PROGRAM OF THE COURSE OF HUMAN ANATOMY

Specialistic Degree in PHARMACEUTYCAL CHEMISTRY AND TECNOLOGY

I° part

GENERAL ANATOMY: general principles of Anatomy - The three dimensional organisation of the human body - Anatomical terminology - Body regions - Cave and solid organs.

HISTOLOGY AND MICROSCOPICAL ANATOMY: the tissutal level of organisation of the human body - Epithel tissues - Connective tissues -Muscular tissues - Nervous tissue - Blood and lymph.

THE INTEGUMENT: general information about the integument and its functions - General characteristics of the skin - Structure of the skin - Skin vascularisation - Skin innervation - Pilo-sebaceous follicle - Sweat glans - Mammary glands - Nails.

SKELETAL, ARTICULAR AND MUSCULAR SYSTEMS: general information about bones, joints and muscles - Cranium and its muscles - Thoracic skeleton and its principal muscular groups - Upper and lower limbs skeletal and their principal muscles.

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: the organisation of the cardiovascular system - Heart - Arteries, veins and capillaries - Small circulation - Large circulation - Principal arteries and their districts - Principal veins and their districtsi - The organisation of the lymphatic system - Lymphatic vessels - Lymphnodes - Generalities on the anatomy of the lymphatic system.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: generalities - Bone marrow - Thymus - Spleen - Lymphnodes - MALT (Mucose Associated Lymphoid Tissue) - Lymphocytes circulation.

ALIMENTARY SYSTEM: the organisation of the alimentary system - Oral cavity: teeths, tongue and salivary glands - Pharinx and oesophagus - Stomach - Small intestine - Large intestine - Liver and bile ducts - Portal vein system - Functional information about liver - Pancreas - Alimentary system vessels.

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: nose and pharynx - Larynx - Trachea and bronchial tree - Lungs - Pulmonary alveoli and gas exchange - Pleuras - Respiratory system vessels.

II° part

URINARY SYSTEM: The organisation of the urinary system - Kidney - the nephron and urine formation - endocrine kidney - Ureters and urinary bladder - Urethra - Urinary system vessels.

MALE GENITAL SYSTEM: general organisation - Testis and spermatogenesyis - Spermatic ducts - Glands of the male genital system - Penis - Vessels of the male genital system.

FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM: general organisation - Ovary and ovogenesys - Uterine tubes - Uterus and vagina - Menstrual cycle - Vulva - Vessels of the female genital system.

ENDOCRINE GLANDS: general organisation and functional information about endocrine glands - Pituitari gland and pituitary portal system - Pineal gland - Thyroid gland - Parathyroid glands - Thymus - Pancreatic islets - Suprarenal glands - Testis interstitial cells - Ovarian follicles and corpus luteum - Endocrine structures in other organs.

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: general organisation of the nervous system - The neuron and neuron theory - Neuronal chains - Some information on the phylogenesis of the nervous system - Sensibilty - Organs of the central nervous system - Macroscopic description of the spinal cord - Structure of the spinal cord - Organisation of the grey matter of the spinal cord - Organisation of the white matter of the spinal cord - Spinal nervesi - Functions of the spinal cord - Macroscopic description of the brainstem - Nuclei of encephalic nerves - Brainstem nuclei - Reticular nuclei - Cranial nerves - Functions of the brainstem - Macroscopic description of cerebellum - cerebellar cortex and cerebellar nuclei - Functions of cerebellum - Diencephalon: general featurs - Thalamus - Hypothalamus and its functions - Diencephalon functions - Macroscopic description of telencephalon - Structure and functions of cerebral cortex - The concept of dominatinf emisphere - Lymbic system - Basal nuclei and striatum - Meninges and liquor - Vessels of the central nervous system.

PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: the organisation of peripheral nervous system - Nerves, ganglions and sensory organs - Spinal nerves - Cranial nerves and their distribution - Autonomic nervous system: sympathetic and parasympathetic parts.

RECEPTRS AND SENSE ORGANS: general information about sensitive receptors - General information about sense organs - Gustatory organ - Olfactory organ - Eye and related structures - Ear

SUGGESTED TEXTS

Edi-Ermes (Milano, 2001) - ANATOMIA DELL'UOMO - Autori vari

Edi Ermes (Milano) - ANATOMIA UMANA-ATLANTE - P.Kopf-Maier

Piccin Ed. (Padova) - Trattato di Istologia - W.Bloom e D.W.Fawcett

Edi Ermes (Milano) - Istologia - P.Rosati e R.Colombo