Tissue processing for histological examination and basic histological methods; cellular structure and function including the cell organelles, cell contacts and cell communication, cell division, cell death, stem cell biology; microscopical structure and ultrastructure of basic tissue types and their function, microscopical structure of organs.
Application of theoretical knowledge in the histological slide analysis. General embryology: development of gametes, fertilization, development and differentiation of the germ layers. Structure and development of the placenta. Development of the orofacial region. Overview of the fetal development and parturition.