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HUMAN ANATOMY (PHAR)(MD)

CODE 55415
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 10 cfu during the 1st year of 8452 FARMACIA (LM-13) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/16
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    PREREQUISITES
    Prerequisites (for future units)
    This unit is a prerequisite for:
    • Pharmacy 8452 (coorte 2022/2023)
    • GENERAL PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY 80324
    • PHARMACOGNOSY AND PHARMACOVIGILANCE 80328
    • GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY (PHAR)(MD) 60808
    • GENERAL PATHOLOGY 64187
    • IMMUNOLOGY 64184
    • PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACOTERAPY 80327
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The human body is a complex and intricate piece of engineering in which every structure plays a precise role. There are approximately 200 bones, 650 muscles, 79 organs, and enough blood vessels to circle the Earth twice! anatomy, a field in the biological sciences concerned with the identification and description of the body structures of living things. Gross anatomy involves the study of major body structures by dissection and observation and in its narrowest sense is concerned only with the human body.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The major objective is to achieve the basis of Human Anatomy necessary to understand physiology, with the final goal to comprehend drug mechanism of action and related toxicity.

    Attention will be given to the human body organization and to the morphology of different systems and organs. The structure of the various organs will be studied at microscopic level to provide understanding of their function.

    PREREQUISITES

    Basic knowledge of biology of the cell

    TEACHING METHODS

    The teaching activity is organized in lectures for a total amount of time of 80 hours (10 CFU). During these lectures, all issues of the Human Anatomy that the student is required to know for the final exam will be explained and discussed with the help of visual aids.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Tissues. Description and characterization and of the 4 basilar tissues:

    Epithelium classification and characterization: surface and glands epithelia.

    Connective classification and characterization.

    Muscle.

    Nervous.

    • Cardiovascular system: structure of arteries, capillaries and veins. Lymphatic vessels and nodes. Heart.
    • Alimentary system: digestive segment, mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine. Exocrine digestive glands: major salivary glands, liver and exocrine pancreas.
    • Urinary system: kidney structure, morphology and microscopic organization. Structure, morphology and microscopic organization of the lower urinary tract.
    • Endocrine system: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of pineal gland, hypophysis (anterior lobe and neurohypophysis), thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland (cortex with glomerulosa, fasciculata and reticularis zona and medulla) and islets of Langerhans.
    • Respiratory system: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of the larynx, trachea, lung and pleura.
    • Male reproductive system: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of testes and epididymes, vas deferens and ejaculatory ducts, penis and accessory glands (prostate, seminal vescicles and bulbo uretral glands).
    • Female reproductive system: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of the ovary and female genital ducts .

    The menstrual cycle.

    The uterine tubes.

    The uterus with cervix.

    The vagina.

    The external genitalia and placenta.

    • Integumentary system: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis.

    Skin appendages, sweet, apocrine and sebaceous glands.

    Mammary gland.

    • Neuroanatomy:

    Embriologic development of neuronal tube.

    Ventricular system, cerebrospinal fluid, ependyma and choroid plexus.

    Cranial meninges and blood-brain barrier.

    Spinal cord with spinal nerves.

    Brain stem and cranial nerves from III to XII.

    Cerebellum.

    Diencephalon.

    Cerebral hemispheres.

    Basal ganglia.

    Special senses: structure, morphology and microscopic organization of the eye with optical nerve. Ear structure, morphology and microscopic organization with vestibular organ and cochlea.

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Anatomia Umana, Fondamenti, EdiErmes

    Anatomia Umana, KcKinley, Piccin

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    KATIA CORTESE (President)

    DANIELE SAVERINO

    DANIELA ZARCONE (Substitute)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    March

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    Oral exam, carried out by the lecturer of the Human Anatomy course in conjunction with a colleague working in the same field, 2/3 questions will be asked. 

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    The student is expected to have knowledge and understanding of the spatial organization, morphology and structure of organs and systems of the human body, with particular regard to morpho-functional aspects. The student’s communication skills with respect to Human Anatomy issues taught during the Course will also be assessed. 

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    12/04/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    22/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    11/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    25/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    05/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    29/01/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    19/02/2024 09:00 GENOVA Orale