516-304 Functional and Applied Anatomy

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Anatomy and Cell Biology 516-204 or 516-207 or 516-303.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Upon completion of this subject students should have an appreciation of:

• the organisation of connective tissues, including their structure and function;
• the response of connective tissues to normal and abnormal loading, the forces acting across joint complexes and how these forces may be measured;
• the functional and applied anatomy of the body's major joint complexes; including the joints of the vertebral column, the shoulder, the elbow complex, the wrist and hand, the pelvis, the hip, the knee, the ankle and the joints of the foot.
• the factors responsible for normal and abnormal gait and locomotion;
• the use of anthropometric techniques in the determination of normal and abnormal postures;
• the use and application of anthropological techniques to determine, age, sex, stature and racial affinity.

The subject provides detailed information on connective tissues, muscle and tendon, ligament, and nerve and their response to normal and abnormal stress and strain. The forces acting across synovial joints and methods of measuring these forces. Normal and abnormal movement patterns, and the principles underlying gait and locomotion. Anthropometric techniques to determine posture. Skeletal traits important in the identification of age, sex, stature and race. Dissection of selected joint structures.

Assessment

A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination and one written assignment of 3000 words based on dissection of a specific joint or region of the body.

Prescribed Texts

• Nordin M and Frankel V H, Basic Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System. Lea and Febiger 2nd edn 1989.