Biologia Celular e dos Tecidos

Lecture (T) classes will targeted the theoretical foundations of the course, practical (TP) classes target questions resolution and laboratory (PL) classes the application of the acquired concepts. In lecture classes the theoretical concepts exposition will be performed by Powerpoint projection. In the practical classes the different chapters exercise sheets are solved. In laboratory classes practical work to identify cell structure and morphology will be performed. All study material is made available through the platform adopted by ISEC.
The evaluation is continuous and has two components: i) Theoretical component (TA) carried out by 2 written tests (50% of the AT classification each), expectedly in weeks 11 and final week, or by final exam; ii) Laboratory practical component (AP), comprising continuous evaluation of the students performance in classes (20% of the AP classification) and 1 final laboratory test in the last week (80% of the AP classification). In the written tests, consultation of any documents or the use of equipment is not allowed. The student must obtain, a minimum of 9.5 values in both components (AT and AP) to be approved to the course. The final classification is given by: 0.75xAT + 0.25xAP.

The main objective of this course is to provide students with the fundamental concepts of Cell and Tissue Biology. It is intended that students be able to: i) recognize the microorganisms and apply in practice cell study methodologies; ii) identify and distinguish cellular structures and function in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells; iii) recognize the structure of the main cell tissues.

1. The study of the cell
1.1. Origin, evolution and cell diversity
1.2. Archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes
1.3. Study methodologies and cell characterization
1.4. Basics of optical and electronic microscopy
1.5. Main applications of microscopy
2. Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
2.1. Morphological characteristics of prokaryotes
2.2. Cellular structures and function in prokaryotic cells
2.3. Cellular structures and function in eukaryotic cells
2.4. Latent forms
3. Tissue biology
3.1. Introduction to tissue biology
3.2. Epithelial, connective, adipose, cartilaginous and bone, muscular and nervous tissue
3.3. Histological processing and staining

NAO

 Amaral, A.L. Sebenta da disciplina.
 Azevedo, C. (2005). Biologia Celular e Molecular, Lidel, Lisboa.
 Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K. & Walter, P., (2002). Molecular Biology of the Cell, Garland Science.
 Pelczar, Chang e Krieg, (1996). Microbiologia – conceitos e aplicações. Makron Books.
 Willey, Sherwood, Woolverton (2008). Microbiology, McGraw Hill, New York.
 Black. G., (2005). Microbiology – principles and explorations, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey.
 Ferreira, Sousa e Lima. (2010). Microbiologia, Lidel, Lisboa,
 Junqueira e Carneiro. (2008). Histologia Básica. Guanabara Koogan.
 Ters e Kierszzenbaum (2021). Histologia e Biologia Celular – Uma introdução à patologia. Guanabara Koogan.
 Michael J. Leboffe; A Photographic Atlas of Histology, Morton Publishing Company, 2013.