Course of Anatomy (B82677, B82678) and Anatomic Dissections
(B81128) for Students of Dentistry in Academic Year 2015 – 2016
Continuation of the first year Anatomy course is the third year Clinical Orofacial
Anatomy (B81158)
Course Head: Prof. Karel Smetana, MD., DSc.
Head of English-taught courses: Prof. David Sedmera, MD., DSc.
Curricular timing and duration: The course is taught mainly during the first and
second semester containing following parts: lectures (120 hrs), practices (60hrs) and
seminars (30hrs), and one dissection block (40 hrs). Advanced course of clinically
oriented Clinical Orofacial Anatomy is taught in the the 3rd year (30hrs). Total: 280
hrs.
Lectures: In winter semester and summer semester twice a week according to
syllabus of Dentistry programme together with students of General Medicine.
Attendance is recommended.
Practices and seminars: Once a week according to syllabus of Dentistry program with
focus on topics relevant to Dentistry (head and neck anatomy mainly). The knowledge of
students is evaluated by means of written tests and oral examinations. Clinically relevant
seminars are given by students themselves. Attendance is obligatory; each semester is
closed by the credit.
Anatomic Dissection: Total of 40 hrs in summer semester according to the
schedule. Subjects of dissection are: head, neck, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and limbs.
Attendance is obligatory; dissection is closed by the credit (oral exam based on
identification of dissected structures).
Continuation of the first year Anatomy course is the third year Clinical Orofacial
Anatomy. It is closed by credit and oral final exam.
Content: Gross anatomy of organs and organ systems, regional anatomy with
respect to functional and clinical applications. Main focus is put on anatomy of the
head and neck.
First semester: Anatomical terminology, the skull, locomotor apparatus with the
main focus on the skull and muscles of the head and neck, cranial nerves; circulatory
and lymphatic system; digestive system (with oral cavity and teeth as the most
important parts), respiratory system.
Second semester: Urogenital system, heart, endocrine system, central and
peripheral nervous system, sensory organs, skin.
Summer semester, 3rd year: systematic, topographical and clinical anatomy of the
head and neck.
The list of Recommended Textbooks follows at the end of this text.
Knowledge and skills to be acquired: Theoretical and practical knowledge of the gross
anatomy and the nomenclature used to describe the human body with focus on the head
and neck anatomy.
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Eligible subjects recommended for students with deeper interest in Anatomy and
molecular medicine: New Trends in Experimental and Clinical Anatomy (B81303),
Practical Course of Orofacial Anatomy (B81199)
The requirements for successfully passing the Anatomy Course
1) The study of anatomy is concluded by credits and the final exam.
2) Credits are given at the end of the first and second semester (Anatomy 1 and
Anatomy 2), dissection credit (Anatomic Dissection) is given at the end of the course.
3) Requirements for receiving the credit from Anatomy 1 and 2 and Anatomic
Dissections:
a) obligatory attendance according to schedule (absences must be substituted
immediately as possible);
b) knowledge of the subject evaluated by successful passing of written and oral tests,
activity at seminars (this means, that ALL the tests must be successfully passed).
Failed tests could be corrected according to agreement with the respective teachers;
but no more than two re-tests are permitted.
c) Credits that will NOT be awarded at the end of semester during the credit week
(i.e. during the last practicals) could be obtained on the basis of a written credit test
on up to TWO re-tries during the exam session. In case of failure during the
SECOND written re-try, the student will be immediately examined on the spot orally.
This will be the FINAL chance for obtaining the credit; without credit from either
semester, the students will NOT be eligible to undertake the final examination.)
Dissection credits that will NOT be awarded during the oral examination at the
conclusion of the anatomical dissection could obtained on the basis of up to TWO retries, which will take place at the end of the following dissection course, or during the
exam session. Please note that dissection credits are a pre-requisite for taking the
final anatomy exam!.
4) Prerequisites for the admission to the final exam: credit from Anatomy 1 and
Anatomy 2, credit from Anatomic Dissections,
5).The final exam is organized during summer examination period. It consists of
three parts:
a) written test
b) practical part: dissection of selected region and demonstration of selected organs
including their X-ray, MR and CT pictures
c) theoretical part based on the list of questions.
Satisfactory result of written test is prerequisite for the admission to other parts of the
exam. The exam can be terminated at any part without even commencing the oral
part and evaluates the student “failed”. This provision will not apply in case of a
second re-examination, when the exam continues even in case of unsatisfactory
result of the written test.
Successfully written test and practical part of the final exam is not necessary to
retake in case of re-examination, they are valid during the whole exam period,
however at longest for 4 months.
6) For each examination (credit or exam), the students are always obliged to bring
the University Study Report book (“Index”). Without this, no examination will be
performed.
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Students with Individual Study Plan are recommended to discuss the extent and
schedule of the subject with the Head of the Institute at the beginning of particular
semester.
We would like to ask students who will repeat Anatomy 2 in academic year
2015/2016 to go to the secretariat of the Institute of Anatomy in the last week of the
winter exam period for registration of the new group for this subject. During
registration the institute will try to accommodate student’s wishes, but students have
to take into account that the number of students in each group also must remain wellbalanced.
All actual information is available on:
official board in the lobby of our Departement
www.lf1.cuni.cz
http://anat.lf1.cuni.cz/internet.htm
Prague, September 27, 2015
Prof. Karel Smetana MD., DrSc.
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