| CODE | ANA1101 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to Anatomy for Dental Students | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Anatomy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit covers the general structure and some function of the human cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. These, together with a brief look into the vessels of the upper limb, will serve as an introduction to the discipline of Anatomy as well as histology and embryology. In addition to lectures, students will be exposed anatomy demonstrations in the clinical anatomy, dissection and histology laboratories. During these sessions students are stimulated to perform specified tasks and guided as to what is expected of them through worksheets. Students will also be required to participate in regular case-based group discussions followed by in-depth analysis of the underlying scientific basis of common clinical conditions through facilitated Critical Thinking Sessions. These are based on carefully selected clinical cases that are intended to stimulate the student to think and discuss critically the presented problems and to formulate basic scientific and clinical concepts as well as ethical, behavioural and professional principles. The common features of these learning sessions is that they involve active participation, are student centered and conducive to independent learning as a prelude to continuing life-long education. Study-unit Aims: This study-unit provides a foundation of the general anatomical systems where a basic knowledge is of benefit to the student dentist. It also aims to ease the student into anatomy using areas where body structures are larger and principles of blood and nerve supply can be understood more easily than in the complex cramped structures of the head. It will also introduce the student to the related specialities of histology and embryology so as to again allow them to later relate these to the head and neck. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Discuss the structure function correlations in microscopic anatomy (histology). 2. Describe the developmental processes in the beginning of the organism (embryology). 3. Describe the basic structure of the cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal systems and how structure sub serves function. 4. Outline the blood supply of the upper limb. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Identify structures in histological slides and embryological specimens. 2. Identify gross anatomical structures in cadaveric specimens. 3. Take blood and insert a canula on a training model of an arm with artificial veins. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Anatomy for Dental Students Author/s: D. R. Johnson, W. J. Moore Publisher/s: Oxford Medical Publications Date: January, 1984 ISBN 13: 978-01926-1348-6 ISBN 10: 01926-1348-0 Young Lowe, Stevens, Heath and Deakin Grant’s Atlas of Anatomy Author/s: Anne MR Agur, Arthur F Dalley Publisher/s: Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Edition: 12th Date: February, 2008 ISBN 13: 978-07817-7055-2 ISBN 10: 0781-77055-6 Wheater's functional Histology. A text and colour atlas. Edition: 5th Edition Date:2006 ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06850-8 ISBN-10: 0-443-06850-X. Imprint: Churchill Livingstone. T.W. Sadler Langman's Medical Embryology Edition: 10th Paperback Date: 2006 ISBN-10: 0781794854 ; ISBN-13: 9780781794855 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Ind Study, Group Learning and Tutorials | ||||||||||||
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