Embryology
| Title | Εμβρυολογία / Embryology |
| Code | MD1025 |
| Faculty | Health Sciences |
| School | Medicine |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Maria eleni Manthou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600020215 |
Programme of Study: English-language Undergraduate Study Program of the School of Medicine (2021-today)
Registered students: 58
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | Compulsory Course | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 5 |
| Total Hours | 75 |
| Class ID | 600261613
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Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600261613
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=17517
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students will know the stages of human development, starting from the gametes until the delivery of the baby. Emphasis is placed on prenatal diagnostic methods, on imaging of fetal development, on assessing of fetal development based on milestones, on the causes of congenital anomalies, on placental development and function. The development and formation of organs and systems, in addition to their most common congenital anomalies, are studied.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
Course Content (Syllabus)
Meiosis, gametogenesis ovarian cycle, fertilization, cleavage, blastocyst formation, 1st week of development, implantation, gastrulation, early differentiation of tissues and organs, fetal period, placenta and fetal membranes, teratology, developmental signaling pathways, procedures for assessing fetal status, prenatal diagnosis, body cavities, pharyngeal apparatus, respiratory system, digestive system, urogenital system, cardiovascular system, axial skeleton, muscular system, extremities, nervous system, sensory organs, integumentary system, congenital abnormalities, clinical correlates- problems
Keywords
embryology, embryogenesis
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Multimedia
- 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
Description
POWER POINT, e-learning, E-MAIL, VIDEOS, ZOOM MEETINGS
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 116 | 4.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Laboratory Work | 24 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Tutorial | 24 | 0.9 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Exams | 4 | 0.1 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 168 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Students have online, written examinations with multiple choise questions.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Oral Exams (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Langman's Medical Embryology Τ. SADLER, 14 Edition (Wolters Kluwer)
The Developing Human -Clinically Oriented Embryology 11th Edition (Elsevier)
Last Update
03-03-2024
