Anatomy
Historical background and role in medical studies
Structure of the somatic cell. Supracellular organization in tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous tissue, blood and lymph (hints of immunity)
Cell differentiation. Gametes Fertilization Notes on embryology and organogenesis
Body diagram and superficial delimitation of the parts of the body; anatomical position; fundamental lines and planes of body reference; anatomical nomenclature.
Morphological and structural basis of vital functions
Circulatory system The heart. Organization of the vascular network Functional circles (digestive, respiratory, urinary apparatus). Control systems (endocrine system).
Neuroanatomy macroscopic organization of the central nervous system, somatic and visceral peripheral nervous system Sense organs

The arguments include:
- Concepts of etiology, pathogenesis, morphological changes and functional alterations
- causes of cell damage and cellular adaptation, growth and differentiation; hypertrophy; hyperplasia; metaplasia; atrophy, necrosis and apoptosis
- Immunity and the immune system, the inflammatory response, innate and acquired immunity, vaccines, active and passive immunity
- Cancer: Cell cycle control, nomenclature and classes of cancers, benign and malignant tumors, physical, chemical and viral carcinogenesis, genetics and cancer, oncogenes and oncosuppressors, definition and epidemiological evidence for multi-stage carcinogenesis, metastasis.
- Concepts of clinical pathology

In the Physiology module the student will learn the basic principles of cell
physiology and the basic functionality of systems (nervous, muscular,
cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and renal systems).