66117 - Human Anatomy and Animal Biology

Course contents

Learning Unit 1. Animal eukaryotic cell: the morpho-functional unit of Earth’s life and of the interaction of livings with environment.

1. The molecules of cells: macromolecules and emerging properties of life.
2. The animal eukaryotic cell: form and functions to respond efficiently to environmental changes and external signalling. The cell endomembrane system: composition and functions for intra- and inter-cellular communication. Cell comparts and organs: organization and functions of nucleus, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi’s apparatus, lysosomes, peroxisomes, mitochondria, cytoplasme, cytoskeleton; cell junctions and extracellular matrix.
3. The fundamental functions of life and of the interaction of livings with environment: RNA transcription, protein translation; membrane receptors, membrane transports; negative and positive feedback control mechanisms.

Learning Unit 2. Diversity of animal life: mechanisms of inheritance and evolution.

1. Diversity of livings: domains, realms and animal phyla
2. Molecular and cellular processes generating the living diversity: DNA replication; mutations: single nucleotide polymorphisms; cellular division and differentiation; control mechanisms of cell division; mitosis, cell proliferation, cloning; meiosis, genetic diversity, evolution; somatic and germinal cellular lines; life cycles. Sexual, asexual and unisexual reproduction.
3. Gene, chromosomal and genomic mutations: origin and impacts.
4. Genetics and inheritance: definition of gene, allele, trait, genotype and phenotype; simple models of inheritance: Mendelian genetics. Deviations from Mendelian inheritance: dominance, incomplete dominance and co- dominance; multiple alleles; gene interaction and epistasis; quantitative genetics; pleiotropy. Molecular bases of inheritance: sex-linked inheritance, gene linkage; genetic maps; genomic imprinting.

 Unit of Human Anatomy

HISTOLOGY

Epithelial tissue

Connective Tissue (cells and extracellular matrix proteins)

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

Readings/Bibliography

Ed. Pearson. Campbell. Biologia e genetica 12/Ed. • Con MyLab , Autori L. A. Urry - M. L. Cain - S. A. Wasserman - P. V. Minorsky - R. B. Orr (vers. cartacea ISBN 9788891905567; vers. digitale ISBN 9788891905567B)

Textbook studying guide

Learning Unit 1. Concepts

1. 1.1-1.4 (L); 2.1-2.4 (L); 3.1-3.3 (L); 4.1-4.3 (S); 5.1-5.5 (S); 5.6 (L)
2. 6.1-6.8 (S); 7.1-7.2 (S)
3. 7.3-7.4 (S); 16.1-16.4 (S); 10.1-10.3 (S); 1.1 (S)

Learning Unit 2. Concepts

1. 1.2 (S); 
2. 15.1-15.3 (S); 11.1-11.3 (S); 19.3 (S); 12.1-12.4 (S); 16.5 (S)
3. 20.4-20.5; 21.2 (S)
4. 13.1-13.3 (S); 14.1 -14.4 (S)

(L): deep reading; (S): study

 

For Human Anatomy

Anatomia Umana - Elementi- Arcuri et al., Ed. Edi-ermes

ANATOMIA UMANA. Martini, Tallitsch, Nath. Ed. Edises

Anatomia Umana - Fondamenti- Barbatelli et al. Edi-ermes

ANATOMIA UMANA -principi- Artico et al., Ed. Edi-ermes

ANATOMIA DELL'UOMO Ambrosi et al., Ed. Edi-ermes

Testi di consultazione

F.H. NETTER Atlante di Anatomia Umana, Ciba-Geigy Edizioni

Prometheus. Atlante di Anatomia Umana. EdiSES

J. SOBOTTA Atlante di Anatomia Descrittiva I, II, III S.E.S.

Teaching methods

The course comprises 8 credits. During the classes, slides will be projected to fully illustrate all the topics of the contents

Assessment methods

There will be an oral examination and the students will be asked questions related to the topics discussed during the classes.

Teaching tools

ppt files

Office hours

See the website of Gabriella Teti

See the website of Fausto Tinti