- Docente: Annalisa Palmieri
- Credits: 1
- SSD: BIO/17
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)
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from Oct 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student acquires the fundamental knowledge of the interactions between the cells in the formation of the tissues that compose the organs and the apparatus of the organism, with greater consideration of the musculoskeletal apparatus.
Course contents
Epithelial tissues
Ultrastructure and function of epithelial cells. Histological classification.
Covering epithelium. Structure functions, classification and distribution. Junction complexes, adhesion molecule relationships and cytoskeletal elements. Keratinization mechanisms. Regeneration.
Exocrine glandular epithelium. Structure and function of glands and secretion.
Connective Tissue
Embryonic development and distribution. Cells and extracellular matrix (ECM): collagen and elastic fibers, amorphous ground substance. Role of different cellular elements. Classification.
Connective tissue proper. Classification. Mucous connective tissue. Loose connective tissue. Reticular and elastic tissues. Dense regular and irregular tissues. Adipose tissues (unilocular and multilocular).
Cartilage. Histological structure and classification. Perichondrium. Cartilage growth and repairing.
Bone. Trabecular and compact bone: cells and ECM. Direct and indirect ossification. Bone turnover.
Blood. Hematopoiesis. Structure and function of blood. Plasma and cells. Histology of bone marrow and emopoietic cell differentiation.
Muscle tissue
Classification and organization.
Smooth muscle: ultrastructure and function. Contraction mechanism.
Skeletal Muscle: ultrastructure and organization of skeletal muscle fibers.
Histology and function of Cardiac muscle.
Nervous tissue
Structural and functional organization of the nervous tissue. Types of neurons. Ultrastructure of myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers. Ultrastructure of synapses. Structure and function of glia.
Readings/Bibliography
- Elementi di istologia e cenni di embriologia - Autori vari - Ed. Piccin
- Elementi di istologia - Di Pietro - Ed. EdiSES
- Istologia ed elementi di anatomia microscopica" - Dalle Donne, Gagliano, Bertolini et al. - Ed. EdiSES
- Citologia & Istologia Umana - Carinci, Bani, Baroni et al. - Ed. Idelson-Gnocchi
Teaching methods
The course will take place in 12 hours of frontal lecture. Specific iconography will be showed to support the theoretical bases.
Assessment methods
The end-of-course exam consists of an interview aimed at evaluating the achievement of the following educational objectives:
§ know the structure of the various cytotypes that constitute the tissues of the human organism
§ know the classification and the subclassifications of the 4 main tissues
§ understand the correlations between the various tissues, knowing the morpho-functional aspects.
Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.
Teaching tools
PowerPoint presentations. The material used during the lessons is available since the first lesson by login at the Platform for teaching support service – Virtuale.unibo.it
Office hours
See the website of Annalisa Palmieri
SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.