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The regional and functional anatomy of the human body. Each team of students will perform complete dissections of the eight regions of the human body in the following sequence: back; thorax; abdomen; perineum; pectoral and pelvic limbs; neck and head. Laboratory work will be implemented with osteological specimens, slides, models and X-rays. The lecture series has been designed to enliven the descriptive and topographic aspects of the lab work with such topics as:(1) the anatomical basis of physical diagnosis and therapy; (2) surface anatomy; (3) the evolution of the locomotor apparatus and its maladaptations;(4) the morphological bases of physiological and metabolic processes; (5) the natural history of the head; (6) glimpses into the history of anatomy with special attention to etymology and the acquisition of an anatomical vocabulary.
| 1. | Essential Clinical Anatomy | ||
| K.L. Moore & A.M. Agur | |||
| Williams & Wilkins (1996) | |||
| 2. (opt.) | Core Concepts in Anatomy | ||
| J.T. Stern | |||
| Lippincott-Raven (1997) | |||
| Faculty: | ||
| Dr. Robert M. George | Dr. Keith Condon | |
| office: OE 209 | office: OE 244 | |
| phone: (305) 348-4028 | phone: (305) 348-2604 | |
| e-mail: georger@fiu.edu | e-mail: condon@fiu.edu |
Graduate Assistants: TBA
Lab Manager: Ferdinand Gomez (e-mail: gomezbio@yahoo.com)
There will be three exams, two mid-terms and a final. The exam questions will be taken primarily from the lectures and will usually be written in the multiple choice format. The exams will be given during the regularly scheduled class period and will usually consist of 50 - 60 questions. Make-up exams cannot be given. Failure to take an exam will result in failure of the course. Therefore, check the schedule to make sure that you have not conflicts.
There will be 3 exams, two midterms and an accumulative final. These will usually consist of 50 - 60 multiple choice questions. These exams will be given AS SCHEDULED - not earlier or later depending on students' vacations plans. And - there will be NO MAKEUP EXAMS or last minute extra credit projects to salvage a poor grade. If you miss an exam, you fail the course.
There will also be daily quizzes of 3 - 4 questions to be answered on provided index cards. These quizzes will cover all previous material plus the current day's reading assignment. They will be given at the beginning of the period and cannot be made up. If you come late - you miss the quiz. These quizzes will be used at the end of the course in determining borderline grades. They can make a difference between a C and a B, or a B and an A.
It should be obvious that class attendance is expected as well as promptness.
| DATE | SUBJECT | |
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| Aug. 28 | Vertebrate Body Plan | |
| Aug 30 | Vertebral Column; Joint Classification | |
| Sep. 04 | Superficial and Deep Back; Suboccipital Region | |
| Sep. 06 | Peripheral Spinal Nerve Structure | |
| Sep. 11 | Thoracic Wall; Superior Mediastinurn | |
| Sep. 13 | Sectional Anatomy of the Neck; Posterior Triangle | |
| Sep. 18 | Anterior Triangle; Prevertebral Muscles | |
| Sep. 20 | Cervical Viscera and Great Vessels; Cervical Plexus | |
| Sep. 25 | Root of the Neck; Cervical Continuities | |
| Sep. 27 | Review | |
| Oct. 02 | EXAM I | |
| Oct. 04 | External Skull; Evolution and Development | |
| Oct. 09 | Internal Skull: fossae, furrows, foramina | |
| Oct. 11 | Scalp and Face; Parotid Region | |
| Oct. 16 | Development of the Brain; Cerebral Circulation | |
| Oct. 18 | Organization of the Cranial Nerves | |
| Oct. 23 | Orbital Region | |
| Oct. 25 | Ear | |
| Oct. 30 | Review | |
| Nov. 01 | EXAM III | |
| Nov. 06 | Muscles of Mastication; TMJ | |
| Nov. 08 | Pharynx; Development of Branchial Arches | |
| Nov. 13 | Nasal Region | |
| Nov. 25 | Oral Cavity | |
| Nov. 20 | Dentition | |
| Nov. 22 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY | |
| Nov. 27 | Dental Evolution | |
| Nov. 29 | Larynx; Evolution of Speech | |
| Dec. 04 | Graphic Facial Approximation | |
| Dec. 06 | Review | |
| Dec. 11 | EXAM III |
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