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CODE 67313
ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR BIO/16
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di:
TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

In-depth knowledge of the morphological knowledge of the foot (bones, joints, ligaments and muscles) and the nerve and vascular structures of the lower limb.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The teaching of Human Anatomy of the Locomotor Apparatus aims to bring students to the knowledge of the anatomical and functional organization of structures that allow the movement of the human body. An understanding of the topics covered in the classroom should allow the student to go deeper into specific topics in complete autonomy.

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching activity is organised in lectures. During these lectures all the issues the student has to know for the final exam will be explained and discussed with the help of visual aids.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Skeleton and joints of the foot: tarsal bones, metatarsal bones, and phalanges of the foot.
Origin, insertion, innervation and action of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the foot

Neuroanatomy
Peripheral nervous system: Ways in which the lumbar and sacral plexuses are organized. Sensory and motor innervation of the lower limb with special reference to femoral nerve, obturator nerve, ischiatic nerve, gluteal nn. and posterior and lateral cutaneous nerves of the thigh.

Vascular and lymphatic system
Arterial, venous and lymphatic vessels of the lower limb.

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RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Anatomia dell’uomo – Ambrosi – EdiErmes

Anatomia Umana – Martini -  EdiSes

Principi di Anatomia Umana - Tortora - Casa Editrice Ambrosiana

Trattato di anatomia umana (Anatomia generale, apparato tegumentario, apparato locomotore) – Anastasi  – EdiErmes

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SILVIA BRUNO (President)

FRANCO FAIS (President)

DAVIDE BAGNARA

ROBERTA CASTRICONI

MARIELLA DELLA CHIESA

ALESSANDRA DONDERO

FABIO GIUSEPPE GHIOTTO

MARCO GREPPI

SILVIA PESCE

SILVIA RAVERA

SIMONA SIVORI

EMANUELA MARCENARO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

November 2018

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy