V-Epithelial tissue :

1. Properties of epithelium .
2. Types of epithelium: (covering - glandular - neuro epithelium & myoepithelium).
3. Examples and sites of each type.
4. Functional importance.
5. Modification of epithelial cell surfaces.

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VI- Connective tissue :

1. general character of connective tissue proper.
2. constituents of CT (ground substance, fibers, cells).
3. structure, types and staining properties of CT fibers.
4. types of connective tissue proper and site of each:

• • loose (areolar) connective tissue .
  • white fibrous or tendinous connective tissue .
  • yellow elastic connective tissue.
  • adipose connective tissue.
  • reticular connective tissue.
  • mucoid (myxomatous) connective tissue.

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VII- Cartilage :

1. histological features of cartilage cells, fibers & matrix.
2. Types of cartilage and their specific histological features.

• • hyaline cartilage.
  • yellow elastic cartilage.
  • white fibro-cartilage.

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VIII-Bone :

1. General microscopic features of bone and how it can be studied histologically
2. Types (compact & spongy bone): structure, sites, and function.
3. Bone cells :structure (LM&EM) and functions .
4. Intercellular substance of bone .
5. The development and ossification

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IX-Blood :

1. red blood corpuscles (histological structure & function).
2. histological structure & function of granular leucocytes (neutrophil, eosinophil, basophils).
3. histological structure & function of non granular leucocytes (lymphocytes & monocytes).
4. differential leucocytic count
5. blood platelets (histological structure & function).
6. haemopoiesis.
7. myeloid tissue (inactive yellow bone marrow & active red bone marrow).

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X-Muscle tissue :

1. General character and types.
2. skeletal muscle:

• • general features & types of skeletal muscle fibers .
  • organization of skeletal muscle.
  • functional ultrastructure of myofibrils & sarcomere.
  • molecular structure of actin and myosin
  • muscle contraction
  • innervation of skeletal muscle
  • cardiac muscle
  • general structure and functional relations.
  • Intercalated discs
  • Conducting system of the heart
  • moderator band

3. smooth muscle : general structure, muscle contraction & innervation.
4. comparative study of three types of muscles.
5. growth and regenerative ability of muscular tissue .

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XI-Nervous tissue :

1. Structure of neuron (LM&EM) cell body, axon, dendrites.
2. types of nerve cells.
3. types and structure of nerve fibers.
4. organization of nerve fibers.
5. mylination of CNS & PNS.
6. nerve ganglia (types & structure).
7. synapses (structure and types).
8. degeneration and regeneration of neurons.
9. stain used to study nervous tissue including those of degeneration.
10. Neuroglia structure and their functions.
11. Types and structure of nerve endings (receptors and effector).

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I-CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

1. general structure of the wall of blood vessels.
2. Arteries: Large, Medium-Sized & small (histological structure & function ).
3. Veins; Large, Medium-Sized& small (histological structure &function).
4. histological structure of specialized arteries & veins.
5. arteriovenous connections :

• • Capillaries histological structure and function
  • Sinusoids
  • arteriovenous anastomosis

6. Heart; histological structure of epicardium, myocardium, endocardium and valves.

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II-THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND LYMPHOID ORGANS

1. structure of lymph vessels
2. distribution and structure of lymphoid tissue.
3. lymphatic organs:

• • Lymph Nodes (histological structure & function).
  • Spleen( histological structure & function & microcirculation).
  • Tonsils (histological structure & function).
  • Thymus (histological structure & function).
  • Mucosal immune system (histological structure & function).

4. Mononuclear phagocytes.
5. Cells involved in the immune system.
6. Antigen presenting cells.