Basic Human Pathology (MBS-0218)

Spring 2026 · MBS 0218 · Tufts University · 4 credits · Undergraduate

Pathology is the medical discipline that deals with the essential nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions. Using various techniques, the pathologist strives to understand the mechanisms underlying the changes observed and provide a rational basis for clinical care and therapy. It serves as the bridge between the basic sciences and clinical medicine. Anatomical pathology deals mainly with structural changes caused by disease processes. Clinical pathology deals mainly with biochemical and functional changes caused by the disease process. The course focuses on anatomical pathology and will be utilizing images representing classical clinical, gross (macroscopic), and microscopic appearances of diseases. For selected diseases and conditions, discussions will cover the mechanisms of development, biochemical and structural alterations induced in the body's cells and organs, and the functional consequences of these changes. The first part of the course (General Pathology) deals with cells and tissues' reactions to abnormal stimuli and basic pathologic processes such as cell injury, inflammation, repair, and neoplasia. The second part of the course (Systemic Pathology) covers changes in organs and tissues responsible for disorders that involve these organs.

Course codes: MBS-0218, MBS 0218, MBS0218, MBS-218, MBS 218, MBS218

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