GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
cod. 05634

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Ginecologia e ostetricia (MED/40)
Field
Scienze medico-chirurgiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
15 hours
of face-to-face activities
1.5 credits
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course unit
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Integrated course unit module: ANATOMY

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the composition and functioning of tissues, with particular regard to the female genital apparatus. They must possess knowledge of the physiological and endocrine mechanisms for the regulation of ovarian and menstrual cycles. They must have acquired skills in understanding physio-pathological phenomena, an essential prerequisite for applying treatment techniques.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Anatomy of the pelvis (bones, joints, muscles, nerves, blood vessels), the pelvic floor and descensus, the structures supporting and suspending the pelvic organs, functional anatomy of the female genital apparatus, anatomy and physiological changes in the breast, physiology of female reproductive functions (the ovarian and menstrual cycles), 

Full programme

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Bibliography

Textbook: Ginecologia e Ostetricia, G. Pescetto, L. De Cecco, D. Pecorari, N. Ragni. Universo <br />
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Specialised international magazines <br />
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Teaching methods

Frontal lessons including audio-visual presentations.

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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