Academic Year 2017/2018
- Docente: Michela Battistelli
- Credits: 5
- SSD: BIO/16
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Michela Battistelli (Modulo 1) Giulia Ramazzotti (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques (cod. 8486)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student will know the conformation and structure of various organs and systems with regard to their macroscopic and microscopic feature.The student will also know correlations between the regions of the human body. The knowledge gained is the basis for the understanding of human body and clinical application.
Course contents
GENERAL: anatomical terminology. Planes and axes of the human body.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - BONES: Spine. Rib Cage. Hip bones and pelvis as a whole. Bones of the shoulder girdle. Bones of the upper extremity. Bones of the lower extremity. Skull in general. Cranial fossae. JOINTS: General joints. Joints of the spine (notes). Major joints of the upper extremity and lower extremity.
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: Heart: gross anatomy, conduction system and coronary arteries. Small and large circulation. General information on the blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, veins). Upon expiry of the aorta. Course of the vena cava. Vascularization of the extremity.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: respiratory tract (nasal cavity, larynx, trachea and bronchus). Lungs: macro-and microscopic anatomy, blood, pleural lining.
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Outline of the oral cavity, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus. Stomach: macro-and microscopic anatomy. Small intestine and large intestine: macro-and microscopic anatomy. Liver: macro-and microscopic anatomy, biliary tract, portal circulation. Exocrine and endocrine pancreas. Peritoneum
URINARY: Kidney: macro-and microscopic anatomy, urinary Vascularization..Urinary tracts (notes).
MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: testicles and spermatic tract. Prostate. Male urethra.
FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus. Ovarian cycle and menstrual cycle.
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: pituitary, adrenal glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands.
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: Tonsils, Thymus, Lymph Node, Spleen.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: The Brain and Cranial Nerves. The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves.
THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.Readings/Bibliography
Martini/Timmons/Tallitsch - Anatomia umana (EdiSES)
Martini/Bartholomew - Elementi di anatomia istologia e fisiologia dell'uomo (EdiSES)
Teaching methods
Lectures with extensive use of images, in order to facilitate the acquisition of fundamental anatomical basis through the stimulation of visual memory.
Assessment methods
Oral final examination
Teaching tools
Personal computer, video projector.
Office hours
See the website of Michela Battistelli
See the website of Giulia Ramazzotti