Basic Tissues

Catalog description

The Basic Tissues course covers the following topics: epithelium, soft connective tissue, cartilage, bone, muscle, blood and bone marrow, and clotting. The course is integrated and presents the traditional microscopic anatomy, as well as biochemical, molecular, physiological, and pathological aspects (for illustrative purposes) of these tissues. The course consists of a series of lectures, clinical case presentations (CCPs), and online laboratory modules. Lectures describe structure-function relationships based upon information from light and electron microscopy, histochemistry, autoradiography, cell and molecular biology, and other areas. Correlations with clinical dentistry are stressed in the areas of tissue structure and function. Discussions of the processes of histogenesis and repair are included. CCPs emphasize the need to learn about the basic tissues so that areas of clinical dentistry can be understood properly. Laboratory modules will consist of in-depth discussions of digital photographic images which complement certain material presented in lecture. This course is open only to students in the Doctor of Dental Surgery program. Core curriculum.