ANT2011

Anatomy

Associate Professor Jeffrey Kerr

8 points - Four 1-hour lectures and one 4-hour laboratory per week - Second semester - Clayton - Prohibitions: ANT2222, ANT2221

Objectives On the completion of this subject students should understand the structure and function of bones, muscles, nerves and vessels in the human lower limb; dissect the lower limb using human cadavers; interpret X-ray and computerised tomography (CT) films of the hip and lower limb; outline the ultrastructure and function of cells; recognise the primary tissue types by microscopic analysis and understand their functional attributes based upon subclassifications; demonstrate knowledge of living anatomy by palpation of surface landmarks on living subjects.

Synopsis ANT2011 provides an understanding at the macroscopic and microscopic levels of the structure and function of limbs, the central, autonomic and peripheral nervous system and the cellular basis of human tissues and their functional organisation into organ systems. Topics will include osteology, radiology, myology, biomechanics related to muscle actions and movements, and studies of the relationships of bone, muscle, joints, arteries, veins and nerves in the human lower limb. The recognition and function of primary tissue types is considered together with methods of tissue preparation, cell ultrastructure, cell biology, neurohistology and introductory pathology.

Assessment 'Flag-race': 30% - Essay assignment (1500 words): 20% - Examinations (3 hours): 50%

Prescribed texts

Basmajian J V and Slonecker C E Grant's 'Method of anatomy' 11th edn, Williams and Wilkins, 1989
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Snell R S Clinical anatomy for medical students 5th edn, Little Brown, 1995
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Mathers L and others Clinical anatomy principles Mosby, 1996
Burkitt H G, Young B and Heath J W Wheater's 'Functional histology' 3rd edn, Churchill Livingstone, 1993
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Ross M H, Romrell R J and Kaye G I Histology: A text and atlas 3rd edn, Williams and Wilkins, 1995
Kerr J B Atlas of functional histology Mosby, 1998
Sauerland E K Grant's 'Dissector' 11th edn, Williams and Wilkins, 1994

Recommended texts

Agur A M Grant's 'Atlas of anatomy' 9th edn, Williams and Wilkins, 1991
Clemente C D Anatomy: A regional atlas of the human body 2nd edn, Urban and Schwarzenberg, 1991

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