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Year 1 · Medicine · Medical University, Plovdiv

Cytology & Histology: notes and exam prep for MU Plovdiv

Cytology & Histology for Year 1 Medicine at the Medical University, Plovdiv: all 64 syllabus topics in 3 sections, with exam-focused notes, figures, flashcards and SuperPrep recall sets.

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  • Notes on every topic, written to answer the syllabus question as it is asked, with 611 figures and diagrams.
  • 1,660 flashcards for the facts you have to recall, with spaced review.
  • SuperPrep : 257 recall sets. A short piece of material, then questions on all of it from memory, at the grade you are aiming for.

The Cytology & Histology syllabus

Every topic, numbered as the department numbers it.

Cytology20 topics

  1. 1Definition, content and tasks of cytology, histology and embryology. Their relationship with other medical and biological disciplines.free
  2. 2Cell, cytoplasm, hyaloplasm and cytoplasmic matrix (cytosol) - structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.free
  3. 3Biomembranes - structural, ultrastructural and chemical organization. Cell compartmentalization.free
  4. 4Plasma membrane (plasmalemma) - structural organization and function. Specializations of the cell surface.free
  5. 5Intercellular contacts - ultrastructure and function.free
  6. 6Transport of the substances through the cell membrane. Transport of small molecules and ions.free
  7. 7Transport of the substances through the cell membrane. Endocytosis and exocytosis.free
  8. 8Endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes - types, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.free
  9. 9Golgi apparatus (Golgi complex) - structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  10. 10Mitochondria - structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  11. 11Lysosomes, peroxisomes and membrane bound vesicles - ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  12. 12Cytocenter - structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  13. 13Specialized cell organelles - structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  14. 14Supportive-motor structures of the cell - cytoskeleton - ultrastructural and functional characteristics.free
  15. 15Metabolic inclusions in the cell - definition and examples. Methods for their identification.free
  16. 16Nucleus in interphase - structural, ultrastructural and chemical characteristics.free
  17. 17Cell cycle. Nucleus in mitosis - structural and ultrastructural characteristics.free
  18. 18Metabolic processes in cells. Synthesis and secretion in the cell - structural, ultrastructural and chemical characteristics.free
  19. 19Movement in the cell. Types. Role of the specialized cell organelles - cilia, flagella and myofibrils - structural, ultrastructural and chemical characteristics.free
  20. 20Aging and death. Types of cell death - structural and ultrastructural characteristics.free

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General Histology28 topics

  1. 21Tissues in vertebrates - definition, histogenesis and classification. General characteristics of the tissues.
  2. 22Epithelial tissue - definition, histogenesis, general characteristics and classification.
  3. 23Unistratified (simple) epithelia - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics. Examples.
  4. 24Multistratified epithelia - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics. Examples.
  5. 25Glandular epithelia - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics. Examples.
  6. 26Connective tissue - definition, histogenesis, general characteristics and classification.
  7. 27Intercellular substance of the connective tissue - fibers - types. Ground substance of connective tissue. Structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.
  8. 28Histogenesis of the intercellular substance of connective tissue. Biosynthesis of collagen.
  9. 29Connective tissue cells - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.
  10. 30Fibrous connective tissue - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.
  11. 31Connective tissue with solid intercellular substance - cartilage - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.
  12. 32Connective tissue with solid intercellular substance - bone. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics. Osteogenesis (ossification).
  13. 33Pigment connective tissue. Adipose connective tissue. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.
  14. 34Blood tissue. Definition - general characteristics and classification of the blood cells.
  15. 35Histogenesis of blood tissue. Hematopoiesis in humans. General scheme of hematopoiesis.
  16. 36Erythrocytes - erythropoiesis. Structural, ultrastructural, functional, chemical and quantitative characteristics.
  17. 37Granulocytes - granulocytopoiesis. Structural, ultrastructural, functional, chemical and quantitative characteristics.
  18. 38Agranulocytes - lymphocytopoiesis and monocytopoiesis. Structural, ultrastructural, functional, chemical and quantitative characteristics.
  19. 39Blood platelets (thrombocytes) - Thrombocytopoiesis. Structural, ultrastructural, functional, chemical and quantitative characteristics.
  20. 40Muscle tissue - definition, histogenesis, general characteristics and classification.
  21. 41Smooth muscle tissue - structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.
  22. 42Cardiac muscle tissue and impulse conducting cardiac muscle tissue - structural, ultrastuctural and functional characteristics.
  23. 43Skeletal striated muscle tissue - structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.
  24. 44Nerve tissue - definition and histogenesis. Structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics of neurons.
  25. 45Nerve fibers - types. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics.
  26. 46Neuroglia - definition, histogenesis and classification. Structural, ultrastructural, and functional characteristics.
  27. 47Reproductive tissue - spermatozoa - spermatogenesis. Structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.
  28. 48Reproductive tissue - oocytes - oogenesis. Structural, ultrastructural, chemical and functional characteristics.

General Embryology16 topics

  1. 49Insemination. Fertilization. Factors that influence the fertilization. Structural characteristics.
  2. 50Initial development of human embryo - segmentation. Blastocysts, embryoblast and trophoblast.
  3. 51Implantation. Structural, ultrastructural and functional characteristics of the preimplantation endometrium.
  4. 52Formation of bilaminar germ disk. Early development (early gastrulation) of human embryo. Embryonic disc. Chorion.
  5. 53Formation of trilaminar germ disk. Late development (late gastrulation) of human embryo. Primitive organs.
  6. 54Ectoblast - formation, development and derivatives.
  7. 55Endoblast - formation, development and derivatives.
  8. 56Mesoblast - formation, development and derivatives.
  9. 57Mesenchyme - formation, development and derivatives.
  10. 58Formation and function of the extraembryonic layers - Yolk sac. Allantois. Chorion. Vitelline haemopoiesis. Vitelline circulation.
  11. 59Formation and function of the extraembryonic layers. Amnion, chorion and amniotic (fetal) sac.
  12. 60Umbilical cord. Formation. Fetal circulation.
  13. 61Placenta. Formation. Structural and functional characteristics of human placenta. Blood-placental barrier.
  14. 62Multiple pregnancy - monozygotic (identical) and dizygotic (fraternal) twins. Main periods of formation of monozygotic twins.
  15. 63Abnormalities in the embryonic development - teratogenic factors.
  16. 64Practical Exam

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