02882 - Anatomy

Learning outcomes

The student will accomplish the following competencies upon successful completion of the course in Human Anatomy:

1.       The student will develop a functional knowledge of the basic nomenclature and conventions used to study human anatomy, review the fundamentals of cell biology and selected tissues of the body.

2.       The student will be able display knowledge of the relative positions and functions of the major body organs as well as their general anatomical locations for the body systems covered in Human Anatomy.

3.       The student will be able to name the anatomical structures associated the systems presented in the laboratory setting (histology, skeletal, muscular, circulatory, visceral, neural).

4.       Students will demonstrate competence in differentiating terms relating to the integumentary system.

5.       The student will be able to order the events associated with the developmental cycles of somatic and reproductive cell division.

6.       The student will be able to explain the major developmental events that occur during the embryonic period.

7.       The student will be able to describe, the various types of bones, joints and joint movement.

8.       The student will be able to identify the anatomy of all the topics mentioned in the program.

9.       The student will be able to locate the structures associated with the brain and spinal cord.

Course contents

The Integumentary System,  

The Skeletal System: Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: The Axial Skeleton and skull

The Skeletal System: The Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

The Brain and Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Systems

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

The Cardiovascular System: The Heart

The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Hemodynamics

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Genito-Urinary System

  

Readings/Bibliography

1) Anatomia Umana- VI edizione

Martini, Timmons, Tallitsch

E-Book

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

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

Teaching tools

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

Office hours

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