HUMAN ANATOMY

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2024/2025
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2024/2025
Course type: 
Basic compulsory subjects
Credits: 
8
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
48
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (48 hours)
Assessment: 
Voto Finale

Body scheme and parts. The anatomical position. reference planes and axis. Nomina anatomica.

Tne bones. Gross anatomy, architecture, taxonomy.
The skull. Neurocranium and splancnocranium.
The trunk. The spine and the thoracic cage.
The temporo-mandibular joint and its functional aspects. The muscles: general and functional aspects. Masticatory, mimics, supra- and infrahyoid muscles.

The heart: fibrous skeleton, contractile tissue, the specific tissue. Valves and cavities. Arteries, veins and capillaries: significance and implications of collateral circles and anastomoses. The aorta and her branches. The small circle. Venous drainage of the dura mater. The portal circulation.

Lymphatic organs: lymph nodes, the thymus, the spleen, the bone marrow. Lymph nodes of the neck, the thorax, the abdomen, the limbs.
The nasal and paranasal cavities. Larynx, trachea, bronchi, 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 its parts. The urinary tract. The male and female urethra.

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. Motor and sensitive pathways. The proprioception and the gut sensitivity.

Body scheme and parts. The anatomical position. reference planes and axis. Nomina anatomica.

Tne bones. Gross anatomy, architecture, taxonomy.
The skull. Neurocranium and splancnocranium.
The trunk. The spine and the thoracic cage.
The temporo-mandibular joint and its functional aspects. The muscles: general and functional aspects. Masticatory, mimics, supra- and infrahyoid muscles.

The heart: fibrous skeleton, contractile tissue, the specific tissue. Valves and cavities. Arteries, veins and capillaries: significance and implications of collateral circles and anastomoses. The aorta and her branches. The small circle. Venous drainage of the dura mater. The portal circulation.

Lymphatic organs: lymph nodes, the thymus, the spleen, the bone marrow. Lymph nodes of the neck, the thorax, the abdomen, the limbs.
The nasal and paranasal cavities. Larynx, trachea, bronchi, 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 its parts. The urinary tract. The male and female urethra.

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. Motor and sensitive pathways. The proprioception and the gut sensitivity.

Oral lectures with selected media (images and movies, some in English)

Professors

Parent course