Human Anatomy: Neuroanatomy
Code: 106729 ECTS Credits: 4| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2502442 Medicine | FB | 2 | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Rosa Mirapeix Lucas
- Email:
- rosa.mirapeix@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Other comments on languages
Most topics are given in catalan. Some topics may be taught in spanishTeachers
- Josep Reig Vilallonga
- Jordi Gascón Bayarri
- David Cànovas Vergé
Prerequisites
It is recommended that the student had acquired the basic knowledge and skills from the subjects of Human Anatomy taught in the first year of the degree of Medicine, as well as the basic competences for self-learning and group work.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The Human Anatomy course: Neuroanatomy is a subject taught in the 2nd semester of the 2nd year of the Degree in Medicine and is focused on the nervous system.
The objectives of the subject are that students:
• Study the organization of the nervous system.
• Study of the anatomical structures of the central nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
• Learn and use correctly the anatomical nomenclature related to the nervous system
• Know and identify the different anatomical structures that integrate the nervous system
• Apply acquired knowledge of embryology and anatomy to the pathogenesis and symptomatology of congenital and / or acquired pathologies.
• Get practical skills
Competences
- Convey knowledge and techniques to professionals working in other fields.
- Critically assess and use clinical and biomedical information sources to obtain, organise, interpret and present information on science and health.
- Demonstrate a sufficient command of English, both oral and written, for effective scientific and professional communication.
- Demonstrate basic research skills.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of descriptive and functional anatomy, both macro- and microscopic, of different body systems, and topographic anatomy, its correlation with basic complementary examinations and its developmental mechanisms.
- Demonstrate understanding of the basic sciences and the principles underpinning them.
- Demonstrate understanding of the causal agents and the risk factors that determine states of health and the progression of illnesses.
- Demonstrate understanding of the structure and function of the body systems of the normal human organism at different stages in life and in both sexes.
- Demonstrate, in professional activity, a perspective that is critical, creative and research-oriented.
- Maintain and sharpen one's professional competence, in particular by independently learning new material and techniques and by focusing on quality.
Learning Outcomes
- Apply knowledge of anatomy to the production of structured review texts.
- Convey knowledge and techniques to professionals working in other fields.
- Demonstrate a sufficient command of English, both oral and written, for effective scientific and professional communication.
- Demonstrate basic research skills.
- Demonstrate, in professional activity, a perspective that is critical, creative and research-oriented.
- Describe anatomical structures, organisation and morphogenesis of the cardiovascular system, central nervous system and the sense organs.
- Describe the factors that determine the form, general aspect and proportions of the human body in health at different stages in life and in both sexes.
- Describe the fundamental scientific principles of human anatomy.
- Describe the general anatomical organisation of the systems of the human body in health.
- Explain the formation of the embryonic disc and its principal derivatives.
- Identify the anatomical structures that constitute the different body systems in good health in the major stages of the life cycle and in both sexes.
- Identify the anatomical structures that make up the cardiovascular system, the central nervous system, and the sense organs in health, by using inspection, palpation and/or macroscopic methods and different diagnostic imaging techniques.
- Identify the main techniques used in a human anatomy laboratory.
- Identify the morphogenetic mechanisms of the main alterations in the development of the cardiovascular system, the central nervous system and the sense organs.
- Know and make correct use of the international anatomical nomenclature.
- Maintain and sharpen one's professional competence, in particular by independently learning new material and techniques and by focusing on quality.
Content
Unit 1 - Introduction to the nervous system: Basic terminology. Organization of the nervous system. Main components of the nervous system (neurons- neuroglia, afferent-efferent neurons, white-gray substance, nuclei-tracts).
Unit 2 - Telencephalon: external morphology of the cerebral hemispheres (lobes, sulcus, gyrus, functional areas of the cerebral cortex). Core nuclei. White telencephalic substance (association, commissural and projection fibres). Limbic system
Unit 3 - Diencephalon: Generalities. Thalamus. Hypothalamus. Epithalamus. Subthalamus. Pituitary gland
Unit 4 - Brainstem: Generalities. Reticular system, Midbrain, Pons and Bulb (external morphology, internal morphology, transverse images, clinical significance).
Unit 5 - Cerebellum: Generalities. External and internal morphology. Connections
Unit 6 - Spinal cord: Generalities. External and internal morphology, ascending and descending tracts. Clinical considerations
Unit 7 - Meninges: Generalities. Brain and spinal meninges.
Unit 8 - Cerebrospinal fluid and ventricular system.
Unit 9 - Vascularization of the central nervous system: Arterial and venous vascularization.
Unit 10- Autonomic or vegetative nervous system: Generalities. Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system.
Unit 11 - Cranial nerves: Generalities. Sensory nerves (n.I-olfactory, n.II-optic, n.III-vestibulocochlear). Oculomotors Nerves (n.III-oculomotor, n.IV-trochlear, n.VI-abducens). Trigeminal nerve (n.V). Facial nerve (n.VII). Other nerves (n.IX- glossopharyngeal nerve, n.X-vagus nerve, n.XI-accessory nerve, n.XII- hypoglossal nerve).
Lectures: 25 hours.
Practical Lab in the dissection room: 4 (2 hours each).
Seminar of clinical anatomy: 1 (1,5 hours).
Methodology
In accordance with the objectives of the subject, the teaching methodology of the course is based on the following activities:
DIRECTED ACTIVITIES
Lectures (25 hours): Systematic exhibition of the subject, giving relevance to the most important concepts. The student acquires basic knowledge of the subject attending master classes and complementing them with personal study of the topics explained.
Seminars (1.5 hours): Sessions with a smaller number of students for the discussion and resolution of exercises. Students apply the knowledge acquired to solve clinical cases.
Practical Labs (8 hours): The students attend in small groups to the dissection room to study the different contents of the subject. Students identify different anatomical structures in dissections, prossections and imaging diagnostic techniques (radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, arteriography, etc.). The objective is to consolidate the knowledge acquired in lectures, tutorials and the autonomous activities.
SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES
Tutorials: The tutorials will be made in a personalized way in the teacher's office (hours to be arranged) or by email. The aim of the tutorials is to clarify concepts, establish the knowledge acquired and facilitate the study by the students. They can also be used to solve doubts that the students have about the preparation of the seminars.
AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITIES
Comprehensive reading of texts and articles. Personal study, schemes and summaries preparation. Conceptual assimilation of the contents of the subject. Book chapters and recommended articles will be part of the evaluation.
“N.B. The proposed teaching and assessment methodologies may experience some modifications as a result of the restrictions on face-to-face learning imposed by the health authorities. The teaching staff will use the Moodle classroom or the usual communication channel to specify whether the different directed and assessment activities are to be carried out on site or online, as instructed by the Faculty”.
Learning activities
Type: Directed
Practical Labs (PLAB)
Seminars (SEM)
Lectures-Theoretical classes (TE)
Type: Supervised
Tutorials
Type: Autonomous
Autonomous activities- personal study
Reading of articles
Preparation of summaries
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Practical Labs | 8 | 0.32 | 1, 15, 3, 4, 5, 7, 2, 12, 11, 13, 16 |
| Seminars | 1.5 | 0.06 | 1, 15, 3, 4, 5, 9, 6, 2, 14, 12, 11, 13, 16 |
| Theory | 25 | 1 | 1, 15, 8, 9, 6, 10, 12, 11, 13 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Tutorships | 18 | 0.72 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 2, 10, 16 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Autonomous activities-personal study. Reading of articles. Preparation of summaries | 44 | 1.76 | 1, 15, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 6, 2, 10, 12, 11, 13, 16 |
Assessment
NOTE: The proposed evaluation may undergo some modification depending on the face-to-face restrictions imposed by the health authorities.
All students will have two opportunities to pass the subject: during the semester (after the end of the teaching activities) and retrieval exam (at the end of the semester).
EXAM AT THE END OF THE TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
In order to take this exam, it is mandatory for the student attend all practical labs and seminars programmed. Only one absence in each partial will be allowed without justification.
This exam will consist of 4 written parts based in lectures, SEM and PLAB contents.
- § 1st part (50% of the mark) = multiple- choice question. Test with 5 answers, only 1 true and with a penalty of 0.25 points for the incorrect answer.
- § 2nd part (20% of the mark) = true and false questions. Penalty of 0.5 points for the incorrect answer.
- § 3rd part (15% of the mark) = questions raised on preparations or anatomical images.
- § 4 rd part (15% of the mark)= blank exam, definitions, gap exam…
The mark of this exam =1st part (50%) + 2n part (20%) + 3rd part (15%) + 4rd part (15%).
To eliminate matter of a partial, it is necessary to take a minimum grade fo 5,00
RECOVERY EXAM:
The students who have achieved the competences and objective of the subject in the evaluation at the end of the teaching activities will not be obligated to take the final evaluation or recovery.
The subject will schedule a final assessment, in accordance with the Faculty’s teaching calendar, at the end of the academic year. All those students enrolled in the subject can be presented, although they have not attend any of teaching activity programmed during the semester.
Students with the following criteria have to attend the final evaluation:
- § Students who have failed or not submitted to the exam at the end of the teaching activities.
- § Students who have eliminated material but want to upgrade. In these cases:
a) An email must be sent to the coordinator of the subject at least 1 week before the recovery exam b) The student will have to submit to the 4 parts of the exam
c) Although the student presents to the recovery exam to upgrade, it is mandatory to have a minimum grade of 5.0 of the recovery exam. Otherwise, the student will have suspended the subject.
d) Once the student has a minimum grade of 5.0 of the recovery exam, the final grade will be calculated, using the highest score obtained by the student in the exam at the end of the teaching activities and recovery exam.
The recovery exam of each partial will consist of written evaluations (test and no test) based in lectures, SEM and PLAB contents.
To pass the recovery exam, it is necessary to fulfil the minimum grade of 5,0. If the student has not achieved a minimum grade of 5.0, the student, therefore, will have suspended the subject.
MARK OF THE SUBJECT:
Grade of the subject = the mark obtained in the exam at the end of the teaching activities or in the recovery exam
The honour distinction will be among students who have achieved an excellent qualification. The number of license plates awarded may not exceed 5% as established by the academic regulations of the UAB.
To pass the subject it is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5.0. It is considered non-evaluable student, who has NOT performed any evaluation test.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, REVISIONS:
Exams (day, hour, classroom ...) and revision of the marks will be announced through the UAB moodle. The procedure for reviewing marks will be in accordance with the current regulations of the UAB and in any case be individually.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A) Written assessment objective test: multiple choice test | 50% | 1.25 | 0.05 | 1, 15, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 6, 10, 14, 12, 11, 13, 16 |
| B) Written assessment, objective: true/false questions | 20% | 1.25 | 0.05 | 1, 15, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6, 2, 10, 14, 12, 11, 13 |
| C) questions raised on preparations or anatomical images | 15% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 4, 14, 12, 11, 13 |
| D) Written assessment | 15% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 15, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 6, 16 |
Bibliography
Textbook
- Haines(2020). Gray- Anatomia para estudiantes. 4ª ed. Ed. Elsevier Science, Madrid.
- Garcia-Porrero JA, Hurlé JM (2020). Anatomia Humana. 2ª edición Ed. McGraw-Hill Interamericana. Format E-book a la Biblioteca de la UAB
- Sadler TW (2019) Embriología médica de Langman. 14ª edición. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Format E-book a la Biblioteca de la UAB
Atles of Anatomy
- Gilroy AM et al. PROMETHEUS Atlas de Anatomía (2021). 4ª ed. Ed. Panamericana: Buenos Aires. Format E-book a la Biblioteca de la UAB
- Rohen JW, Yokochi C, Lütjen-Drecoll E (2015). Atlas de Anatomía Humana. 9ª ed. Ed. Elsevier Science, Madrid
Web
- Videos de disección: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAj3ylS_wAsWZZOdR2koNQ
- Exámenes: https://www.purposegames.com/game/14-foramen-fissures-of-human-skull
- Examen múltiple choice: http://novella.mhhe.com/sites/0070272468/student_view0/chapter17/multiple_choice_quiz.html
Software
No specific sowfware is needed