| Area: | School of Biomedical Science |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 5.0 |
| Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Practical: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Prerequisite(s): | 302422 (v.1) Histopathology 231 or any previous version
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| Syllabus: | Histology of the digestive and urogenital systems; histological methods for lipids, mucosubstances and some common tissue pigments; neurohistological techniques; pathophysiology including introductory cytopathology concepts. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understood the function and structure of organs of the digestive and urogenital systems. Demonstrated a basic integrated knowledge of the basic pathophysiological concepts of the digestive and urogenital systems. Showed competence in the theory and practice of related histological methods. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Stevens, A. and Lowe, J. (1995). Pathology. Mosby. Eroschenko, V.P. (1996). di Fiore's Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations. (eighth edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Rubin, E. (2000). Essential Pathology. (third edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Damjanov, I and Rubin, E. (2000). Review of Pathology. (second edition). Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. Kiernan, J.A. (1990). Histological and Histochemical methods: Theory and practice. (second edition). Pergammon Press. |
| Unit Texts: | Bancroft JD & Cook HC (1994) Manual of Histological Techniques and their diagnostic application. Churchill Livingstone. Underwood JCE (1992) General and Systemic Pathology. Churchill Livingstone. |
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| Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Practical test 20%, Theory test 30%, Examinations 50%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | | |
