BASC5101

This course is designed to provide the graduate student a foundation in the way cellular components of different organ systems is combined to produce coordinated function. The course requires the students to develop conceptual skills to visualize the functions of individual components and coordinate them with the overall function of an organ. The course presents the microscopic anatomy of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems in the human body and correlates these structures with their various functions. The unity of the human body is examined beginning at the cellular level with a study of the basic life processes of cells including cell structure and function. Second, the way different kinds of cells and their products are organized into the basic tissues are examined, and third the organization of tissues within the various organs and organ systems are studied with an emphasis on the interrelationship between the structure and function of tissues. At each step, emphasis is placed on the necessity of proper function of each component to the well-being of the whole. Reference is made to the impact of lifestyle choices (diet, activity, etc.) on the structure and function of individual components to prepare the graduate student for more advanced coursework in pathology and diagnosis. Course material will be presented in an online format for both lectures and labs.