Anatomy II

General

Course Contents

Theory

  • Nervous system.
  • Sensory organs.
  • Endocrine glands.
  • Endothylial system.
  • Anatomic terms in relation to their functional meaning.

Laboratory

  • Students practice on models, tables and images, using modern presentation technics to understand the morphology, position and interaction between the organs and systems taught in the theoretical part.

Educational Goals

The aim of the module is to teach students the basic principles of human anatomy, namely the composition, shape, size, morphology and position of tissues and organs, as well as their topographical and functional relationship. This is intended to reinforce and improve the knowledge provided so that the student can extend and integrate the knowledge of anatomy with the living healthy and ill human being. Anatomy is the cornerstone upon which all education in medical science is based.

General Skills

  • Adapting to new situations.
  • Decision-making.
  • Working independently.
  • Team work.
  • Project planning and management.
  • Respect for difference and multiculturalism.
  • Showing social, professional and ethical responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues.
  • Working in an interdisciplinary environment.
  • Production of free, creative and inductive thinking.

Teaching Methods

  • Face to face.

Use of ICT means

  • Powerpoint presentations.
  • Support of the learning process through the electronic platform moodle.

Teaching Organization

ActivitySemester workload
Lectures50
Laboratory Exercises30
Independent Study10
Total90

Students Evaluation

  • Written exams.