB4 - That students can transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialized and non-specialized audience
CB5 - That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
Cross-cutting competences.
CT1 - Ability to search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT2 - Ability for reasoning, argumentation and critical thinking. CT3 - Ability to work in groups and cover problematic situations collectively.
CT4 - Ability to prepare and present an organized and understandable text.
CT8 - Ability to solve problems through the integrated application of their knowledge, promoting initiative and creativity
CT9 - Ability to organize and plan work.
CT10 - Ability to interpret experimental results
Specific competences
CE3 - Know and know how to apply the instrumental techniques, and design work protocols in the laboratory and in the field, applying the regulations and appropriate techniques related to safety, hygiene, waste management and quality.
CE9 - Know and understand the structure and function of viruses, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
E10 - Know and understand the development, morphology and anatomy of living organisms.
Theoretical classes.
The teachers will give the expository classes referring to the theoretical contents of the subject in the classroom with the support of audiovisual media. Teachers will promote student participation and intervention during the course of the class. The duration of each exhibition session will be 55 minutes.
In scenario 1 (adapted normality) the expository classes will be given in a synchronous way in the classroom, in person.
In scenario 2, the expository classes will be taught in person synchronously with alternating shifts in the classroom, following the guidelines set by the dean's team of the Faculty of Biology in terms of number of students who may be present in the classroom.
In Scenario 3, lectures will be given in a synchronous manner,wity the support of audiovisual media.
In all scenarios, the teachers of the subject will use the USC virtual campus to provide students with teaching material with the aim of facilitating the understanding of the contents taught in the lectures. In scenarios 2 and 3, teachers will use the Microsoft Teams tool to teach the lectures.
Seminars. The seminars will consist of the realization of teaching activities of different nature by the teachers with the active participation of the students with the aim of delving into the contents taught in the expository classes.
In scenario 1 (adapted normality) the seminars will be taught in a synchronous classroom.
In scenario 2, the seminars will be taught in person synchronously with alternating shifts in the classroom, following the guidelines set by the dean's team of the Faculty of Biology in terms of the number of students who may be present in the classroom.
In scenario 3, the seminars will be taught using the Microsoft Teams tool.
In Scenarios 2 and 3, teachers will use the Microsoft Teams tool to teach synchronous seminars.
During the seminars, students will be asked to carry out exercises similar to those that may be contained in the practical content exam as in the theoretical content exam.
Laboratory practices.
Practical class in the laboratory will last two and a half hours. Teachers will make a brief introduction on the topic to be addressed at the beginning of each practical class. Students will study under the light field optical microscope various histological preparations in each practice, where they must identify the different cell types and plant and animal tissues and understand the general structure and function of the plant or animal organs under study. Students will have a clear field optical microscope each, in addition to the help of teachers, a practice script that will be previously available in the virtual classroom of the subject and a powerpoint presentation that was projected during each practical class.
The performance of asynchronous virtual practices will overlap withpractices in the laboratory. The teachers of the subject will provide students through the USC virtual campus with an exercise related to each of the practical classes together with a script of the practice. Students must solve the exercise in which they will have to identify in images of different animal organs which organ it is and differentiate different structures in each of the images. The teachers of the subject will be able to schedule one or two non-contact sessions in order to clarify the doubts that may arise to the students during the realization of the exercises.
In scenarios 1 (adapted normality) and 2, 50% of the practices will take place in a synchronous way in the practice laboratory, and the remaining 50% will take place in a asynchronous way using the virtual campus of the USC.
In scenario 3, 50% of the practices will be taught in a synchronous way, and the other 50% will take place in a asynchronous way, using the the Microsoft Teams tool and the virtual campus of the USC.
The score obtained by each student will be a weighted average of their performance in the parts of the subject where their work is valued:
- Examination of contents taught in the expository classes (65% of the global qualification).
It will consist of a test-type exam that may also include short answer questions and questions with pictures and diagrams.
- Examination of contents taught in the practical classes (35% of the global qualification).
It will consist of two parts:
1ª part- Recognition of animal and plant organs. Students will have to identify animal and plant organs in images of the organs studied in the lab and virtual practices. A percentage of the images to be recognized in the exam by the students may not correspond to the images used in the practical classes and come from textbooks and atlases of histology and plant and animal organography.
Part 2: It will consist of a test-type texam on the contents of the practice scripts.
The final qualification of the student in the subject will result from the sum of the qualification obtained in the examination of contents given in the expository classes (65%) and the qualification obtained in the examination of contents taught in the practical classes (35%). This summation will only be carried out when the student reaches in each one of the examinations a qualification equal or superior to 5. In case of not reaching a qualification equal or superior to 5 in both examinations, will not realize the summation and the qualification that will consist in the act will be the higher of the two.
The evaluation criteria will be the same in scenario 1, 2 or 3.
In scenario 1, the tests will be synchronous in the classroom.
In scenarios 2 and 3, all the assessment tests will be synchronous and will be carried out through the USC virtual campus. In both scenarios, during the assessment tests, there will be a follow-up of the students, who must connect throughout the duration of the tests through the Microsoft Teams tool, with the camera and microphone open. In the event that there are technical and / or personal impediments that prevent students from taking the tests, the assessment will be carried out by taking oral exams.
For cases of fraudulent carrying out of exercises or tests, it will be applied or recollected in the Norm of assessment of academic performance, two students and revision of qualifications ”.
These instruments will be used to assess the skills indicated above.
Detailed evaluation criteria can be found at the following link:
http://www.usc.es/gl/centros/bioloxía/criteriosavaliacion.html
- Theory: 30 h attendance at lectures plus 60 h of individual work (total: 90 h)
- Seminars: 5 h
- Practicals: 20 h attendance at class plus 20 h of individual work (total: 40 h)
- Extra reading: 10 h
- Examinations: 5h
- Class attendance and active participation in class work and in seminars.
- Study and weekly revision of the information provided in lectures and practical classes, using the textbooks suggested by the lecturer.
- Clarifying doubts consulting the lecturers.
Contingency plan.
Following the guidelines of the USC for safe classroom teaching in the academic year 2020-21, and depending on how the Covid-19 pandemic evolves, in the teaching methodology and learning assessment section, the following measures will be adopted depending on the stage
Teaching methodology:
Exhibition classes. The teaching staff will teach the expository classes referring to the theoretical contents of the subject in the classroom with the support of audiovisual media. The teaching staff will enhance the participation and intervention of the students during the course of the class. The duration of each exhibition session will be 55 minutes.
In scenario 2, the expository classes will be taught synchronously with alternate turns in the classroom, according to the guidelines set by the team (Dean, vicedean and secretary) of the Faculty of Biology in terms of the number of students that can be present in the classroom.
In scenario 3, the expository classes will be taught synchronously.
In all scenarios, the teaching staff of the subject will use the virtual campus of the USC to provide students with teaching material with the aim of facilitating the understanding of the contents taught in the exhibition classes. In scenarios 2 and 3, teachers will use the Microsoft Teams tool to teach synchronous non-contact expository classes.
Seminars. The seminars in the scenario 2 and 3 will consist of carrying out the same activities as in Scenario 1, with the active participation of the students with the aim of delving into the content taught in the exhibition classes, and guiding the students towards taking the exams.
In scenario 2, the seminars will be taught synchronously with alternate shifts in the classroom, following the guidelines set by the deanal team of the Faculty of Biology in terms of the number of students who can be present in the classroom.
In scenario 3, the seminars will be taught synchronously.
In scenarios 2 and 3, teachers will use the Microsoft Teams tool to teach synchronous non-contact seminars.
Laboratory practices. Each practical class in the laboratory will last two and a half hours. The teachers will make a brief introduction to the topic to be covered at the beginning of each practical class. Students will study various histological preparations under each bright field light microscope in each practice, where they must identify the different cell types and plant and animal tissues and understand the general structure and function of the plant or animal organs under study. The students will have a light field microscope each, in addition to having the help of the teaching staff, a practical script that will be previously available in the virtual classroom of the subject and a powerpoint presentation that had been projected during each class. practice.
Completion of asynchronous non-face-to-face practices will overlap with face-to-face laboratory practices. The teaching staff of the subject will provide the students through the virtual campus of the USC with an exercise referring to each one of the practical classes along with a script of the practice. Students must solve the exercise in which they will have to identify in images of different animal organs which organ it is and differentiate between different structures in each of the images. The teachers of the subject will be able to schedule one of the two non-face-to-face sessions in order to clarify the doubts that may arise to the students during the completion of the exercises.
In scenario 2, 50% of the practices will take place synchronously in the practical laboratory, and the remaining 50% will take place asynchronously.
In scenario 3, 50% of the practices will be taught synchronously, and the other 50% will take place asynchronously.
In teaching non-contact practical classes, both synchronous and asynchronous, teachers will use the Microsoft Teams tool.
Subject assessment:
Both the evaluation criteria and the format of the exams for Scenarios 2 and 3 will be the same as in Scenario 1.
In scenarios 2 and 3, all the evaluation tests will be synchronous and will be carried out through the virtual campus of the USC. In both scenarios, during the assessment exams, there will be a follow-up of the students, who must connect during the entire duration of the tests through the Microsoft Teams tool, with the camera and microphone open. In the event that there were technical and / or personal impediments that prevent the students from taking the tests, the evaluation will be carried out by taking oral exams.
For cases of fraudulent carrying out of exercises or tests, it will be applied or recollected in the Norm of assessment of academic performance, two students and revision of qualifications ”.
Maria Fatima Adrio Fondevila
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816943
- fatima.adrio.fondevila [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Manuel Noia Guldrís
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816948
- manuel.guldris [at] usc.gal
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Miguel Angel Rodriguez Diaz
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816942
- miguelangel.rodriguez.diaz [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: Temporary PhD professor
María Celina Rodicio Rodicio
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816946
- mcelina.rodicio [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
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