Module A
Structure and function of
human body
academic year 2012/2013
coordinators: KaFr
Miloslav Franěk
David Kachlík
Information
• SIS
– credit and exam conditions
– syllabus
• vyuka.lf3.cuni.cz
– description of educational units
• http://www.old.lf3.cuni.cz/anatomie
Module A – structure and function
11 courses
• winter semester: 5 courses + winter
dissection course
• summer semester: 4 courses + summer
dissection course
• each courses is closed with written/oral
test
• final oral exam – commission
(morphologist + physiologist)
Courses
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lectures
seminaries
practices
conference
• examination – written/oral test
Hours of Module A
A+H+E –
seminaries +
practises
Ph+B – lectures
Course
A+H+E –
lectures
Ph+B –
seminaries +
practises
Locomotion
20
24
6
16
Blood
2
2
6
8
Respiration
6
4
4
8
Excretion and Reproduction
12
14
8
8
Digestion
8
14
10
10
Circulation
12
18
10
10
Regulation: Endocrinology
6
6
22
12
Regulation: Nervous system
24
26
24
14
Senses
6
8
8
6
Dissection of limbs
-
35
-
-
Dissection of body
-
45
-
-
Total
96
196
98
94
Total - Module
484
Conferences
8 x 3 = 24
Total
508
Module A - teachers
• Dept. of Anatomy
• Dept. of Normal, Pathological and
Clinical Physiology
• Dept. of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular
Biology (14-10)
• Dept. of Histology and Embryology (1-1)
• Dept. of Surgery (0-1)
• Conferences – different depts. and clinics
Course 1 – Locomotion (6 weeks)
Lectures
Structure
• Introduction to morphology
• General osteology and bones of limbs
• General arthrology
• General myology and muscles of limbs
• General neurology and spinal nerves
• Axial skeleton and pelvis as a whole
• Skull and development of head and neck I
• Skull and development of head and neck II
• Muscles and nerves of head and neck
• Muscles and nerves of thorax and back
• Muscles and nerves of abdomen and pelvic floor
Function
• History and present state of physiology. Introduction to experimental propedeutics
• Calcium and its significance in the bone metabolism
• Physiology of the muscle function, properties of the excitatory tissues, action
potentials. The muscle tone, force and work.
• Metabolism of muscle cells
Course 1 – Locomotion (6 weeks)
Seminaries and Practices
Structure
• Bones of upper limb - Practices
• Joints of upper limb - Practices
• Bones of lower limb - Practices
• Joints of lower limb - Practices
• Muscles and nerves of limbs
• Axial skeleton and pelvis as a whole - Practices
• Skull – bones - Practices
• Skull – topography I - Practices
• Skull – topography II - Practices
• Muscles and nerves of head and neck - Practices
• Muscles and nerves of thorax and back - Practices
• Muscles and nerves of abdomen and pelvic floor - Practices
Function
• The principles of experimental work, experimental protocol, scientific information - Practices
• The use and handling with experimental animals, the basic principles of statistics - Practices
• Surgical technique on a model - Practices
• Surgical and injection technique on the animal, autopsy of rat, tracheal and vascular cannulation I - Practices
• Surgical and injection technique on the animal, autopsy of rat, tracheal and vascular cannulation II - Practices
• Demonstration of neuromuscular sample and myographic curve. The resting and action potential of the
muscles – Practices
• Function of muscles and bones - Seminary
• Biochemistry of bones and muscles - Seminary
Konference
Course 1 – Locomotion (6 weeks)
Conference
clinical implemenation
• Orthopaedic Surgery: Bone as an organ from the
point of view of an orthopaedic surgeon
• Rheumatology: A review of the most important
diseases of joints
• Neurology: Clinical demonstration of locomotion
disorders
• Basics of locomotion disorders rehabilitation
Course 6 – Dissection of limbs
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Structure
Dissection of upper limb (1st day)
Dissection of lower limb (2nd day)
Dissection of both limb nerves (3rd day)
Dissection of both limb vessels (4th day)
Dissection of limb topographical sites (5th
day)
Dissection of limb (6th day)
Final oral examination (7th day)
Course 6 – Dissection of limbs
Week
7th-8th
8th-9th
Date
November 12 - November 20
November 21 - November 29
Group
1
2,3,4
Dissection course is held at CH pavilion within the Hospital area !
Credits conditions – winter semester
Course 1 – Locomotion (6 weeks)
Examination during the course
Structure
Bones of limbs – oral
Joints of limbs – oral
Axial skeleton – oral
Skull – oral
Examination after the course
Structure and Function
Joint test
Course 2 – Blood (1 week)
Examination during the course
Function
Tests during seminaries
Examination after the course
Structure and Function
Joint test
Course 3 – Digestion (3 weeks)
Examination during the course
Function
Tests during seminaries
Examination after the course
Structure
Separate test
Function
Oral examination
Course 4 – Respiration (2 weeks)
Examination during the course
Function
Tests during seminaries
Examination after the course
Structure and Function
Joint test
Course 5 – Excretion and reproduction (3
weeks)
Examination during the course
Function
Tests during seminaries
Examination after the course
Structure and Function
Joint oral examination
Course 6 – Topographical dissection of
limbs
Structure
Oral examination
Credits conditions – winter semester
Terms of test/oral examination after the course
1st term
2nd term
3rd term
4th term
immediately after the course
during the winter examination period (17th week)
during the summer examination period (18th week)
during the summer examination period (September)
Terms of oral examinations during the course
1st term
2nd term
3rd term
4th term
5th term
after termination of relevant practical training
in adequate time interval during the course
during the winter examination period
during the summer examination period (June)
during the summer examination period (September)
Credits conditions
Termination of winter semester and
granting the credit
Structure
• Histological preparations – oral examination
Structure and Function
• Fulfilled duties of Course 7-11
• Summary presence in practical trainings (80%)
– 75-80% - 5-page literary review concerning a specific
topic (e.g. mechanism of gastrooesphageal junction)
– <75 % - credit cannot be granted
Exam conditions
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•
fulfilled credit of winter semester
fulfilled credit of summer semester
aplication for exam via SIS
Terms of exams
1st term after fulfilling the credits
2nd term at least 14 day after the first one
3rd term at least 14 day after the second
one
Recommended literature
WILLIAMS P.L. - GRAY´s ANATOMY – 38th Edition
MOORE K.L. Clinically Orientated Anatomy – any edition
Recommended literature
SNELL R.S. - Clinical Neuroanatomy – 6/7th edition
MOORE K.L., PERSAUD T.V.N. –
The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology
- 8th edition
Recommended literature
MESCHER A.L. - Junqueira's Basic Histology
- 12th edition
EROSCHENKO V.P. –
Di Fiore's atlas of histology with functional correlation - 11th edition
Structure and FUCTION
• Dept. of Normal, Pathological and Clinical
Physiology, Ke Karlovu 4, Praha 2
Structure and FUCTION
• lectures, seminaries, practices
• surgical technique
• written tests during the seminaries
• biochemistry
• lectures, seminaries
• one practices (100% attendance)
Necessary tools
• clean long white coat only for practical
education at the Dept. of Anatomy at the
CH pavilion
• clean long white coat only for practical
education at the Dept. of Physiology at
building in the street Ke Karlovu 4
• dissection toolkit (anatomical tweezers,
scalpel, blunt scissors) for Courses 6 + 11
Education rooms
• anatomy:
– 5th floor (503, 525)
– CH pavilion (812)
– histological slides (319)
• physiology:
– distant separate building – street Ke Karlovu 4
• biochemistry:
– 4th floor
and after short break……
WE START
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