SME0663 - HUMAN ANATOMY

courses

ID:

SME0663

Duration (hours):

96

CFU:

Year:

2025

Date/time interval

Annuale (06/10/2025 - 05/06/2026)

Course Objectives

The integrated course covers various modules: HISTOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY _ HUMAN ANATOMY SPLANCHNOLOGY in the first semester of the first year _ HUMAN ANATOMY and LOCOMOTOR SYSTEM in the second semester of the first year. It will be necessary to know the morphological characteristics of tissues, cells and subcellular structures of the human organism. Introduction to embryology. Knowledge of the structural organisation of the human body, with its main anatomical and clinical applications, from the macroscopic to the microscopic level, up to the main ultrastructural and functional aspects. Recognise the essential morphological characteristics of the systems, apparatuses, organs, tissues, cells and subcellular structures of the human organism, with reference to the basics of embryology. At the end of the course, students should be able to use the knowledge acquired for practical/professional purposes.

Course Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of biology, chemistry, histology and anatomy acquired during secondary school is required.

Teaching Methods

Classes will be held in person with compulsory attendance. Students are encouraged to interact with the teacher. The material is made available to students for free consultation and it is strictly forbidden to distribute it to unauthorised third parties or download it onto your device. The course will be structured with lectures followed, at the end of each lesson, by a discussion on the topic. The lessons are supported by optional meetings with tutors, who are available each year to help students who need assistance with their studies.

Assessment Methods

Students enrol for the exam using the usual procedure (Esse3). On the day of the exam, they must show their university ID card or a valid identity document with a photo. It is strongly recommended that students take the ongoing tests in order to lighten their study load. The exam consists of a written test and an oral test. The written test on the computer platform requires students to remember their login credentials for the university platform. No aids will be allowed, only students with learning disabilities may request compensatory measures by submitting the appropriate documentation. The exams will be held in person. Learning will be assessed as follows: - a written test during the course, scheduled for two dates in February, consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on the following topics: cytology/histology, neuroanatomy (central nervous system), splanchnology (circulatory, digestive, respiratory, urinary and genital systems). First semester programme. Those who pass the ongoing assessment, obtaining a mark of at least 18/30, will be able to take a written exam (30-question quiz) and an oral exam from June onwards for the next six exam sessions. The programme to be completed will cover osteo-arthro-myology and the peripheral nervous system with sensory organs. If a student who has passed the ongoing assessment in February but fails to pass the second part of the exam within the six standard exam sessions, the ongoing assessment will no longer be valid and they will have to retake it the following February. Those who do NOT pass the FEBRUARY ONGOING ASSESSMENT from June onwards will have to take a written exam (30 multiple-choice questions) and an oral exam, completing the entire programme of the course in Human Anatomy and Notions of Histology. The oral exam consists of questions relating to the C. I. teaching programme to assess comprehension (20%), the ability to apply knowledge and understanding (20%), independent judgement (10%), learning ability (20%) and communication skills (30%). A single final mark out of 30 will be given for the C.I. The commission will be composed of at least two teachers. Appropriate attire for the occasion is required for the exam.

ISTOLOGIA E EMBRIOLOGIA Membrana cellulare: struttura, funzioni e specializzazioni Organuli citoplasmatici: reticolo endoplasmico liscio e rugoso, ribosomi, Golgi, lisosomi, vescicole di fagocitosi, mitocondri, citoscheletro e centriolo: struttura e funzione Nucleo: morfologia e composizione. DNA , RNA. Brevi cenni sulla sintesi proteica. Mitosi e meiosi. I tessuti: Tessuto epiteliale: introduzione ai tessuti Tessuto epiteliale di rivestimento, classificazione, specializzazioni di membrana Tessuto ghiandolare. Epiteli ghiandolari esocrini ed endocrini, citologia della secrezione Tessuti connettivali: Tessuto connettivo propriamente detto, sostanza fondamentale Tessuto cartilagineo Tessuto osseo Sangue: plasma e cellule del sangue Tessuto muscolare: striato scheletrico, liscio, cardiaco Tessuto nervoso: neurone, prolungamenti, fibre nervose, sinapsi, placca neuromuscolare. Cellule della glia SPLANCNOLOGIA Apparato circolatorio con cenni di embriologia e Sistema linfatico. Apparato respiratorio: vie aeree superiori ed inferiori, polmoni, pleure. Apparato digerente: cavità orale, faringe, esofago, stomaco, intestino tenue e crasso, fegato, pancreas, cavità peritoneale. Apparato urinario: reni, ureteri, vescica, uretra maschile e femminile Apparati genitale maschile e femminile: gonadi, vie spermatiche, utero e vagina (generalità). Apparato endocrino: generalità Sistema nervoso centrale: principi di organizzazione strutturale, con cenni di Embriologia. Midollo spinale: morfologia, organizzazione della sostanza grigia e bianca. L’encefalo: tronco encefalico, diencefalo, telencefalo, cervelletto. Vie nervose di moto (piramidali, extrapiramidali, motilità viscerale) e di senso (sensibilità cosciente epicritica e protopatica, propriocezione, sensibilità viscerale). Sistema nervoso periferico: nervo: definizione, gangli. Nervi cranici, organizzazione dei nervi spinali, plessi nervosi (generalità) Organi di senso (generalità)