- Docente: Mirella Falconi
- Credits: 2
- SSD: BIO/16
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Speech and Language Therapy (cod. 9080)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student has in depth learnt the names and functions of anatomical structures, which will help him/her in better understanding the human physiology and biochemistry.
Course contents
Skeletal system: divisions and functions. The vertebral column, bone vertebral structure and classification. Ligaments, joints and muscles.
The skull, brain and facial bones. Cranial fossae. Joint classification. Temporomandibular joint.
Cardiovascular system: heart and pericardium. Circulatory loops. Basic structure of the blood vessels. Coronary arteries, aorta and pulmonary arteries.
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. The thoracic cage. Diaphragm and the lung–chest system
Digestive system: pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine. Liver, gallbladder and biliary tract. Hepatic portal system.
Readings/Bibliography
ANATOMIA UMANA -principi- Artico et al., Ed. Edi Ermes
ANATOMIA DELL'UOMO Ambrosi et al., Ed. Edi Ermes
ANATOMIA UMANA Martini Ed. Edises Napoli
Testi di consultazione
F.H. NETTER Atlante di Anatomia Umana, Ciba-Geigy Edizioni
J. SOBOTTA Atlante di Anatomia Descrittiva I, II, III S.E.S.
Teaching methods
Traditional lectures.
Powerpoint presentations of each topic of the course will be shown during the lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Teaching tools
ppt of lectures
Office hours
See the website of Mirella Falconi