Basic Biomedical Knowledge of exposures and human metabolism
| Title | ΒΑΣΙΚΕΣ ΒΙΟΙΑΤΡΙΚΕΣ ΓΝΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΩΝ ΟΔΩν ΕΚΘΕΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑΒΟΛΙΣΜΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΝΟΥ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΥ / Basic Biomedical Knowledge of exposures and human metabolism |
| Code | ΜΠΙΑ002 |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Theodora Papamitsou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016947 |
Programme of Study: PPS Health and Environmental Factors
Registered students: 49
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600242744
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600242744
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=11575
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
• To describe basic concepts such as evolutionary medicine, differentiation, apoptosis, cellular metabolism.
• Evaluate histological images and use the optical microscope correctly.
• To appreciate normal human tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous, digestive).
• To correlate environmental, health and epigenetic risks.
• To link the influence of environmental factors with endometrial development and the health of the male and female reproductive system.
• To describe the basic function of human systems such as endocrine, urinary, genitourinary.
• Correlate virus- and pathogen-related lesions.
• To understand infectious diseases, the mode of transmission and immune-reaction of the human body.
• To define concepts such as pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics.
• To understand the way vaccines work, the methods of their preparation.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Design and manage projects
Course Content (Syllabus)
1. DIFFERENTIATION AND DISPOSITION
2. CELLULAR METABOLISM
3. ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH: EPIGEN
4. EPITHELIAL & CONNECTIVE TISSUE
5. BLOOD, VESSELS & MUSCLE TISSUE
6. NERVOUS AND MUSCULAR TISSUE
7. SKIN HISTOLOGY
8. ENDOCRINE AND URINARY SYSTEM
9. PHARMACOKINETICS/PHARMACODYNAMICS
10. INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND VACCINATIONS
11. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
12. MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
13. ENTROMETRIC DEVELOPMENT
14. EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON ENDOMETERINE DEVELOPMENT
15. HPV – RELATED MOUTH LESIONS
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 60 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 30 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 40 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 160 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
1. Lung cancer risk from PAHs emitted from biomass combustion
2. Oral Candida isolates in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer: prevalence, azole susceptibility profiles and response to antifungal treatment
3. Detection of C-KIT (CD117) molecule in benign and malignant salivary gland tumours
4. Ulcerative uremic stomatitis associated with untreated chronic renal failure: report of a case and review of the literature
5. Chemotherapy: oral side effects and dental interventions-a review of the literature
6. Immunohistochemical detection of E-cadherin in certain types of salivary gland tumours
7. Is copper chelation an effective anti-angiogenic strategy for cancer treatment?
8. Immunohistochemical study of immunological markers: HLAG, CD16, CD25, CD56 and CD68 in placenta tissues in recurrent pregnancy loss
9. The immunohistochemical expression of CD24 and CD171 adhesion molecules in borderline ovarian tumors
10. Pathogenesis of bromodeoxyuridine-induced cleft palate in mice
11. The adaptive immune response in cardiac arrest resuscitation induced ischemia reperfusion renal injury
Last Update
09-01-2024
