ANATOMY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE APPARATUS
cod. 12373

Academic year 2007/08
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor responsible for the course unit
TONI Roberto
integrated course unit
3.5 credits
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Course unit structured in the following modules:

Learning objectives

Knowledge of the clinically oriented anatomy of the muscolo-skeletal system<br />
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Prerequisites

<strong>EXAMINATION OF HISTOLOGY</strong>

Course unit content

Organogenesis of the skull, neck, trunk and limbs, concepts of metamery.<br />
General morphology of the human body and its constitutional variations. <br />
General overview of the bones, joints, ligaments, skeletal muscles and fasciae. <br />
General characteristics of the skull, sutures and fontanelles, bone sinuses, main anthropometric points. <br />
Anterior surface of the skull: orbitary, nasal, buccal cavities; frontal and maxillary sinuses, mimic muscles of the face and fasciae. <br />
Side surface of the skull: sphenoid and temporal bones, temporo-mandibular joint, facial muscles and fasciae. <br />
Back surface of the skull: occipital bone, atlo-occipital joint, posterior muscles of the neck and fascie. <br />
Vault of skull: external and internal suface, with references to mucles, fasciae, meninges, venous sinuses.<br />
Base of the skull: external and internal surface, with references to cranial fossae, sphenoid sinuses, meninges, neck muscles and fasciae, vessels and nerves that transit the different foramina, neck viscera. <br />
General aspects of the arterial, venous and lymphatic vascularisation, and on the somatic and visceral innervation of the cranium. <br />
References to clinical anatomy of the facial and cranial spaces reconstruction.<br />
Vertebral column: bones, joints, ligaments, extensors, flexors and rotators muscles. <br />
Thorax: bones, joints and intrinsic muscles. <br />
Shoulder girdle: scapula, clavicle, joints and muscles of the shoulder girdle, muscles of the joint of the shoulder, articular muscles. <br />
Pelvis: bones, joints and muscles of the pelvis. Abdominal wall muscles. <br />
Coxo-femoral joint. <br />
Superior limb and inferior limb: bones, joints and muscles. <br />
Regional Anatomy: inguino-abdominal region (inguinal canal), inguino-femoral region.<br />
Essentials of the radiology of the locomotor system

Full programme

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Bibliography

ANATOMIA UMANA (Anastasi et al.), Ed. EdiErmes; <br />
Gray's Anatomy(Gray), Ed. Zanichelli; <br />
Human Anatomy (Netter), Ed. Masson

Teaching methods

<br /><br />Teachers:<br />SSD BIO/16: Prof.Roberto Toni (Coordinator), Prof.Marco Vitale, Prof.Daniela Grandi<br />SSD MED/36: Prof.Maurizio Zompatori

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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