ANATOMIA E BIOLOGIA DEL SISTEMA RIPRODUTTIVO UMANO CON ELEMENTI DI EMBRIOLOGIA E FISIOPATOLOGIA DELLA RIPRODUZIONE UMANA

Module ELEMENTS OF EMBRYOLOGY

Knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student must demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental processes of human embryonic development, from gametogenesis to organogenesis, and the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in processes of proliferation, differentiation, and morphogenesis.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student must be able to apply knowledge of embryology to understand the stages of prenatal development and the processes of differentiation and organogenesis, and to relate embryological mechanisms with the genetic and molecular bases of development.

Autonomy of judgment
At the end of the course, the student must be able to develop the ability to understand the importance of embryonic development mechanisms in the formation of the human organism and in the basis of congenital anomalies.

Communication skills
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
(i) correctly use the scientific terminology related to embryology;
(ii) describe and discuss the main processes of human development.

Learning skills
At the end of the course, the student must develop the ability to:
(a) integrate knowledge of embryology with that of subsequent fields of study;
(b) independently update and deepen basic knowledge about the organization and development of the human body.

Frontal lessons.

If the teaching is given in a mixed or remote mode, the necessary changes may be introduced with respect to what was previously stated, in order to comply with the program envisaged and reported in the syllabus.

Prerequisites according to the study plan

General notions of embryonic development - Oogenesis - Spermatogenesis - Gonadal development - Fertilization - I and II week of development - III week of development - IV week of development - Placenta.

Germ layer derivatives:

ECTODERM: epidermis, neural tube and encephalic vesicles.

ENDODERM: primitive intestine

MESODERM: paraxial intermediate and lateral mesoderm

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The assessment includes ongoing tests consisting of the administration of tests relating to the topics covered during the lectures and, at the discretion of the teacher, a possible oral interview to confirm the assessment obtained through the tests.

Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.

The exam allows the assessment of:

i) the level of knowledge and understanding of the descriptive events of embryonic development from fertilization to embryogenesis and up to organogenesis;
ii) clarity of presentation;

iii) the features of biotechnological scientific language

For the attribution of the final grade, the following parameters will be taken into account:

Grade 29-30 with honors: the student has a thorough knowledge of the topics discussed during the exam; he is able to promptly and correctly integrate and critically analyze the topics covered by the interview; he has excellent communication skills and masters biotechnological-scientific language.

Grade 26-28: the student has a good knowledge of the topics discussed during the exam, he is able to integrate and analyze the topics covered by the interview in a critical and linear way and he presents the topics clearly using an appropriate biotechnological-scientific language;

Grade 22-25: the student has a fair knowledge of the topics discussed during the exam, even if limited to the main topics; he manages to integrate and analyze in a critical but not always linear way the topics covered by the interview and he exposes the topics quite clearly with a discrete property of language;

Score 18-21: the student has minimal knowledge of the topics discussed during the exam, he has a modest ability to integrate and critically analyze the topics covered by the interview and he explains the topics in a sufficiently clear way although the language property is underdeveloped;

Failed exam: the student does not have the minimum required knowledge of the main teaching contents. The ability to use specific language is very little or absent and he is unable to independently apply the acquired knowledge.

1. Describe blastocyst implantation

2. Describe the events of the third week of development

3. Characteristics and functions of the placenta

4. Describe the development of the gonads

5. Describe the corpus luteum

6. Events that characterize the fourth week