Biomineralogy

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Course ID:	1300-WBMN201
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.302 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Biomineralogy
Name in Polish:	Biomineralogia
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	Elective subjects for the I and II years in II degree study in geology
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	elective courses
Prerequisites (description):	Knowledge of natural sciences courses at the level of basic baccalaureate. Knowledge of chemistry, geochemistry, mineralogy and biology will be helpful in achievement of more successful effects of study.
Short description:	Knowledge of natural sciences courses at the level of basic baccalaureate. Knowledge of chemistry, geochemistry, mineralogy and biology will be helpful in achievement of more successful effects of study.
Full description:	The lecture aims to acquaint students with knowledge relating to diverse questions connected with mineralization occurring in living organisms, including the human body in particular. The lecturer discusses mineralogical problems with reference to some questions of geology, paleontology, geo- and biochemistry as well as to some questions of medicine e.g. osteology and urology in particular. Results of the mineralogical investigations on inorganic substances arising in living organisms, particularly on mineral compounds crystallizing in the human body, are discussed. The results of investigations on these substances from different parts of the human body (bones and cartilages, teeth and dental calculi, blood vessels, lungs, pancreas, and other organs) are presented and interpreted. The results of investigations on texture and phase compounds of calculi from the human urinary system are explain in detail.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) POLAŃSKI A. Geochemia i surowce mineralne. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne. Warszawa 1974. WALEŃCZAK Z. Geochemia organiczna. Wydawnictwa Geologiczne. Warszawa 1987. SZYMAŃSKI A. (pod red.). Biomineralizacja i biomateriały. PWN. Warszawa 1991. PAWLIKOWSKI M. Mineralizacja organizmu człowieka żyjącego (mineralogia człowieka). Prace mineralogiczne 79, PAN – Oddz. w Krakowie, Komisja Nauk Mineralogicznych, 1987. LEŃKO J. ( pod red.). Kamica moczowa. PZWL. Warszawa 1976. SZPILA K., CHLEBOWSKI R., PELC A., STĘPISIEWICZ M., WICHROWSKI Z. Mineralogia kamieni nerkowych. Archiwum Mineralogiczne T. XXXVIII, z. 1, 59-94, 1982. PAWLIKOWSKI M, PFITZNER R. Mineralizacja serca i dużych naczyń. Wydawnictwo IGSMiE PAN. Kraków 1999.
Learning outcomes:	Student will be able to: KNOWLEDGE 1. determine mineral compounds of the fossilized and recent animal organisms. 2. estimate the role of these compounds in the fields of biochemistry and petrology. 3. discuss biochemistry of calcium and phosphorus within the human body. 4. describe physiological and pathological mineralization of the human body. ABILITIES 5. mention methods of the mineralogical investigations and their use for the phase and texture researches of calculi of the human urinary system. 6. distinguish different types of the urinary stones with regard to their mineral composition. 7. choose a proper research method to solve the questions connected with biominerals. SOCIAL COMPETENCE 8. perceive a relationship between biomineralogy, biogeochemistry, geology and paleontology. 9. appreciate the mineralogical investigations on mineralizations of the human body. 10. see the relationships between mineralogy of the human body, medicine and the natural environment.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Participation in the lectures (on the basis of the list of presence) is prerequisite to admission to the oral test.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

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