Course curriculum

  • 1

    The Mammalian Cell

    • Cell Structure

    • Cell Processes

    • Cell Organelle Structure

    • Cell Organelle Structure and Function

    • Plasma/Cell Membrane Structure

    • Cell Nucleus
  • 2

    Tissue Naming and Classification

    • Tissue Types
  • 3

    Epithelial Tissue

    • Overview and Classification of Epithelium

    • Epithelium - Structural Surface Specializations

    • Epithelium - Cell to Cell Adhesions

    • Epithelium - Identification
  • 4

    Exocrine Glands

    • Classification of Glands and Mechanisms of Secretion
  • 5

    Connective Tissue

    • Overview and Classification of Connective Tissue

    • Connective Tissue - Fibers

    • Connective Tissue - Extracellular Matrix

    • Connective Tissue - Cells
  • 6

    Cartilage

    • Overview and Types of Cartilage
  • 7

    Bone

    • Overview and General Structure of Bone

    • Mature and Immature Bone

    • Bone Cells

    • Bone Formation
  • 8

    Muscle Tissue

    • Overview and Classification or Identification of Muscle Tissues

    • Skeletal (Striated) Muscle

    • Muscle Spindle

    • Cardiac Muscle (Cardiomyocytes)

    • Smooth (Non-Striated) Muscle
  • 9

    Peripheral Nerve and Ganglia

    • Overview of the Nervous System

    • The Neuron

    • The Synapse

    • Supporting Cells of the Nervous System (Neuroglia)

    • Organization of the Peripheral Nervous System

    • Organization of the Autonomic Nervous System

    • Organization of the Central Nervous System

    • Identification of Histological Features of the Nervous System
  • 10

    Blood

    • Overview of Blood

    • Blood cells
  • 11

    Bone Marrow

    • Hemopoiesis (hematopoiesis)