Learning objectives
The aim of the course is the knowledge of the anatomical terms and the human body organization: locomotor system, angiology, respiratory system, alimentary system, endocrine glands, nervous system, urogenital system.
Course unit content
General features about tissues, skeleton, skeletal muscles, joints. Angiology: heart and systemic and pulmonary circulation. Lymphatic system: lymph nodes, thymus and spleen. General features of human body system: respiratory system (larynx, trachea, bronchi and lungs); alimentary system (oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, liver, pancreas and peritoneum); urogenital system; endocrine glands. General features about the central nervous system (encephalon and spinal cord)and peripheral nervous system (cranial and spinal nerves). Sensitivity and pyramidal pathways.
Bibliography
Anatomia dell'Uomo 2° ed. (Ambrosi et al.) Ed. Edi-Ermes