At the end of the course the student must have acquired a three-dimensional representation of human body, surface characteristics, and internal organization. The approach will be mainly of a systematic type, based on the study of the single apparatus and therefore of the organs and viscera that constitute the systems and apparatus. At the same time, students will be provided with the basic notions for a topographical study of Human Anatomy, taking into account the large regions of the body in order to better evaluate the relationships between organs, viscera and connective devices in each territory. Organs and viscera will be considered in their macroscopic and microscopic structural features as they appear after dissection of the body, after radiological examination and after observation of sections processed for optical microscopy. When necessary, ultrastructural aspects will also be taken into consideration. The acquisitions will be finally integrated with elements of functional anatomy and clinical anatomy to avoid a too sectorial view of the subject.
Without prejudice to the general objectives described for each organ and viscera, the student must be able to provide:
• A general definition that also includes the functional meaning of the organ itself
• The position occupied in the body
• Physical characteristics: Shape, surface configuration, dimensions, weight, consistency
• The relationships described neatly according to the surface configuration, ie taking into consideration, one at a time, the faces and margins that the organ presents
• The fixation means that connect the organ itself to other organs or to the walls of the body
• Vascularization
• Internal conformation. In the hollow organs it will be necessary to describe how the wall of the organ on the slope that delimits the cavity appears. In the solid organs as the organ in section appears.
• The microscopic structure
