39482 - Human Anatomy 2

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student knows the form, position, relationships and structure of the main organs and systems of the human body.

Course contents

Phonation apparatus: Larynx organ: cartilages, joints, muscles. Vascularization and innervation of the larynx. Neck.

Stomatognathic apparatus: Oral cavity, mimic muscles, chewing muscles, tongue.

Central and Peripheral Nervous System: Spinal cord - Encephalic trunk - Cervelletto - Diencephalon - Telencephalon - Meninges - Main sensory and motor pathways. General information on cranial nerves and spinal nerves. Encephalic nerves: V, VII, IX, X, XII. Organization of the Autonomous Nervous System. Autonomous encephalic Nervous System of the head.

Readings/Bibliography

•COMPENDIO DI ANATOMIA ORO-FACCIALE Dellavia C. EdiSES

•ANATOMIA FUNZIONALE E CLINICA DELLO SPLANCNOCRANIO Fonzi L. Edi-Ermes

• ANATOMIA UMANA FONDAMENTI - Barbatelli et al. Edi-Ermes

• ANATOMIA UMANA Mc Kinley, PICCIN

•ANATOMIA UMANA - Martini/Timmons/Tallisch - EdiSES

•ATLANTE DI ANATOMIA, Prometheus (Volume Testa-collo) - EdiSeS

Teaching methods

Lectures with extensive use of images, such as to facilitate the acquisition of fundamental anatomical basis through the stimulation of visual memory. The course is divided into a series of lectures which are accompanied by practical exercises.

Assessment methods

For the access to the oral exam you need to pass a test in multiple choice questions.

The final verification consists of an oral exam in which the student must demonstrate acquired knowledge of systematic and topographical anatomy of the various organs and neuroanatomy. It 'also provided the recognition of a microscopic slide through a microscope.

Teaching tools

Lectures using computer presentations, laboratory dissection, models and computer programs

Office hours

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