University of Debrecen

Thematic

Name of the department: Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology
Subject: Anatomy, histology and embryology
Year, semester: 1st year, 1st semester
 
Number of lessons:
lecture:            42
practical:         30
 
 
1st week
 
Lecture:          General introduction
Structure of the bones – general introduction
Structure of the joints – general introduction
 
Practicum:       Anatomical terminology. Terms of positions and directions. The parts of the human body.
 
2nd week
 
Lecture:          The muscular system - general introduction
                        Histology of the cartilage
                        The bones of the upper limb
 
Practicum:       The bones of the upper limb
 
3rd week
 
Lecture:          Histology of the bone
Development and growth of the bone
                        The joints of the upper limb
 
Practicum:       The joints of the upper limb
 
4th week
 
Lecture:          Histology of the skeletal muscle
The muscles of the upper limb
                        Brachial plexus
 
Practicum:       The muscles of the upper limb
 
5th week
 
Lecture:          Innervation of the muscles of the upper limb
                        Blood vessels of the upper limb
                        Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the shoulder and the arm
 
Practicum        The nerves and blood vessels of the upper limb
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6th week
 
Lecture:          Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the forearm and the hand
Cardinal symptoms of injuries to nerve of the upper limb, paralysis of different muscle groups
Bones of the pelvic girdle
 
Practicum        Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the upper limb
 
7th week       
 
Lecture:          SELF CONTROL
Joints and ligaments of the pelvis
                        Bones of the lower limb
 
Practicum:       Bones of the lower limb.
 
8th week       
 
Lecture:          Joints of the lower limb I.
                        Joints of the lower limb II.
                        Muscles of the lower limb
 
Practicum:       Joints of the lower limb.
 
9th week       
 
Lecture:          Blood vessels of the lower limb
                        The lumbar and the sacral plexus
                        Nerves of the lower limb
 
Practicum:       Muscles of the lower limb
 
10th week     
 
Lecture:          Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the hip and the thigh
                        Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the leg and the foot
Cardinal symptoms of injuries to nerves of the lower limb: paralysis of different muscle groups
 
Practicum:       Nerves and blood vessels of the lower limb
 
 
11th week
 
Lecture:          Bones and joints of the vertebral column I.
                        Bones and joints of the vertebral column II.
Bones and joints of the thoracic cage
 
Practicum        Action of individual muscles and muscle groups of the lower limb
 
 
12th week
 
Lecture:          SELF CONTROL
Movements of the thoracic cage and the vertebral column
Muscles of the thorax and the back
 
Practicum:       The structure of the thorax and vertebral column
 
13th week
 
Lecture:          Muscles of the neck
                        Action and innervations of muscles of trunk and neck
                        The abdominal wall and the inguinal canal
 
Practicum:       Muscles of the trunk and the neck
 
14th week
 
Lecture:          The structure of the skull. The parts and bones of the braincase
The structure and bones of the facial skeleton
                        Internal cranial base
 
Practicum:       The bones of the skull
 
 
15th week
 
Lecture:          The muscles of facial expression and mastication
                        Action of the muscles of the face. The temporomandibular joint.
                        SELF CONTROL
 
Practicum:       The joints and muscles of the skull
 


Compulsory reading:
 
 
 
 
Further reading:
            K.L. Moore and A.F. Dalley: Clinically Oriented Anatomy
                        6th edition, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ISBN 978-1-60547-652-0
            Sobotta: Atlas of Human Anatomy 1-2
                        14th ed., Urban& Schwarzenberg, Munich, ISBN: 978-0-443-10349-0
 


Requirements
Anatomy, histology and embryology
1st year, 1st semester
Physiotherapists
 
Concerning attendance, the rules written in the Regulations Governing Admission, Education and Examinations of the University are valid. The presence in practices, seminars and lectures will be recorded. The head of the department may refuse to sign the Lecture Book if a student is absent from more than two practices in one semester even if he/she has an acceptable reason.
Rules of examinations
 
Midterm examinations
Three midterm written examinations will be held on the 7th , 12th and 15th weeks. The written exams cover the topics of lectures and practices of the semester. Participation on the midterm examination is compulsory.
 
End-semester examinations
The end-semester exam is an oral exam that covers the topics of lectures and practices of the semester and consists of the following topics:
 
1. Upper limb
2. Lower limb
                        3. Head, neck and trunk.
 
Registration and postponement: Through the NEPTUN system.