Entry requirements

General entry requirements and Biology 2, Physics 2, Chemistry 2, Mathematics 4 or Biology B, Physics B, Chemistry B, Mathematics D

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course the students should have knowledge of the structure of the human body with emphasis on relationships between structure and function.

Upon completion of the course the student is expected to:

• Have knowledge of general anatomy, anatomic terminology and medical Latin.
• Be able to describe the structure of cartilage, bone, connective tissue and muscles, and be able to account for general properties of joints and muscles.
• Be able to describe the anatomy of the skeleton and important structures for the function of the skeleton.
• Be able to describe the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and the bases for the movement theory and the structure and function of the respiratory musculature.
• Be able to account for the anatomy of the organ systems of the human body.
• Be able to account for the structure and function of the endocrine organs.
• Be able to account for the structure and function of the skin.
• Be able to account for basic concepts and legislation, and to discuss basic ethical issues concerning body and organ transplantation.

Content

General anatomy, anatomic terminology, medical Latin, general and special osteology, movement theory and the functional anatomy of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive and urogenital systems, endocrine organs, the skin and an introduction to the functional anatomy of the nervous system.

Instruction

The teaching is given as lectures, demonstrations, dissections, group assignments and seminars.

Attendance is compulsory at demonstrations, dissections, group assignments, seminars and at special occasions that are announced by the course coordinator at the course introduction.

Assessment

To pass the course, the student should have fulfiled all compulsory requirements and passed the final examination. The course is examined by an oral test and a written examination.

A possibility to supplement a failed laboratory course can be given only at the next course occasion and only in case of a vacancy.

A student who has not passed the examination has the right to 4 additional attempts (= total 5 examinations).

If special circumstances apply, the programme committee may allow additional examination. Participation in an examination is counted as an examination occasion. Submission of what is called a blank examination is counted as an examination occasion.