DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

DEPARTMENT OF ANATOMY

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SECOND YEAR DENTISTRY

General Anatomy Practicals

Department of Anatomy

Practical (1): INTRODUCTION

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to:

§ Know the meaning of Anatomy and its divisions.

§ Define Anatomical Position and Terms.

Detailed Contents:

§ Anatomical Terms.

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Practical (2): BONES

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to:

§ Understand the structure and types of bones of the human skeleton.

Detailed Contents:

§ General features of different parts of axial skeleton: skull, sternum, ribs & vertebral column.

§ General features and side of different bones of appendicular skeleton.

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Practical (3): JOINTS

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to Describe and Demonstrate:

§ major types of joints in the human body.

Detailed Contents:

§ Identification of important joints of upper limb, lower limb and vertebral column.

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Practical (4): MUSCLES

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to:

- Have a clear concept of muscular system of the human body and how it works based upon its structure

Detailed Contents:

Identification:
- Head & Neck: some muscles of face, , & sternocleidomastoid.
- Abdominal Wall: External oblique, Internal oblique, Transversus & Rectus abdominis.
- Upper Limb: Deltoid, Pectoralis major, Trapezius, Latissimus dorsi, Biceps, Triceps, Brachialis, Flexor and Extensor digitorum.
- Lower Limb: Gluteus maximus, Quadriceps, Gastrocnemius, Soleus.
- Diaphragm.

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Practical (5): CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Learning Objectives:

After this lecture, student should be able to:

§ Have a concept of structural basis of the heart, arteries and veins.

§ Know the types of circulation, anastomosis and lymphatic system.

§ Know the major blood vessels of the body.

§ Have an understanding of lymphatic system.

Detailed Contents:

Heart: surfaces, chambers, coronary arteries, coronary sinus.
Aorta: division, branches.
Pulmonary Trunk.
Inferior vena cava.
Superior vena cava.
Major arteries of upper limb: axillary, brachial, radial & ulnar arteries.
Major arteries of lower limb: femoral, popliteal, anterior & posterior tibial.
Major veins in neck, upper limb & lower limb.
Some superficial veins in upper and lower limbs (cephalic, basilica & great saphenous vein).

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Practical (6): CENTAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to:

§ Know the structure of nervous tissue.

§ Identify major anatomical features of CNS.

Detailed Contents:

Duramater: main folds in the cranial cavity.
Cerebral hemisphere: Poles, surfaces, borders, lobes & main sulci and gyri.
Main arteries.
Cranial nerves.
Ventricles.

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Practical (7): AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYTEM

Learning Objectives:

After this practical, student should be able to Describe and Demonstrate:

§ Autonomic nervous system.

Detailed Contents:

Autonomic nervous system.
Sympathetic Chains and its ganglia
Location of parasympathetic ganglia

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