Biol 331 - Histology
Course Description: Biology 331 is a mammalian histology course taught at the University of Mary Washington College of Arts & Sciences. As such, the course is a classical study of the structure and function of normal mammalian tissues and organs. It is offered every spring semester.
Biol 331 has the flavor of any anatomy and/or physiology course you might have had in the past. The course should be of particular interest to any student interested in the structure and function of animal bodies in general and the human body specifically, and it has particular application to any student pursuing a possible career in human or veterinary medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, nursing, and other allied health fields.
The course is designed for intermediate-to-advanced biology students who have completed general biology, general chemistry, and cell biology. This course, however, is NOT a cell biology course; we do not discuss the detailed cellular mechanisms that are discussed in a cell biology course. Cell biology is a prerequisite because understanding the way animal cells work is useful in the course.
The laboratory component of the course involves the classic microscopic study of vertebrate / mammalian / human tissue slides. The laboratory manual is an on-line laboratory manual developed specifically for this course.
Credits: 4.
Prerequisites: Biology 211.
Course Texts:
- Ross and Pawlina, Histology. A Text and Atlas. 6th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010.
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