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Year 1 Medicine.
Contact: Eight hours per week, consisting of up to three lectures per week and practical classes.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the terminology of anatomy; the principles relating to each of the following types of anatomical structures: skin, fascia and skeletal muscles, bones and joints, viscera, vessels and nerves; the subdivision of the human body into regions; the essential information relating to specific anatomical structures (which form the boundaries and contents of the regions); the applications relating directly to clinically important areas of anatomy; the anatomical structures observed, palpated or pierced in practical (including emergency) diagnostic and treatment procedures that may be required of a first-port-of-call doctor; the surface markings of clinically important structures, on normal living bodies; the naked-eye appearance of cut-sections of normal viscera; the appearance of the human body in section at important levels; the appearance of normal structures of radiographs (and principles regarding the appearance of normal structures on c/t and ultrasound).
Have developed: observational and organisational skills to identify and interpret: exposed anatomical structures and regions, surface markings on normal living bodies, the naked eye appearance of cut sections of normal viscera, cross-sections of the body at important levels, and normal structures on radiographs; communication skills (written and oral) to describe the normal structure of the body; skills in the manipulation of anatomical structures (with dissecting instruments).
Appreciate: the range of normality of the living human body (i. e. normal variation) due to age, sex and body build, and the effects of posture, phase of respiration, and pregnancy; the common occurrence of anomalies (i. e. anatomical variation) which differ from text-book descriptions of the typical case; the importance of ones own observations (e. g. as seen in the historical development of anatomy as a science).
Content:
Regional, radiological, surface and applied anatomy of the back and upper limb, thorax, neck and head. Emphasis is on clinically important aspects of anatomy.
Assessment:
A 3-hour written examination at the end of second semester on material from both semesters (50 per cent); a 50-minute practical examination at the end of first semester (15 per cent); a 25-minute practical examination at the end of second semester (15 per cent); and practical (including dissection) class work throughout both semesters (20 per cent).
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 133)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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