· learn fundamentals of the cell and its various components
· study membrane structure and transmembrane transport mechanisms
· understand the physiology of cell organelles
· learn fundamentals of nuclear structure and function
· study the concept of cell division and cellular differentiation
Cell as a basic unit of living system, The Cell theory.
Structure of different cell types -Eukaryotic cells- Animal cell and Plant cell; Prokaryotic cell - Bacteria, Mycoplasma.
Cell membrane structure.
Cell membrane models-Unit membrane model and Singer and Nicholson’s model.
Passive and Active transport through cell membrane.
Structure and function of cell organelles- Nucleus, Golgi Bodies, Endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth), Ribosome, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, Lysosomes, and Micro bodies.
Chromosomes-chemical composition and structural organization, Polytene and Lamp brush chromosomes.
Cytoplasmic filaments-Microfilaments, Intermediate filaments, microtubule, cilia and flagella.
Cell division and cell cycle, centrioles, Cell-cell junctions.
Cellular differentiation and specialization (Muscle and Nerve cell).