DEVELOPMENT OF ORGAN SYSTEMS

DEVELOPMENT OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
Course Code
DB 3804
Credit Points
15
Course Coordinator
Dr J M Collinson

Pre-requisites

DB 3003, BT 3007

Co-requisites

DB 3803

Overview

The course covers later stages of invertebrate development: Imaginal Discs in Drosophila. Vulva development in C. elegans.
Vertebrate organogenesis: The induction in the Ectoderm of Neural tissue, Neural Crest tissue and Epidermis, The Voyages of the Vertebrate Neural Crest, Skin Development, Muscle Development, Bone Development, Kidney Development, The Development of the Heart, Blood vessels and Blood, Development of the Digestive Tract and its Derivatives, Lung Development, The Development of the Limb and The Saga of the Germline.

Structure

3 one-hour lectures per week and one full day practical every other week.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1½ hour written examination (70%); continuous assessment (30%).

Resit: Resit opportunity available: 1½ hour written examination (100%).