Unit name | Functional and Clinical Anatomy I |
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Unit code | ANAT30004 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Scott Abbott Paterson |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
ANAT30005 Functional and Clinical Anatomy II |
School/department | School of Anatomy |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Functional anatomy is an in depth study of the structure-function relationship within the human body and an opportunity to properly explore the maxim that “form follows function”. The human body adapts to its imposed functional demands: in sickness and in health, in chronic medical conditions and in elite performance, all against a background of development and aging. We are always shifting along this continuum dynamically, and some more successfully than others. A shift from function in the normal range brings dysfunction and is a starting point for considering related clinical applications. In this unit the functional and clinical applications for each region of the body will be discussed in seminars.
Functional and Clinical Anatomy I will broadly follow dissections of the upper limb, back, thorax and head & neck (unit ANAT30006).
This unit aims to give students the opportunity to make advanced studies of each regional area of human anatomy.
Upon completion of this unit students will:
Seminar based discussion, including case studies and occasional practical demonstrations e.g. organ harvesting.
3000 word essay (100%)
Formative 3000 word essay and peer marking task
Individual Seminar Leads will provide reading lists. Students wishing to revise their anatomical knowledge are directed to:
Last’s Anatomy, Sinnatamby. Churchill Livingstone.
Human Sectional Anatomy, Ellis, Logan & Dixon. Butterworth Heinemann.