Upon completion of the course, a student should be able to

1. describe the components of a typical cell, be able to provide functions for each component, and describe the physical and functional differences between specific cell types.
2. describe the components of the extracellular matrix, and the function of these components.
3. describe the microscopic anatomy of each tissue type and subtype, and the cellular and extracellular components of each, and the function of each of these components within each tissue subtype.
4. describe the organization and function of each organ system.
5. describe the organization of the cells and tissues found within each organ, and describe how each component and the overall organization contributes to the function of that organ.
6. use a light microscope to observe a sectioned specimen mounted on a glass slide.
7. recognize the different tissue types from a specimen on a glass slide.
8. identify the different organs and parts of organs on a glass slide.
9. identify specific cell types or other structures on glass slides, or on images taken from glass slides.
10. identify structures, organelles, and extracellular components demonstrated on an electron micrograph.
11. correlate structures seen on an electron micrograph with characteristics of that same tissue as seen with the light microscope, and vice versa.
    
12. predict the function of a cell, tissue, or organ based on its physical characteristics when viewed with the light or electron microscope.
13. list physical characteristics of a cell, tissue, or organ at the light or electron microscopic level when given the function of that cell, tissue, or organ.
14. begin to make predictions about the signs and symptoms of a patient, or the disease afflicting that patient, when shown images taken from a biopsy from that patient.
15. begin to make predictions about the anatomical structure of cells, tissues, and organs in the diseased state.