Course Title: Anatomical Sciences |
Prerequisite or simultaneous: General Histology (code: 15) and General Embryology (code: 16) |
Credits: 2 (1.5 theory, 0.5 practical) |
Course type: Theory- practical |
Objective: learning about microstructures, bones, muscles, joints, vessels, nerves and organ evolution |
Course outline:
26 hours theory:
× Bones and joints of the upper limb (3 hours)
× Shoulder belt area and axilla (3 hours)
× Brachia (1 hour)
× Elbow and forearm (2 hours)
× Wrist and hand (2 hours)
× Bones and joints of the lower limb (3 hours)
× The inner and anterior thigh muscles (2 hours)
× Gluteal and posterior thigh (2 hours)
× Popliteal and ankle areas (2 hours)
× Ankle and feet (2 hours)
× Surface anatomy of the upper and lower extremities (2 hours)
× Embryology of the organs and muscles (2 hours)
17 hours practical:
Ø Skeleton and upper extremity joints (2 hours)
Ø Shoulders, axilla and brachia (2 hours)
Ø Olecranon and forearm (2 hours)
Ø Carpus and phalanges (one hour)
Ø Skeleton and lower extremity joints (2 hours)
Ø Anterior and internal thigh regions (2 hours)
Ø Gluteal region, posterior thigh, popliteal region (2 hours)
Ø Ankle, shin and feet (2 hours)
Ø Superficial anatomy of the upper and lower extremities (2 hours)
Main References:
The latest edition of one of the following books:
v Langman’s Medical Embryology
v The Developing Human (Moore)
v Clinical Anatomy for Medical Students (R.S. Snell)
v Gray’s Anatomy for Students
v Grant’s Dissector
Student Evaluation Method:
Student-based principles will be observed during the term to evaluate the performance of students by the assigned projects, as well as oral and written final exams.