HUMAN ANATOMY

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in Odontoiatria e protesi dentaria
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2022/2023
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Seat of the course: 
Varese - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
9
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
54
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (54 hours)
Requirements: 

Basic knowledge of biology. Previous examination of Histology and Embryology

Final Examination: 
Orale

Final examination (oral interview with two examiners)

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

The course of Human Anatomy is part of a group of morpho-functional courses preceding the clinical courses and aims to consolidate a basic knowledge of the main organs and apparati of the human body. More space will be dedicated to a deeper knowledge of the stomatognatic apparatus: bones, muscles, junctions, glands, blood vessels and nerves. This knowledge will enable the student to a correct approach to the subsequent practice of radiology, anestesiology and maxillo-facial surgery.

Main reference planes and axis. Nomina anatomica.
Tne bones: general asepcts, morphology, architecture, taxonomy.
The skull. Neurocranium and splancnocranium.
The trunk. The spine and the thoracic cage.
The junctions: taxonomy and functional aspects.
The muscles of the head and neck: masticatory and mimic muscles.
The heart: fibrous skeleton, contractile tissue, specific tissue. Valves and cavities.
The aorta and her branches. Detailed vascularization of head and neck. Branches of the external carotid.
The small circle: pulmonary arteries and veins.
The superior vena cava: vv.azygos, v.anonima, subclavian and jugular veins. The dural sinuses.
The inferior vena cava: the iliac veins, the portal circulation.
Lymphatic organs: lymph nodes, the thymus, the spleen, the bone marrow.
The nasal and paranasal cavities. The larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs.
The mouth and its vestibule. The tongue. The salivary glands. The pharynx, oesophagus, stomach. Small and large intestine:duedenum, jejunum, ileum. The liver and the bile ducts. The pancreas.

The kidney and the urinary ducts.

Organization of the central nervous system. The brain, brainstem,dienchephalon, telencephalon, cerebellum. The spinal cord; the nerve roots. White and grey matter and their constitution. Spinal nerves and the formation of plexi. Encephalic nerves: origin, pathway and branches. Motor and sensitive pathways. The proprioception and the gut sensitivity. The eye and the ear.
The ortosymphatetic and parasymphatetic systems.
The course spans 54 hours, including 4 hours of laboratory.

Lectures; hands-on experiences of osteology

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