Course: Anatomy II

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Course title Anatomy II
Course code NAN/PTB02
Organizational form of instruction Exercise + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kikalová Kateřina, MUDr. Ph.D.
  • Kovařík Petr, MUDr.
  • Mlejnek Petr, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
Topics for seminars: The heart, heart vessels and nerves. Aorta and its branches, fetal blood circulation. Overview of arteries & veins of the head & neck. Lymphatic system; lymphatic nodes and vessels. Spleen. Digestive System I. Digestive System II, peritoneum. Respiratory System. Excretory & Reproductive systems. Spinal cord. Medulla oblongata, the pons Varoli. Cerebellum, Mesencephalon. Overview of Cranial nerves. Diencephalon & Telencephalon. The brain ventricles, meninges & vessels of the brain. Sensory organs. The autonomic nervous system. Topics for excercises Demonstration of heart, its position in situ. Demonstration of aorta. Overview of endocrine glands. Incl. demonstration. Demonstration of lymphatic system organs. Superior, Inferior vena cavae and their tributaries. Portal vein. Demonstration of digestive system I. Demonstration of digestive system II. Abdominal viscera in situ. Demonstration of respiratory system. Demonstration of excretory & reproductive systems. Organology. Nervous tissue. Demonstration of CNS I. Demonstration of cranial nerves. Demonstration of CNS II. Demonstration of CNS III. Demonstration of brain ventricles, meninges & vessels. Demonstration of sensory organs. Substitution of practicals. The total scope of the course is 108 hours, of which 60 are contact hours and 48 are non-contact hours.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Observation, Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic)
Learning outcomes
This course follows on from Anatomy I. The aim of the course is to introduce students to organ systems (cardiovascular, gastropulmonary, urogenital, lymphatic, endocrine) as well as the central nervous system and their clinical relationships to physiotherapy.
Students obtain specific knowledge of systematic, topographic and clinical anatomy with link to consequent pre-clinical and clinical subjects.
Prerequisites
The student has passed Anatomy I and understands the hierarchy of the structure of the human body.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

90 % attendance at practicals, regular checks of knowledge graded as A-E. Final oral examination from 4 topics: general anatomy locomotor system organology nervous system and senses
Recommended literature
  • Drake, R.L., Vogl, W., Mitchell, A.W.M. et al. (2019). Gray's anatomy for students. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier.
  • Feneis, H., Dauber, W. (2007). Pocket Atlas of Human Anatomy: Based on the International Nomenclature. George Thieme Verlag.
  • Hudák, R., Kachlík, D. et al. (2015). Memorix Anatomy: Comprehensive Book of Human Anatomy in English and Latin. Praha: Triton.
  • Palastanga, Nigel. Anatomy and Human Movement. .
  • Plazter Werner at all. Color atlas and textbook of human anatomy, 1. and 3. vol. .


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences Study plan (Version): Physiotherapy (2019) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer