introduction to pathology
Course Objectives:
- By the end of this course the student will be able to:-
- Define pathology and its branches
- Identify the Causes and mechanisms of diseases.
- Explain Chemical structural and functional changes during the disease process
Content:
Physiology of the cell- Characteristics, classification and incidence of disease
- Etiology and complications of the diseases.
- Reversible and irreversible cell injury.
- Ischemia and infarction - Cell death and apoptosis-Cellular. Adaptation- hypertrophy, atrophy, hyperplasia and hypoplasia.
- Aging- Etiological classification of the diseases.
- Congenital, acquired diseases.
- physical, chemical, genetic and biological causes of the diseases
- Inflammation-acute inflammation-chronic inflammation.
- Healing and regeneration.-Endocrine diseases-Immune disorders