Lecture: 4 hours/week
and
Lab: 3 hours/week
Class time will include some or all of the following: lecture, in-class individual and group activities, case study discussions, and laboratory activities.
- Overview of the musculoskeletal system
- Histology of bone, muscle, cartilage, and fibrous connective tissues
- Axial and appendicular skeleton
- Joints: classification and accessory structures (ligaments, menisci, bursae)
- Muscles of the axial and appendicular skeleton
- Principle of muscular antagonism
- Functions
- Origins and insertions
- Prime movers for various actions
- Neuroanatomy
- General organization of the human nervous system
- Central motor systems: main motor pathways, cerebellum and basal ganglia
- Peripheral nervous system: cranial nerves, spinal nerves and nerve plexuses
- Somatosensory systems
- Vascular anatomy
- Blood vessel structure: arteries, veins and capillaries
- Circulatory pathways: principal arteries and veins
- Regional musculoskeletal anatomy (including regional neuroanatomy, vascular anatomy, surface markings, and major organs noted)
- Head and neck (including the brain)
- Trunk: back and thorax (including the heart and lungs)
- Trunk: abdomen (including the kidneys and the major organs and accessory organs of the digestive system) and pelvis (including the urinary bladder)
- Upper limbs
- Lower limbs
- Laboratory activities
- Microscopic examination of musculoskeletal, nervous and vascular tissues
- Visual inspection and palpation of surface anatomical markings on self and peers
- Identification of musculoskeletal structures and organs in anatomical models and/or plastinated specimens
- Functional integration of the musculoskeletal and the nervous systems in the execution of specific motor actions, gait and balance
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- describe the microscopic structure of bone, muscle, cartilage, vascular, nervous, and fibrous connective tissues;
- describe the gross anatomy and anatomical location of the organs of the nervous, respiratory, circulatory, urinary, and digestive systems;
- identify the bones of the human skeleton and their main surface markings;
- identify the muscles of the human body on anatomical models and specimens by visual inspection or palpation of surface anatomy;
- discuss the motor actions of the main muscles of the human body;
- classify joints based on their structure and function;
- describe the neural pathways involved in the generation and control of movement, and in the reception and transmission of somatosensory information;
- describe the circulatory pathways that supply blood to the main muscles and major organs of the body;
- describe the regional musculoskeletal anatomy of the head, neck, trunk, and limbs, including their bones, muscles, joints, nerves, and blood vessels;
- apply anatomical knowledge to predict the functional consequence of injury to selected bones, muscles, joints, nerves, or blood vessels.
Assessment will be in accordance with the °µÍø51 Evaluation Policy. The instructor will present a written course outline with specific evaluation criteria at the beginning of the semester. Evaluation will be based on the following:
Quizzes and/or Assignments: 10-25%
Laboratory Work (Reports and/or Tests): 15-50%
Term Test(s): 20-40%
Final Theory Examination: 20-40%
Total: 100%
Consult the °µÍø51 Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Example textbooks and materials may include:
Mike Pascoe, ed. (Current Edition). Kenhub Atlas of Human Anatomy. Kenhub.
Henry Gray. (1918) Anatomy of the Human Body. Lea & Febiger.