67008 - Human Anatomy

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Roberta Fiume
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: BIO/16
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biological Sciences (cod. 8012)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will know the conformation and structure of various organs and systems with regard to their macroscopic and microscopic features. The student will also know correlations between the regions of the human body. The knowledge gained is the basis for the understanding of human body and clinical application.

Course contents

GENERAL ': anatomical terminology. Planes and axes of the human body.

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM - BONES: Spine. Rib Cage. Hip bones and pelvis as a whole. Bones of the shoulder girdle. Bones of the upper extremity. Bones of the lower extremity. Skull in general. Cranial fossae. JOINTS: General joints. Joints of the spine (notes). Major joints of the upper extremity and lower extremity.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Spinal cord. Brain (brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon, telencephalon, major areas of the brain). Meninges, the ventricular cavities and cerebrospinal fluid. Major pathways.

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Outline of the cranial nerves. General information on the spinal nerves.

VISCERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: Organization of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: Heart: gross anatomy, conduction system and coronary arteries. Small and large circulation. General information on the blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, veins). Upon expiry of the aorta. Course of the vena cava. Vascularization of the extremity.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: respiratory tract (nasal cavity, larynx, trachea and bronchus). Lungs: macro-and microscopic anatomy, blood, pleural lining.

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: Outline of the oral cavity, salivary glands, pharynx, esophagus. Stomach: macro-and microscopic anatomy. Small intestine and large intestine: macro-and microscopic anatomy. Liver: macro-and microscopic anatomy, biliary tract, portal circulation. Exocrine and endocrine pancreas. Peritoneum

URINARY: Kidney: macro-and microscopic anatomy, urinary Vascularization..Urinary tracts (notes).

MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: testicles and spermatic tract. Prostate. Male urethra.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus. Ovarian cycle and menstrual cycle.

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: pituitary, adrenal glands, thyroid and parathyroid glands.

LYMPHATIC SYSTEM: Tonsils, Thymus, Lymph Node, Spleen.

Readings/Bibliography

Martini/Timmons/Tallisch: Anatomia Umana - EdiSES

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

The final examination is oral and will be based on a series of questions aimed at assessing the student's knowledge on the topics of the lectures

Teaching tools

Personal computer, video projector. Life-size skeleton, plastic body and organ models.

Microscopic anatomy preparations

Office hours

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