Course program
GENERAL CONCEPTS OF ANATOMY (4 hours)
Generalities: knowing the structural levels of organization of living matter. Anatomical terminology: position and movement terms.
EMBRIOGENESIS AND DENTAL MORPHOLOGY (10 hours)
Embryogenesis of teeth. General characteristics of permanent teeth. Teeth drawing techniques.
LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS (7 hours)
Types of bones. Joint classification. The skull. Cranial fossae. Neck muscles (suprahyoid, subioid and lateral) and cervical fasciae. Vertebral column. Types of vertebrae and their joints. Rib cage (bones and joints). Overview of the upper limb. Overall view of the lower limb
STOMATOGNATIC APPARATUS (7 hours)
Time-mandibular joint. Mouth. Greater salivary glands. Pharynx. Mimic muscles. Masticatory muscles.
CARDIOCIRCULATORY SYSTEM (12 hours)
Shape, position and relationships of the heart. Architecture and structure of the heart. Big and small circle. Overview of the arterial, capillary and venous systems. General disposition, structural and systematic characteristics of arteries and veins; arterial and venous vascularization of the organs of the facial massif and of the stomatognathic apparatus.
LYMPHATIC SYSTEM (4 hours)
Primary and secondary lymphatic organs. Lymphatic vessels and lymphatic circulation. Main lymphatic trunks of the human body. Main lymph node groups of the head and neck.
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM (6 hours)
Nose and nasal cavities. Paranasal sinuses. Pharynx. Larynx. Tracheobronchial tree. Lungs and pleurae. Arrangement and importance of pleura in respiratory mechanics. mediastinum
Prerequisites
In order to understand the teaching topics and to achieve the learning objectives, at the beginning of the course of Human Anatomy I, it is useful that the student knows the general principles of histology.
Prerequisites are not required.
Books
- S. Standring, Anatomia del Gray, Le basi Anatomiche per la pratica clinica, Edra.
- Neil S. Norton, Netter's head and neck anatomy for dentistry. Elsevier
Teaching mode
The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods with audiovisual aids and scheduling of lessons as reported on GOMP Aule/Orari system, published on the website of the Dental School.
Frequency
Following paragraph 4.5 of the Regulations of the Dental School, the student is required to attend educational activities, formal, non-formal, and vocational.
The frequency is checked by the teachers through signature / updated lists provided by the Academic Office, as established by CCLMOPD.
The certificate of mandatory attendance to the teaching course is required for the student to be admitted to the final test.
Exam mode
There will be given a 90 minutes written test at the end of the Anatomy I course.
-To pass the test the student has to obtain a grade of not less than 18/30 in each of the 3 proposed topics, being also able to draw in scale a face of a permanent tooth.
-To achieve a score of 30/30 cum laude, the student must instead demonstrate that he has acquired an excellent knowledge of the proposed topics.
The test of Anatomy I, has to be approved before students can take the test of Anatomy II and the final exam.
Bibliography
- Neil S. Norton, Anatomia testa collo di Netter, Antonio Delfino Editore.
- Eric W. Baker, Anatomia della Testa e del collo per Odontoiatri, II edizione, EdiSES
- Lloyd DuBrul, Anatomia Orale di Sicher, Edi.Ermes.
- Sobotta, “Atlante di Anatomia Umana”, UTET.
- Rohen, Yocochi C, Lutjen-Drecoll Atlante a colori di Anatomia, Piccin.
- Tillmann Atlante di Anatomia Umana, Zanichelli.
- Wheater, “Istologia ed Anatomia microscopica”, Elsevier.
Lesson mode
The teacher delivers lectures with traditional methods with audiovisual aids and scheduling of lessons as reported on GOMP Aule/Orari system, published on the website of the Dental School.
