| CODE | ANA1508 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Regional Anatomy: Neuroanatomy (including Dissection) | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Anatomy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit gives an overview of the components of the nervous system starting from the cellular components, nervous system development and the structures of the central nervous system. These include the cerebrum, diencephalon, the brainstem, cerebellum and spinal cord, together with the blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid and meninges. Focus on the peripheral nervous system will be mainly on cranial and spinal nerves. clinical relevance will be applied to all the topics. Study Unit Aims: - Provide students with a foundational understanding of the structural and functional organization of the nervous system; - Develop a working knowledge of the cellular, developmental, and regional anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems; - Enable students to integrate anatomical knowledge with clinical relevance. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the main cellular components of the nervous system, including neurons and glial cells; - Explain the key stages of nervous system development, including neural tube formation and neural crest differentiation; - Outline the different levels of protection surrounding the central nervous system; - Identify and describe the gross anatomical features and functional subdivisions of the Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brainstem, Cerebellum and Spinal cord; - Relate a deficit of neurological function, to its causing structural lesion. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify anatomical diagrams and their major structures; - Differentiate between problems in the CNS and the PNS; - Interpret basic clinical scenarios or imaging where neuroanatomical structures are implicated; - Demonstrate the ability to correlate anatomical structures with neurological function or dysfunction in a clinical context. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Neuroanatomy: an Illustrated Colour Text, Sixth Edition. - Snell's Clinical Neuroanatomy, Eighth Edition. Supplementary Readings: - Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases (by Hal Blumenfeld). - Netter鈥檚 Atlas of Neuroscience (by David Felten). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Practical | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Analisse Cassar |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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