Cells, Tissues, and Organ Systems (CaTOS)
Total Contact Hours:
172 hours
Course Director:
Larry J. Ream, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology
Course Description:
This course introduces the foundations of cellular biology, histology, physiology, and organ systems physiology. Through presentation, laboratory exercises, and team-based learning modules, the principles of cellular structure and function are applied to clinical problems.
Course Learning Goals, Assessment, Practice, Teaching and Learning Activities, and their Integration with the Institutional Educational Objectives:
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What does our institution want our graduates to do? |
If your students mastered the content of your course, what would they be able to do? |
What will students need to do for them and others (peers, professors) to know whether they have achieved this specific learning goal? |
How will students get the information they need to learn? |
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Identify and describe features of normal cell structure and function including basic cell components, cell-to-cell attachments, basic principles of signal transduction, mechanisms of cellular homeostasis, the cell cycle, and cell death. |
“Written” MCQ Exam Practical Lab Exam |
Practice “Written” MCQ Exam Questions Practice Practical Lab Exam Questions Practice Practical Labs Lecture Review Sessions Practice Cue Cards - TA (Self-Study) Microscope Small Group Review Sessions Electron Micrograph Exercise Electron Micrograph Review |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Capstone sessions
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Describe normal tissue structure and function, including the ability of classify the four basic tissues (epithelial cells, connective tissue cells, muscle cells, and nerve cells). |
“Written” MCQ Exam Practical Lab Exam TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Practice “Written” MCQ Exam Questions Practice Practical Lab Exam Questions Practice Practical Labs Practice Cue Cards - TA (Self-Study) Microscope Small Group Review Sessions Electron Micrograph Exercise Electron Micrograph Review TBL GAPP |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Microscope lab sessions Capstone sessions TBL |
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Recognize the normal histological appearance of the major organs of the body, including the organs that make up the nervous, cardiovascular, integumentary, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems. |
“Written” MCQ Exam Practical Lab Exam |
Practice “Written” MCQ Exam Questions Practice Practical Lab Exam Questions Practice Practical Labs Lecture Review Sessions Practice Cue Cards - TA (Self-Study) Microscope Small Group Review Sessions Electron Micrograph Exercise Electron Micrograph Review |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Computer lab sessions Physiology Problem-Solving Workshops Capstone sessions |
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Given case vignettes or other problem-solving questions, identify and solve problems using physiological principles of each of the major organs of the body, including the organs that make up the nervous, cardiovascular, integumentary, endocrine, digestive, respiratory, and reproductive systems. |
“Written” MCQ Exam TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Practice “Written” MCQ Exam Questions Lecture Review Sessions Practice Cue Cards - TA (Self-Study) TBL GAPP |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Computer lab sessions Physiology Problem-Solving Workshops Capstone sessions TBL |
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Interpret the normal ultrastructure of cells, tissues and organs using electron micrographs. |
“Written” MCQ Exam |
Practice “Written” MCQ Exam Questions Practice Practical Lab Exam Questions Practice Practical Labs Practice Cue Cards - TA (Self-Study) Electron Micrograph Exercise Electron Micrograph Review |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Capstone sessions |
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Demonstrate the ability to effectively use the standard light microscope. |
“Written” MCQ Exam Practical Lab Exam |
Practice Practical Labs Microscope Small Group Review Sessions |
Textbook Readings Notepack Live Lectures Microscope lab sessions |
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Work effectively to solve complex problems in teams. |
TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Practice Practical Labs Microscope Small Group Review Sessions TBL GAPP |
Microscope lab sessions TBL |
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Teach fellow students and learn from fellow students in a peer-learning mode. |
TBL IRAT/GRAT |
Practice Practical Labs Microscope Small Group Review Sessions TBL GAPP |
Microscope lab sessions TBL |
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Provide constructive feedback to peers and respond to constructive feedback. |
TBL peer feedback |
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