ANATOMIA

The student will acquire the correct anatomical terminology and develop to apply the earned knowledge during the performance of his professional tasks.

The specific training objectives are:

1.     To learn the anatomical terms describing each region of the human body and to understand the reciprocal relationships existing among organs. To acknowledge the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of each organ.

2.     To understand the importance of learning human anatomy and be able to describe the relationship between the anatomical structure and its physiological function.

Lectures and pratical teaching on anatomical 3D models

Teaching will be provided in mixed-mode or remotely. Changes might be required with respect to previous statements to be in line with the programme planning, outlined in the syllabus.

According to the RDA (Regulations for Didactic Activities), Article 12 – University Educational Credits (CFU), within the standard workload of 25 total hours of student commitment corresponding to one credit, the following may be included:
a) 7 hours dedicated to lectures or equivalent teaching activities, with the remaining hours allocated to individual study;
b) no fewer than 12 and no more than 15 hours dedicated to classroom exercises or equivalent assisted activities (laboratories), with the remaining hours devoted to personal study and elaboration.

There are no special skills required to attend the course in Human Anatomy. 

Students are required to attend 70% of the lessons.

Attendance is mandatory according to the rules of the Didactic Regulations of the Degree Course in SFA as stated at the following link: http://www.dsf.unict.it/corsi/l-29_sfa/regolamento-didattico

INTRODUCTION

Anatomical position, terms of position and movement, regions of the body. - Basic knowledge and structure of the following tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous. - Tegumentary apparatus.

Locomotor system: general bone and muscle tissue.

SPLANCHNOLOGY

- Respiratory system: general, external and internal nose, larynx, trachea, main bronchi and their ramifications, lungs, alveolus structure, pleurae.

- Digestive system: general information, buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine (duodenum and mesentery gut), large intestine (cecum, colon and rectum). - Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the liver and pancreas. Peritoneum.

- Urinary apparatus: kidneys, excretory organs (renal calyces, pelvis, ureteres), bladder, male and female urethra.

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEM

- General characteristics on circulatory and lymphatic systems.

- Heart: external and internal morphology and structure, musculature of the atria and ventricles, system of conduction of the heart. - Histological organization of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries). - Arterial system: aorta and its main branches. -Venous system: superior vena cava and inferior vena cava.

CONTROL SYSTEMS

- Nervous system: organization of nervous tissue, spinal cord and spinal nerves, motor and somatosensory pathways, brain and cranial nerves, autonomic nervous system (sympathetic and parasympathetic division).

- Endocrine system: hypothalamic control on the endocrine organs, pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal glands, endocrine pancreas.

The exam will take place through a written or oral test preceded by a midterm test, formulated as a multiple choice quiz and/or open-ended questions.

The exam can also be performed electronically, if the conditions require it.

To ensure equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students may request a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or exemptive measures, based on the educational objectives and their specific needs.

Students may also contact the CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Inclusion – Services for Disabilities and/or Specific Learning Disorders) faculty advisor of our Department, Prof. Santina Chiechio."

Description of the esophagus and stomach, larynx, trachea and lungs, urinary tract, spermatic ducts, heart, cardiac cycle, spinal nerves, brain.