NEUROANATOMY
1 credits during the 1st year of 9297 ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNIQUES (L/SNT3) LA SPEZIA
AIMS AND CONTENT
AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
The aim of the course is the knowledge of the structure of the different parts constituting the Nervous System of man and the understanding of how they are interconnected for the performance of their normal function. Understanding what discussed during the course should provide the student with the basics to deepen specific topics of interest in the Nervous System of Man in complete autonomy.
Teaching methods
The teaching activity is organised in lectures. During these lectures all the issues the student has to know for the final exam will be explained and discussed with the help of visual aids.
SYLLABUS/CONTENT
General Organization of the Nervous System. Meninges and CSF cavities.
The spinal cord: external and internal configuration. Organization of the grey and white matter.
Brainstem: External and internal configuration. Main nuclei of the bulb (delicate nucleus, wedge-shaped nucleus, lower olive nucleus), of the bridge (nuclei of the bridge) and of the midbrain (red nucleus, black substance). The quadrigemina sheet. Network formation.
Organization of the cerebellum: external and internal configuration. Cerebellar nuclei and cortex.
Diencephalon: organisation of the thalamus, subthalamus, hypothalamus and epitalamus.
Telencephalon: external configuration (lobes, scissors and circumvolutions). Structure of the telencephalic cortex. Telencephalic nuclei. Organization of the white matter. Generalities on the limbic system. Functional subdivision of telencephalon (associative, sensitive, effector areas, language areas). Internal configuration of telencephalon: white matter, telencephalic nuclei.
Relevant systems. The receptors of extroceptive and proprioceptive sensitivity. The pathways of general sensitivity (spine-bulb-thalame-cortical pathway, spine-cerebellar pathway, spine-thalame-cortical pathway). Specific sensitivity pathways: optical pathways (direct, reflected), vestibular pathways, acoustic pathways.
Effector systems. Motor control pathways: pyramidal and non-pyramidal pathways (definition of the nuclei of the base).
Peripheral Nervous System: Spinal nerves
Rear and posterior spinal nerves
Peripheral nervous system: organisation of the cervical plexus, brachial plexus, intercostal nerves, lumbar plexus, sacral plexus, pudendal plexus, coccygeal plexus.
Peripheral nervous system: encephalic nerves and relationship with the nuclei of the brainstem with particular reference to the trigeminal, facial, oculomotor, abducent and trochleare nodes.
Sympathetic nervous system: ortho-simpathetic and parasympathetic.
RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY
Anatomia Umana fondamenti- Barbatelli - EdiErmes
Anatomia dell’uomo – Ambrosi – EdiErmes
Anatomia Umana – Martini - EdiSes
Principi di Anatomia Umana - Tortora - Dati Editore
TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD
Ricevimento: By appointment contact the teacher by e-mail: daniela.zarcone@unige.it
Ricevimento: By appointment, email: fghiotto@unige.it
Ricevimento: By appointment contact the teacher by e-mail: daniele.saverino@unige.it
Exam Board
DANIELE SAVERINO (President)
DANIELA ZARCONE (President)
SIMONA SIVORI
ALDO VAGGE
SILVIA RAVERA
FABIO GIUSEPPE GHIOTTO
KATIA CORTESE
MARIELLA DELLA CHIESA
MARZIA DOLCINO
FRANCO FAIS
SILVIA BRUNO
LESSONS
Teaching methods
The teaching activity is organised in lectures. During these lectures all the issues the student has to know for the final exam will be explained and discussed with the help of visual aids.
LESSONS START
October/November 2019
EXAMS
Exam description
Oral exam.
Assessment methods
During the exam the student's communication skills will be evaluated, through which he will have to demonstrate knowledge of the different structures of the nervous system treated in class and to understand the anatomical-functional relationships.