4 Credit hours
Spring Semester -- (Indianapolis campus)

Instructor(s):
	R. R. Jersild, Jr.

Prerequisite(s):
A course in basic biology.  Previous exposure to gross anatomy principles and
 dissection encouraged.

Description:
Lecture and laboratory instruction on the microscopic structure of the basic
 tissues and organs of the body.

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Outline:   LECTURE NO.     DESCRIPTION
	1		Introduction to course
			Methods for the study of histological speciments
	2		Structural organizaiton of the cell -1
	3		Structural organizaiton of the cell - 2
	4		Structural organizaiton of the cell - 3
	5		Epithelia and Glands.  Classification; epithelial structures associated 
			with its barrier functions; cell - cell communication
	6		Connective tissue proper
	7		Special Connective Tissues: Cartilage and Bone
	8		Principles of osteogenesis
	9		Special Connective Tissues:  Blood
	10		Principles of hemopoiesis; cells of the immune system
	11		Muscle
	12		Nerve - cell components
	13		Nerve - tissue organization; organ formation
	14		The Integument
	15		Cardiovascular System
	16		The Immune System.  Lymph nodes, spleen, and thymus
	17		Digestive Tract
	18		Digestive Glands
	19		Respiratory System
	20		Urinary System I
	21		Urinary System II
	22		Endocrine System
	23		Male Reproductive System
	24		Female Reproductive System - Ovary
	25		Femail Reproductive System - Uterus, vagina
	26		Special Senses
	27		Organ Review

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