HUMAN ANATOMY

[965ME]
a.a. 2025/2026

2° Year of course - First semester

Frequency Mandatory

  • 6 CFU
  • 72 hours
  • Italian
  • Trieste
  • Obbligatoria
  • Oral Exam
  • SSD BIO/16
  • Core subjects
Curricula: Cohort Rules 2024

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Syllabus

Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, the student knows and understands the morphology, structural and functional organization of the human body, on a macroscopic, microscopic and ultrastructural level of the systems and organs of the human body. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, the student has the ability to connect the macroscopic, structural and ultrastructural organization of systems, apparatus and organs with the corresponding functions. The student recognizes the macroscopic structure of systems and organs, linking it to notions of surface anatomy, topographic anatomy, radiological anatomy and clinical anatomy. It identifies and interprets anatomical regions and structures. He is also able to apply anatomical knowledge in problem solving of physiology, pathology, instrumental physical semiotics and related anatomo-clinical subjects. Autonomy of judgment: at the end of the course, the student will have the ability to integrate their anatomical knowledge, managing its complexity, with the data of physiology, physiopathology and physical and instrumental semiotics. The student will be able to make judgements about anatomical alterations and their implication in the main physiopathological processes that lead to the most common pathological states, reflecting on the socio-economic and ethical dimensions related to them; shall refer to anatomical knowledge in the execution of physical semiotic maneuvers and in the interpretation of instrumental semiotic data. Communicative skills: at the end of the course the student will have the ability to describe and explain (both orally and in writing) the normal morphology and structure of the human body, also knowing how to use effectively the communication tools of scientific publications and communications.Learning ability: at the end of the course, the student will have acquired the ability to self-update on the contents of human anatomy, using the methods of updating proper to scientific investigation in the biomedical field.

or a fruitful study of the subject and for an adequate understanding of the teaching materials, it is indicated as prerequisite: notions of cell biology, physics, chemistry, human histology and embryology

The integrated course of human and clinical anatomy aims to present the anatomo-clinical characterization of the human body at both macroscopic and microscopic and ultrastructural level, including in the temporal dimension ranging from embryonic development, organogenesis, somatic growth and ageing. At the end of the course, the student will have to know the essential morphological and biomechanical characteristics, the mode of operation and the general mechanisms of control of the systems, organs, tissues, cells of the human organism, as well as their main morpho-functional correlations under normal conditions.

Gray's Anatomy Netter Atlas software Complete Anatomy

U.D. Chest Training objective: to understand the functional anatomy of the thoracic cage and the organs that house it with particular reference to the respiratory and cardiovascular structures. Didactic Programme: functional notions on the thoracic cage and intercostal spaces; pleures; lungs: macroscopic, microscopic and functional anatomy of the bronchial tree and lung parenchyma, respiratory mechanics and functional influences of the autonomic nervous system; heart and large vessels: faces and position of the heart, pericardium, macroscopic and functional anatomy of the heart chambers, mechanism of the heart valves and skeleton, conduction system, coronary arteries and their course, aorta and epiaortic vessels, pulmonary artery, superior and inferior vena cava, pulmonary veins, Azygos system; the mediastinum: limits, division and topographic relations of the viscera present. Endocrine functions of thoracic organs. Regional function of the autonomic nervous system. Each part will be viewed topographically. U.D. Diaphragm and Anterolateral Abdominal Wall Training objective: to understand the functions of the diaphragm, the anterolateral and posterior abdominal wall and the inguinal canal. Didactic Programme: main macroscopic notions of the diaphragm, hyatus and tendinous center; macroscopic anatomy and position of the external, internal, transverse and right oblique muscles and their bands; structure and bands of the posterior abdominal wall. Main macroscopic notions of the inguinal canal and its content. U.D. Digestive System Formative Objective: to understand functionally how the digestive system presides over the introduction of food, its digestion and absorption and the elimination of solid waste products.Didactic Program: knowledge of the main macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine; more important anatomical relations between the aforementioned structures; peritoneum; vascularization of the gastroenteric system; functions and regulation of the gastroenteric endocrine system; functional effects of the innervation of the gastrointestinal system; liver, gallbladder and pancreas: macroscopic, microscopic and functional aspects. Structure and division of the retroperitoneum. Regional function of the autonomic nervous system. U.D. Spleen and lymph node stations Training objective: to understand the main macroscopic, topographic and microscopic aspects of the spleen and lymph nodes. Educational program: topographical position and microscopic structure of the spleen with particular reference to morpho-functional aspects; distribution of lymph node chains; reference to the thoracic duct already introduced in the U.D. of the abdomen. Urinary system:Kidney: position, fascia and adipose cap, major macroscopic and microscopic aspects; urinary vascularization; nephron: microscopic and functional aspects of ultrafiltration and tubular reabsorption; ureter: course and microscopic aspects; bladder: position, main macroscopic aspects. Pelvis and perineum:Functional anatomy of the pelvic floor and urogenital diaphragm. Membranous and ligamentous bands, tendinous arches. Male reproductive system: testicular, deferent, seminal vesicles, prostate, urethra, bulbourethral glands, penis. Female reproductive system.Head neck:bones of the splancnocranium and neurocranium, the fontanelles and their function, main mimic muscles and chewing

The teaching will be articulated in lectures, with integration of some lessons transmitted online/ streaming or provided as video tutorials recorded, with a good number of practical exercises. The lessons aim to emphasize concepts and anatomical principles, leaving out the notional aspect and the accumulation of details. The exposure of scientific problems, study techniques in biomedical research of morphological, structural and ultrastructural type contributes to the autonomy of judgment, to the development of communicative skills, Develop problem-solving skills and mature learning skills to be generalized to different contexts. The lectures contain a clinical trigger related to the anatomical topic and can also be conducted in co-presence with fellow clinician doctors and surgeons. Several practical exercises are carried out for small groups of students in order to involve them actively in problem solving; for these are used skeletons, models and traditional anatomical mannequins, as well as digital imaging techniques through the use of special devices able to directly correlate dissection images with 3D radiology images, computer axial tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. Some dissections or prosections may be expected with the use of the cadaver. Practice sessions with the use of optical microscopes are also planned, in order to train students in microscopic organ diagnosis.Modern pedagogical technologies will also be used, such as problem-based learning techniques, problem oriented learning, visual thinking strategy, flipped classroom methodology, body painting techniques, modern digital and interactive multimedia technologies, 3-D printing technologies, engineering modelling, gamification and other innovative methodologies, which will: • Actively involve the students and stimulate them to elaborate and deep learning (deep learning), for a deeper understanding and better use of knowledge; • Stimulating students to interact with each other (collaborative learning), because these interactions can positively influence learning; • Place students in a professional context and subject them to problem solving from multiple perspectives, to stimulate knowledge transfer and reflective learning (reflective learning); • Stimulate students to be aware of their prior knowledge and motivated to improve their learning process (continuing independent learning).

the lessons will be available and to support students' study on the teams platform

The student will have to take the individual partial tests ( locomotor anatomy, general anatomy) in the appeals provided by the exam calendar of the Degree Course. In particular, the performance of partial tests, the results of which must be published using the IT tool «Partial tests» provided for by the Esse3 platform and will be recorded as a single final appeal in which the Commission carries out the verification of the overall results of the integrated teaching and its record-keeping. The Student must register for the online exam of the partial test on ESSE3. The vote of the partial test will be considered valid until the extraordinary session of the academic year of reference.The student, to pass the examination related to the teaching will have to obtain an assessment 18 in each of the partial tests, will not be able to refuse the outcome of the partial test, but only the vote of the entire integrated course and, in this case, will have to repeat all the partial tests. Grade 29-30 and praise: the student has a THOROUGH knowledge of the subject has excellent communication skills and masters the medical-scientific language.Grade 26-28: the student has a GOOD knowledge of the subject and clearly exposes the arguments using an appropriate medical-scientific language; Grade 22-25: the student has a DECENT knowledge of the subject, even if limited to the main topics and exposes the topics in a fairly clear with a decent property of language; Grade 18-21: the student has the MINIMUM knowledge of the subject and exposes the topics in a sufficiently clear although the property of language is poorly developed; Exam not passed: the student DOES NOT HAVE THE MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE required of the main contents of the teaching. The ability to use the specific language is very little or nothing and is not able to apply the acquired knowledge independently

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)

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