MedInTO Medicine and Surgery

Basis of Human Morphology 2

Basis of Human Morphology 2

Academic year 2024/2025

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Course objectives

The course aims to support the basic knowledge of the morphological organization, of the architecture and of the fundamental functional properties of the central, peripheral and autonomic nervous system.

The course aims also to support the basic knowledge of the cardiovascular system (heart and vessels) and lympatic system.

Finally, students should be able to describe histological sections of organs described during frontal lessons.

Results of learning outcomes

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: To pass the exam, the student must demonstrate that he/she has achieved a knowledge and an ability to understand the issues inherent in the central nervous system, she/he must be able to describe the organization of the peripheral nerves and of the autonomic nerves, and to describe the anatomy of the heart and the structure of blood vessels, together with the main arteries and veins. Finally, students should be able to describe the structures of the lymphatic system (primary and secondary lymphoid organs, lymphatic vessels).

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: The student must be able to apply anatomical knowledge for understanding physiological, pathological and clinical processes, interpreting the implications of anatomical structures in health and disease.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: The student should be able to identify and critically interpret information necessary to understand the structure of the human body, relatively to neuroanatomy, the anatomy of the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: At the end of the course, the student must have reached an appropriate organization of his/her own thought, about the different themes of the course, to allow him/her to speak about the topics in an organic form and with appropriate scientific language.

LEARNING SKILLS: The student must be able to examine and understand texts and scientific materials, in order to use them in everyday contexts for the profession and for research.

Program

• Central Nervous System: overall organization. Macro- and micro-anatomy of the spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum, diencephalon, telencephalon. Sensory, motor, correlative and associative pathways. Limbic system. Encephalic and spinal meninges. Cerebral ventricles and liquor circulation.
• Peripheral Nervous System: organization (macro- and micro-anatomy) of cranial and spinal nerves.
• Autonomic Nervous System: sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Enteric nervous system.
• Cardiovascular System: Mediastinum.  Anatomy of the heart (chambers, valves, cardiac skeleton, cardiac conduction system, pericardium and wall). Structure of blood vessels. Major arteries and veins. Fetal circulation.
• Lymphatic System: primary and secondary lymphoid organs, lymphatic vessels

Course delivery

BHM2 course consists of frontal lectures, practical lesson at the Anatomage Table, in the dissection room and in the microscopy room.

Learning assessment methods

Written exam. 

• The test consists of 30 multiple choice questions. Each question has 4 possible answers of which from 0 to 4 can be correct.
• 1 point for each correct answer; minus 0.5 for each wrong answer.
• The minimum grade to pass the exam is 18/30

Oral exam only for students that pass the written test. Not mandatory.

Notes

Students with DSA or disabilities are kindly requested to take note of the reception services and support services offered by the University of Turin, and in particular of the procedures required for exam support.

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