Biology

The aim of the course is to provide the student with the theoretical and practical notions of cellular biology through the dissertation of cellular components at the structural, compositional and functional levels and the concept of multilevel hierarchical organization. In particular, the course aims to 1) provide the basic principles for understanding the centrality of the cell in the biology of multicellular organisms; 2) to outline the characteristics of cellular specialization even at the molecular level; 3) provide application skills regarding methodological and instrumental procedures aimed above all at the observation of cellular elements in a tissue context.
In particular, the course aims to 1) provide the basic principles for understanding the centrality of the cell in the biology of multicellular organisms; 2) to outline the characteristics of cellular specialization even at the molecular level; 3) provide application skills regarding methodological and instrumental procedures aimed at the observation of cellular elements within the tissue.
The course will also provide the students with basic theoretical notions of evolution and biological systematics. The course will enable the student to acquire both a critical approach to the study of the diversity of living matter and the propedeutic notions in the study of animal histology and anatomy and physiology

The student will know and understand: the main differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells; the morphology and function of the main cellular components and its specializations; the basic principles of how cells interact in the context of multicellular organisms; The basic principles regulating cell cycle and the methods of cell division (mitosis and meiosis); gametogenesis and the basic principles of the early stages of embryonic development; the basic techniques for the observation and study of the cells; the basic principles of the origin of life, evolution and natural selection; basic notions on systematics, phylogenesis and classification of living organisms; basic concepts of classification and main characteristics of invertebrates and vertebrates
The student will be able to critically apply the concepts learned, during the observation of histological preparations; they will be able to describe the function of the main cellular components in a tissue context; they will be able to recognize diploid and haploid cells in the context of male and female gonads; they will be able to answer questions of medium / advanced level of cell biology; they will be able to answer basic questions about animal evolution, systematics and diversity of the animal kingdom