SU501: Anatomy (5 ECTS)

STADS: 29000101

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.
First quarter.

Teacher responsible
Email: mmeyer@health.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Comment:
Max 80 deltagere

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Passed Science year’s first-year examination. Knowledge of Fundamental Biochemistry (BMB503).

Course introduction
To give participants an overview of the gross anatomy and histological organization of the human body.

Expected learning outcome
Demonstrate knowledge of the anatomic structures of the body. At the end of the course, a student will be able to use histological and anatomical terminology as well as relative directional terms of the body, The student will also know histochemical and immunohistochemical staining procedures and be able to use a conventional microscope. The student will recognize and recall pertinent anatomic/histologic features of the integumentary system, connective tissue, cartilage, bone, the muscular system, the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system, the nervous system, and the endocrine system.

Subject overview
Histological and anatomical terminology, relative directional terms of the body, histochemical and immunohistochemical staining procedures, light microscopy, the integumentary system, connective tissue, cartilage and bone, the muscular system (including classification of joints), the cardiovascular system, the lymphatic system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the urinary system, the nervous system, and the endocrine system. A few examples of the anatomy and histology of diseased organs are presented in order to illustrate the importance of microscopic anatomy in understanding human disease.

Literature

• Elaine N. Marieb, Jon Mallatt & Patricia B. Wilhelm: Human Anatomy, 6th. Edition. Pearson International.
• Finn Geneser: Histology - på molekylærbiologisk grundlag, 1.udgave, Munksgaard.

Syllabus
See syllabus.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
Oral examination, internal censorship, danish 7-mark scale .

Reexamination after 2. quarter.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger og praktiske øvelser. I alt 45 timer.
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Language
This course is taught in Danish.

Course enrollment
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Tuition fees for single courses
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