Medicine and Surgery

Goals of the course General aim Becoming acquainted with the relationship between structure and function in adult tissues and during organogenesis Specific aims (notions and know-how) Learning the morpho-functional organization of histological structures in the human body and in the embryo. Familiarize with the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in tissue development, homeostasis, and regeneration. Acquire the ability to analyze, interpret and describe histological samples. Understand the methodological and experimental approaches used to define and describe tissues; learn how to apply these approaches to biomedical and physio-pathological problems.