Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 140)
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Year 2 Dental Science.
Note: Special Requirements: Dissecting instruments. Students are required to wear white coats in the dissecting room.
Contact: 90 hours, including lectures and practical work.
Timetable: First 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 and palpated in practical diagnostic procedures; 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 on radiographs.
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, 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 one's own observations (e. g. as seen in the historical development of anatomy as a science).
Content:
Anatomy of the head and neck, including development and applied anatomy. The aim is to give students an understanding of the structure and organisation of the head and neck and includes developmental and functional perspectives. Emphasis is placed on those areas of clinical relevance to dentists.
Assessment:
A 3-hour written examination at the end of first semester (50 per cent); two 30-minute practical examinations - one held during the semester (15 per cent), and one at the end of the semester (20 per cent); practical class work (ie: dissection) (15 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 140)
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