ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
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)
- Students will know how to identify and describe the stages and factors involved in process of sporogenesis, gametogenesis, fertilization and early development.
- Students will know how to identify and describe the processes that determine tissue and body structure morphogenesis, body pattern formation and capacity for regeneration.
- Students will know how to list the characteristics and functions of different plant and animal tissues.
- Students will know how to identify different plant and animal tissues under a light microscope.
THEORETICAL CLASS PROGRAM (29 hours).
Developmental biology (8 hours).
THEME 1.- Object of the development study. Main processes and concepts. Asexual and sexual reproduction. Germ cells. Determination of sex.
THEME 2.- Gametogenesis. Fertilization. In vitro fertilization. Cloning.
THEME 3.- Embryogenesis: segmentation, gastrulation and early development. Morphogenesis processes. Cell specification, determination and differentiation.
THEME 4.- Patterning of the body axes in animals and plants. Developmental genes responsible for the identity of body segments.
Plant tissue biology (10 hours).
THEME 5.- The flower. Sporogenesis. Fertilization. Seed. Fruit.
THEME 6.- Plant tissue classification. Meristems.
THEME 7.- Fundamental tissues.
THEME 8.- Primary and secondary vascular tissues.
THEME 9.- Primary and secondary protective tissues.
THEME 10. - External and internal glandular tissues.
Animal tissue biology (11 hours).
THEME 11.- Animal tissues. Epithelial tissue.
THEME 12.- Connective tissues. Adipose tissue. Pigmentary tissue.
THEME 13.- Cartilaginous tissue.
THEME 14.- Bone tissue. Tooth tissue.
THEME 15.- Blood and haematopoiesis.
THEME 16.- Immune system.
THEME 17.- Muscle tissue.
THEME 18.- Nervous tissue.
THEME 19.- Regeneration. Regenerative processes at cellular, tissue, and organ level.
PRACTICAL CLASS PROGRAM (14 hours).
TASK 1.- Gametogenesis: oogenesis and spermatogenesis. Flower.
TASK 2.- Vertebrate development. Cleavage, gastrulation, and neurulation.
TASK 3.- Plant tissues: meristems, fundamental, vascular, protective and glandular.
TASK 4.- Epithelial tissue. Connective tissue. Adipose tissue.
TASK 5.- Cartilaginous tissue. Bone tissue.
TASK 6.- Blood. Lymphoid organs.
TASK 7.- Muscle tissue. Nervous tissue.
SEMINARS (7 hours).
The lecturer will provide or indicate where to locate the subjects for the realization of the seminars. The students must prepare the proposed seminars. In the seminars, the contents of the last lecture of the program will be discussed and the students will have to answer questions about those contents.
MANDATORY TUTORING (1 hour).
In the tutorial, the course programming will be explained, recommendations for organizing and studying the subject will be given and any doubts that students may have in relation to it will be solved.
Basic bibliography:
- WOLPERT, L.; JESSEL, T.; LAWRENCE, P.; MEYEROWITZ, E.; ROBERTSON, E.; SMITH, J. (2009). Principios del desarrollo. 3ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2010. ISBN: 9788498352061.
WOLPERT, L.; TICKLE, C.; MARTÍNEZ ARIAS, A.; LAWCENCE, P.; LOCKE, J. (2019). Principles of development. 6th ed. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780198800569.
- MÜLLER, W.A. (1997). Developmental Biology. Springer. Online ISBN: 1461222486. Available online in the library's Iacobus search engine: https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/biblioteca-universitaria
- OVALLE, W.K.; NAHIRNEY, P.C. (2021). Netter Histología esencial. 3ª ed. Elsevier. eISBN: 978-84-1382-053-8. Available online in the library's Iacobus search engine: https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/biblioteca-universitaria
- GARTNER, L.P.; HIATT, J.L. (2015). Biología celular e histología. 7ª ed. Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 978-84-16004-67-6. Available online in the library's Iacobus search engine: https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/biblioteca-universitaria
- EVERT, R.F. (2008). Esau Anatomía Vegetal. 3a ed. Ediciones Omega. ISBN: 9788428214438. Available online (English version) in the library's Iacobus search engine: https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/biblioteca-universitaria
- MEGÍAS, M.; MOLIST, P.; POMBAL, M.A. Atlas de Histología Vegetal y Animal. Depto. de Bioloxía Funcional e Ciencias da Saúde. Facultade de Bioloxía. Universidade de Vigo. Accessible in: https://mmegias.webs.uvigo.es/
Complementary bibliography:
- WEBSTER, S.; DE WREEDE, R. (2013). Embriología. Lo esencial de un vistazo. Editorial Médica Panamericana. ISBN: 9788498357196. Available online in the library's Iacobus search engine: https://www.usc.gal/gl/servizos/area/biblioteca-universitaria
- DYE, F.J. (2011). Dictionary of Developmental Biology and Embryology. 2nd ed. Wiley‐Blackwell. Online ISBN: 9781118196649. Available online at: https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.ezbusc.usc.gal/doi/book/10.1002/9781118…
- GILBERT, S.F. (2005). Biología del desarrollo. 7ª ed. Editorial Médica Panamericana. ISBN: 9500608693.
- BARRESI, M.J.F.; GILBERT, S.F. (2019). Developmental biology. 12th ed. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9781605358222.
- PAWLINA, W. (2020). Ross Histología. Texto y Atlas. Correlación con Biología Molecular y Celular. Wolters Kluwer. ISBN: 9788417602659.
Basic skills
CB1 - Students must have acquired knowledge and understanding in a specific field of study, on the basis of general secondary education and at a level that includes mainly knowledge drawn from advanced textbooks, but also some cutting-edge knowledge in their field of study.
CB2 - Students must be able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have acquired the competences required for the preparation and defence of arguments and for problem solving in their field of study.
CB3 - Students must have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually in their field of study) to make judgments that include a reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
CB4 - Students must be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both expert and lay audiences.
CB5 - Students must have developed the learning skills needed to undertake further study with a high degree of autonomy.
General skills
CG1.- Students must know the most important concepts, methods and results of the different branches of biotechnology.
CG2.- Students must apply the theoretical-practical knowledge acquired in the approach of problems and the search for their solutions in both academic and professional contexts.
CG3.- Students must know how to obtain and interpret relevant information and results and to obtain conclusions on topics related to biotechnology.
CG4.- Students must be able to transmit information both in writing and orally way and to discuss ideas, problems and solutions related to biotechnology to both expert and lay audience.
CG5.- Students must study and learn autonomously, with time and resources organization, new knowledge and techniques in biotechnology and acquire the ability to work as a team.
Transversal skills
Students should be able to:
CT1.- think in an integrated way and approach problems from different perspectives.
CT2.- search, process, analyze and synthesize information from various sources.
CT3.- organize and plan their work.
CT5.- work as a team.
CT6.- reason critically.
CT7.- maintein an ethical commitment.
Specific skills
CE9.- Students must know how to identify the different types of viruses, microorganisms and animal and plant tissues, to understand their development, organization and physiology and to know their application to the field of biotechnology.
- Lectures with discussion.
- Mandatory seminars carried out by the students.
- Tasks: laboratory (14 hours).
- Mandatory tutorial (one session of 1 hour).
- Students must pass an exam of contents explained in lectures that represent 58% of the final grade. Passing grade is 5 out of 10.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB5, CG1, CG3, CG5, CE11, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Mandatory seminars will represent 20% of the final grade. In the seminars, the contents of the last lecture of the program will be discussed and the students will have to answer questions.
Failure to attend the seminars will be considered. If the seminars are not done, the subject can not be passed.
Repeating students will not take the seminars if they already took them in previous years. Although repeating students will repeat the seminars if they consider it and can repeat the seminar exams if they want to increase or decrease their grade.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4, CB5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT5, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Mandatory laboratory tasks (minimum percentage of assistance required: 85%). Task exam will be taken and represent 15% of the final grade; passing grade is 5 out of 10.
If the tasks are not done, the subject can not be passed. Repeating students will not complete the lab tasks if they already completed them in previous years. Although repeating students will repeat the lab tasks if they consider it and can repeat the task exam if they want to increase or decrease their grade.
Evaluated skills: CB2, CB3, CB5, CG1,CG3, CG5, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Mandatory tutoring, class attendance and participation in Virtual Campus activities. Value: 7% of the final grade. More attendance and participation means a higher grade. Failure to attend the required tutorial will be considered in the final grade.
Evaluated skills: CB1, CB2, CB4, CB5, CG1, CG2, CG3, CG4, CT1, CT2, CT3, CT6, CT7, CE9.
- Once the lecture exam and task exam are passed, the qualifications obtained in the seminar and attendance-participation will be added.
- Theory: 29 h classwork plus 52 h of individual work.
- Seminars: 7 h classwork plus 29 h of individual work.
- Mandatory tutorial: 1 h classwork.
- Laboratory tasks: 14 h classwork plus 14 h of individual work.
- Exams: 4 h.
- Total hours of classwork: 54 h.
- Total hours of individual work: 96 h.
- Class attendance and active participation in class work.
- It is advisible to study and revise every day the information provided in lectures, seminars and tasks, using the textbooks suggested by the lecturer.
- Study and weekly revision of information received during the entire week.
- Clarifying doubts with lecturers.
- For the final exam review all the information received during theoretical sessions.
This subject will have a virtual classroom on the Moodle platform available to students.
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or tests, the "Regulations for the evaluation of the academic performance of students and the review of grades" will be applied.
Manuel Noia Guldrís
Coordinador/a- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816948
- manuel.guldris [at] usc.gal
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
Maria Isabel Rodriguez-Moldes Rey
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- Phone
- 881816950
- isabel.rodriguez-moldes [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Professor
Laura Gonzalez Llera
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- l.gonzalez.llera [at] usc.es
- Category
- USC Pre-doctoral Contract
Aroa Ferrer Pinos
- Department
- Functional Biology
- Area
- Cellular Biology
- aroa.ferrer.pinos [at] usc.es
- Category
- Ministry Pre-doctoral Contract
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 04: James Watson and Francis Crick |
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Spanish, Galician | Classroom 04: James Watson and Francis Crick |
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| 10:00-11:00 | Grupo /TI-ECTS01 | Galician | Classroom 07. Konrad Lorenz |
| 11:00-13:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Galician, Spanish | Classroom 07. Konrad Lorenz |
| 05.20.2024 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 04: James Watson and Francis Crick |
| 07.03.2024 16:00-20:00 | Grupo /CLE_01 | Classroom 03. Carl Linnaeus |