This course will provide the 1st year professional student with an organized and sequential development of an integrated understanding of the normal structure and function of the various body tissues. Clinical relevancy is utilized as effective sources of motivation. This course prepares the student for a better understanding of physiology and pathology. Physiology is the study of living function and it is concerned with how cells,singly or in combination work and react.
Pathology deals with cells that exhibit deranged functions.
This condition, disease, is accompanied by alterations of cell structure. A necessary basis of understanding disease is a sound knowledge of the normal. A related histological site useful for lab review. Those wishing to reproduce the contents above should include an attribution to the author and to the SUNY State College of Optometry. Course Policies Grades Grades are determined by the student's performance on two Lecture exams and on two Practical exams.