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Year 1 Physiotherapy.
Coordinator: Dr C A Briggs.
Contact: Two hours of lectures and four hours of practical classes a week.
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 surface markings of clinically important structures on normal living bodies; the appearance of the human body in section at important levels; the appearance of normal structures on radiographs (and principles regarding the appearance of normal structures on c/t and ultrasound).
Possess: observational and organisational skills to identify and interpret: exposed anatomical structures and regions; surface markings on normal living bodies; 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:
The principles of anatomical structures. Regional, radiological, and applied anatomy of the back, upper limb, abdomen, pelvis, and lower limb. Exposed anatomical structures and regions; cross-sections of the body at important levels; normal structures on radiographs. Descriptions of the normal structure of the body. Manipulation of anatomical structures with dissecting instruments. Normal variation due to age, sex and body build. The common occurrence of anatomical variation.
Assessment:
First semester: a 35-minute practical examination (19 per cent) and four dissection assessments (6 per cent). Second semester: a 30-minute practical examination (19 per cent), four dissection assessments (6 per cent) and a 3-hour written examination (50 per cent).
Prescribed texts:
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 144)
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