76148 - Human Anatomy

Learning outcomes

The students will learn about the organization of tissues and organs of the human body. This knowledge will allow them to better understand the subsequent classes of biochemistry, physiology, pathology and pharmacology.

Course contents

INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTOLOGY

Epithelial tissue

Connective Tissue 

Bone tissue,

Cartilage tissue

Blood

Adipose tissue

Musclular tissue

Nervous tissue

ANATOMY

Anatomical nomenclature, position, planes and axis

SKELETON SYSTEM: Organization of the skeleton. The skull.

Axial Skeleton – Vertebral Column and Thoracic Cage.

Appendicular Skeleton – Pectoral Girdle and Upper Limb; Pelvic Girdle and Lower Limb

Joints

SKIN AND SKIN ANNEXES

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: heart and pericardium. Circulatory loops. Basic structure of the blood vessels. Coronary arteries, aorta and pulmonary arteries.

Lymphatic system, lymph vessels, lymph nodes

Spleen and thymus

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: morphology of the upper airways (nose, nasal cavity, pharynx). Morphology of the lower airways (larynx, trachea and the stem bronchi). Lungs, pulmonary segments, the intrapulmonary conducting airways. Diaphragm and the lung–chest system

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Mouth and oral structures, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Liver, gallbladder and biliary tract. Hepatic portal system. Pancreas acinar cells and islet cells.

RENAL SYSTEM: kidneys, general description and location. Renal vessels. Internal structure and organization of the kidneys. Ureters and urinary bladder.

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: general description of the male reproductive system, the scrotum, the testes, the structure of the sperm canal. The prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and bulbourethral glands. General description of the female reproductive system, the ovaries and uterus.

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: general description and functions. Pituitary gland, the adrenal glands, thyroid gland, pineal gland.

NERVOUS SYSTEM: the central nervous system, the brain, the spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system, spinal nerves, cranial nerves. Meninges, ventricles and cerebrospinal fluid.

THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM: Sympathetic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous system

eye, ear

Teaching methods

Lectures supported by powerpoint presentations of each topic of the course will be shown.

Assessment methods

Student learning in the Integrated Course “Human Anatomy” will be assessed in two oral tests, both of them evaluated in thirtieths. Each test is passed if the mark is equal to or higher than 18/30; the final mark is the arithmetic average of the marks reported in the two tests.

Teaching tools

video, computer, power point presentations.

Office hours

See the website of Gabriella Teti

See the website of Francesco Travaglini