Thematic
Required elective course
Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
Title of subject: Clinically oriented anatomy of the brainstem
Course description: The aim of the course is to teach basic principles of the functional organisation of the brainstem. The information provided by the course can be used in the clinical practice.
Announced for
student in year: 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th year medical students
semester: 2nd semesters
no. of lessons: 16 hours (8x2)
Credit points: 1 points
Coordinator: Klára Matesz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy
Instructors: Klára Matesz, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Anatomy
András Birinyi, M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor of Anatomy
Entrance conditions: Minimal number of participants: 4
Topics:
1. Organization of the brainstem - overview
2. Positions and organization of eye moving nuclei
3. Control of jaw movement and facial expression. Organization of the sensory trigeminal system
4. Deglutition and phonation: the ambiguus nucleus. The accessory and hypoglossal nucleus. Cranial parasympathetic outflow
5. Central vestibulocochlear system
6. Selected clinical cases
7. Selected clinical cases
8. Selected clinical cases