Course code:
061B2		 Course name:
Cell Biology

Academic year:

2024/2025.

Attendance requirements:

There are no requirements.

ECTS:

7

Study level:

basic academic studies

Study program:

Biochemistry: 1. year, winter semester, compulsory course

Teacher:

Mirela M. Ukropina, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Biology, Studentski trg 3, Beograd

Assistants:

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Hours of instruction:

Weekly: five hours of lectures + two hours of labwork (5+0+2)

Goals:

Introducing students to the dynamics of the organization of eukaryotic cells, the basic principles of cell organization, the dynamics of the mutual relationship and structural and functional characteristics of cell organelles. Students will acquire basic knowledge of the diverse intracellular processes, the modes of cell-cell signaling and cell organization into tissues and organs.

Outcome:

Upon completing this course, a student should be able to describe structural components of cells and their function, to identify them in drawings and electron micrographs, to identify the types of tissue in histology slides and micrographs and to say what their function is.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, practical exercises.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

Main coursebooks:

  • Dr Nada M. Šerban: Ćelija - strukture i oblici, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, 2005.
  • Dr Nada M. Šerban: Osnovi histologije, radna verzija udžbenika, 2006.

Supplementary coursebooks:

  • Alberts i sar.: Essential cell biology, Garland Publishing, Inc., 2014.  
  • Junqueira i Carneiro: Osnovi histologije - tekst i atlas, Data status, 2005.

Additional material:

http://www.chem.bg.ac.rs/~mirela

  Course activities and grading method

Lectures:

5 points (5 hours a week)

Syllabus:

  • Week 1: Introduction to cell biology. General principles of cell organization.
  • Week 2: The structure and function of biomembranes.
  • Week 3: Ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum; the Golgi apparatus.
  • Week 4: The endosomal-lysosomal system. Peroxisomes.
  • Week 5: Mitochondria - structure and function. Plastids – photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic plastids.
  • Week 6: Intracellular deposits and inclusions.
  • Week 7: The interphase nucleus.
  • Week 8: The cytoskeleton - microtubules, centrioles, basal bodies. Cilia. Flagella. Cytoskeleton - actin filaments and actin-filament associated protein. Intermediate filaments.
  • Week 9: The cell and its environment. Cell-cell adhesion and communication. The extracellular matrix. Plant cell wall.
  • Week 10: The cell cycle - definition, variation, control system. Cell division. Mitosis.
  • Week 11: Meiosis. Cell death.
  • Week 12: Introduction to tissue biology. Epithelial tissue - classification. Types of glandular epithelia. Exocrine and endocrine secreting cells.
  • Week 13: General structure and function of connective tissue. Classification. Connective tissue proper. Blood. Adipose tissue. Cartilage. Bone.
  • Week 14: General characteristics of muscle tissue. Striated muscle cell. Smooth muscle cell. Cardiac muscle cell.
  • Week 15: Nervous tissue. Neuron - types and cytological characteristics. Supporting cells of the nervous system. Communication between nerve cells.

Labwork:

10 points (2 hours a week)

Syllabus:

The syllabus of laboratory classes corresponds to the syllabus of lectures.

Colloquia:

45 points

Oral exam:

40 points