Systematic Anatomy I

Code:

MT129

Acronym:

A_SI_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Medicine

Instance: 2004/2005 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Anatomy
Course/CS Responsible:	Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MED	173	Plano oficial a partir de 2003	1	3		-

Objectives

This is a classical course on Gross Human Anatomy that, firstly, offers an introductory view of the field and methods of naked-eye morphology of the human body. Integration of concepts on Gross Anatomy is done with notions of Physiology and Histology, and examples from Clinical Medicine are often used to illuminate the importance of the detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the human morphology in the medical profession. A complete view of human anatomy is only obtained by the student when the further subjects of this group of disciplines are addressed later on in the medical currivulum (i. e., Systematic Anatomy II, Neuroanatomy and Clinical Anatomy, all in the second year of the curriculum).

Program

This is the first subject of Gross Anatomy that the Medical Students deal with in this School. Three chapters are treated in this subject: osteology, syndesmology and myology. These chapters are treated with a systematic approach that involves the proposal of the same and specific grid of observation of anatomical elements for each of the three chapters that make up this subject. The anatomical description is to be made with regards to the direct observation of human cadavers, of anatomical preparations and of museum elements.

Main Bibliography

Gray's Human Anatomy
Carpenter's Human Anatomy
Anatomia Humana by Esperança Pina
Snell's Human Anatomy for Medical Students.
Netter's Atlas of Anatomy

Complementary Bibliography

Sobotta's Atlas of Anatomy
Testut's Human Anatomy

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching involves 2 weekly lectures of 1 hour for all of the students, and weekly laboratory classes of 2 hours for small groups of students

Software

The Departament provides didactic CDs on Human Anatomy for viewing inside the Departament rooms.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Eligibility for exams

Frequency depends on attendance of laboratory classes according to the law of the University of Porto.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam: 16
2 short exams during the semester: 4.

Examinations or Special Assignments

The students have to be familiar with the anatomical elements before arriving to laboratory class.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Whenever the Departament is asked to accomodate this requirement, the Department prepares new exams.

Classification improvement

The students are offered the option of a written or a oral exam.