Dental School

Adipose tissue: types and functions Cartilage: cells and extracellular matrix. Types of cartilage and their distribution. Perichondrium. Chondrogenesis and cartilage growth and repair. Bone: Bone architecture and functions. Bone matrix. Cells of bone. Osteogenesis, bone remodeling and homeostasis. Tooth and oral cavity: morpho-functional features and histogenesis of dental tissues. Pulp; Dentin; Cement; Enamel; Periodontal ligament; Alveolar bone. Histological organization of gingiva, oral mucosa, tongue, taste buds. The salivary glands. Blood: plasma, erythrocytes, leucocytes, platelets. Bone marrow. Prenatal and postnatal hemopoiesis. Hematopoietic stem cells, progenitor cells and precursor cells. Immune system and organs, including the histological structure of thymus, spleen and lymph nodes. Muscle tissues: types of muscle tissues: overview of structure and function. Morphology and functional characteristics of skeletal muscle. Fine structure of skeletal muscle fibers. Contraction and relaxation. Motor and sensory innervation of skeletal muscle. Neuromuscular junction. Morphology and functional characteristics of cardiac muscle. Fine structure of cardiac muscle fibers; intercalated disk, organelles. Contraction of cardiac fibers. Conducting system of the heart. Morphology and functional characteristics of smooth muscle. Fine structure of smooth muscle fibers. Smooth muscle contraction. Regeneration of muscle tissues. Nervous tissue: Histogenesis, general organization, morpho-functional relationships. Cells of the nervous system. Neuron types and their morphology. Axonal transport system. Synapses and synaptic transmission. The nerve fibers; general structure of nerves, connective tissue investments. Neuroglia. Impulse conduction. Response of neurons to injury. EMBRYOLOGY: Development of the stomatognathic system: neurocranium and splanchnocranium Tooth development Teratogenesis. General etiology and mechanisms of congenital disorders.

The high quality textbooks suggested here can be used for the preparation of the Histology exam for Dental School students. The student will need one textbook for Histology , and one for Embryology. The students are free to choose any university level Histology / Embryology textbook, including textbooks not listed here. The specific items / subjects required to pass the examinations (ongoing and final) are listed in the syllabus, regardless of their presence on individual textbooks. Histology y (one textbook): AA.VV., ISTOLOGIA di Monesi, Piccin, 8° ed M.H. Ross, M.W. Pawlina, ISTOLOGIA, CEA Embriology (one textbook): AA.VV., EMBRIOLOGIA UMANA, Piccin T.W. Sadler, EMBRIOLOGIA MEDICA di Langman, Edra-Masson K.L. Moore, T.V.N. Persaud, M.G. Torchia, LO SVILUPPO PRENATALE DELL'UOMO, Edra Dental Histology and Embryology MARALDI-GAGLIANO Istologia ed Embriologia orale (EDI-ERMES) (Further titles and details can be found at the elearning pageof the current year It is recommended that the students consult and study the chosen textbooks in parallel with the class lessons. The lecture presentations, supplied to the students on the eLearning page of the course, are not sufficient for exam preparation. LINKS DIDATTICI http://www.udel.edu/biology/Wags/histopage/histopage.htm http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/Histo/frames/histo_frames.html http://lifesci.dls.rutgers.edu/~babiarz/DrBsRev.htm http://www.uni-mainz.de/FB/Medizin/Anatomie/workshop/EM/EMAtlas.html