VET30330 Cells, Tissues, Organs and Development

Academic Year 2021/2022

This level three module provides graduate entrants to veterinary medicine with the skills necessary to recognise and describe the microscopic anatomy of the major tissue types of domestic animals. It requires students to integrate the principles of physiology, anatomy with histological structures. Developmental biology (including embryology) will be studied up to the end of gastrulation. Current knowledge relating to functional genomics and epigenetics will be introduced.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

Having completed this module, students will be able to:
• Identify and describe a range of normal histological tissue structures (epithelium, glands, connective tissues, cartilage, bone etc) in domestic animals.
• Give examples of major differences in these structures, where they exist, among different species of domestic animals.
• Describe and outline the development of major tissue types during embryonic development.
• Understand the molecular basis of cell biology including the basis of physiological regulation and homeostasis.
• Give examples of clinical abnormalities that affect normal tissue/organ structure.
• Demonstrate basic competency in applying knowledge and skills to clinical scenarios and veterinary clinical case material.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

12

Practical

24

Specified Learning Activities

24

Autonomous Student Learning

50

Total

110

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures
Critical thinking
Reflective learning
Active/task based learning
Technology - virtual microscope
E-portfolio
 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

Basic chemistry, physics, cell & molecular biology.

Learning Recommendations:

Students attending this module should have a strong foundation in biological sciences


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
VET30500 - Cell metabolism and dynamics

Additional Information:
Students require either module or must demonstrate equivalent prior learning.


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Examination: End of trimester online exam (short answer questions) 1 hour End of Trimester Exam Yes Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

50

Examination: Online Week 7 Yes Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% No

30

Portfolio: Histology E-Portfolio Throughout the Trimester n/a Pass/Fail Grade Scale Yes

20


Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Histology: A Text and Atlas - With Correlated Cell and Molecular Biology December 2018 by Michael H. Ross, Wojciech Pawlina
Name Role
Professor Alan Baird Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sourav Bhattacharjee Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Fiona McCartney Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Annetta Zintl Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Deirdre Campion Tutor
Mr Maurice Kinsella Tutor
Ms Margot Labberté Tutor
Ms Elise O'Byrne-White Tutor
Ms Michelle Purcell Tutor
Mr John Wyatt Tutor