CURRICULUM of Anatomy department

 

 

The Department teaches first and second year medical students, the following subjects, which include theoretical and practical aspects :

 

     1. Anatomy

     2.Histology

     3.Embryology.

     4. Medical Biology.

 

Objectives

 

The study of anatomy and related subjects is concerned  primarily with structures, ranging

from molecular to the  macroscopic, with consideration to the formation and function of

different parts of human body in which anatomical knowledge influences medical practice

 

 

First year medical students

 

Medical biology 

 

   Exploring the general concept of cellular biology and genetic and describing morphological and functional characteristic of the four basic body tissue by light microscope.

 

Anatomy 

 

  Understanding the terms used in describing the structures and function of different regions of gross anatomy and the basic anatomical structures the human

body is composed of.

   Also systemic study of clinical anatomy for each region of the upper limb, lower limb and chest is required.

 

Study the clinical anatomy of head and neck, abdomen, pelvis and brain ( Neuroanatomy).

 

 Histology

 

   Study the structures of normal tissues that compose of different organs of human body and its appearance under light and electron microscope.

Also include systematic study of all system of human body.

 

 Medical Embryology

    Teaching medical embryology by giving the students all  steps of  embryonic development from the first day of  pregnancy until birth in order to help them understand the anatomy and anomalies in case they do happen.

 

Enable medical students to have full knowledge about human body (surface to deeper structures), that include skin , fascia, muscles, vessels ,bones ,different systems and various body organs, with

emphases on the applied and clinical anatomy.

 Practical training is simplify by using helping tools:-

 

1- Color Slides of different systems using slide projector .

2- CDs by using data show.

3- Plastinated models.

4- Plastic models.

5- Preserved parts of human body organs (preserved in formalin) 

 

Objectives in Practical training

 

Anatomy for first and second year

  Enable medical students to have full knowledge about human body (surface to deeper structures), that include skin , fascia, muscles, vessels ,bones ,different systems and various body organs, with emphases on the applied and clinical anatomy.

Practical training is simplify by using helping tools:-

 

1- Color Slides of different systems using slide projector .

2- CDs by using data show.

3- Plastinated models.

4- Plastic models.

5- Preserved parts of human body organs (preserved in formalin) 

 

Medical biology for first year

 

     Practical training in  medical biology enable medical students to acquired more knowledge about the structure and function of the cell .

 

This objective is simplified by:

  1- Basic and modern slides on cellular genetic .

  2- Scientific slides on human basic histology.

  3- Demonstration models for cell .

 

Medical Histology for  second year:

 

Practical Histology provides the second year medical students with scientific knowledge about every single cell tissue & organs of human body i.e. structure & function of normal tissue .

 

These information is given To the student by:

1- Examination of glass slides with light microscope.

 2- Video–system teaching network.

3- Overhead and slide projector to show the histological slides.   

 

 

A SUMMARY  ABOUT the department of anatomy, histology and embryology.

 

     At the onset of  1970, it was built  a  building  for  anatomy, histology  and embryology  department . After then, in 1979, it was translocated    into  current location Basrah Teaching Hospital . In the  earliest years  of its  establishment  it was attached  with electron Microscopy  Unit  which was  after then  disengaged   from the department in 1981   to be under   supervision of Dr. Abdul Razaq  .

 

Percentage of success

 

First year:

 

2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005	2003-2004	Years
87%	83%	91%	90%	60%	67%	Anatomy
75%	70%	82%	86%	75%	73%	Biology

second year

 

2008-2009	2007-2008	2006-2007	2005-2006	2004-2005	2003-2004	Years
74%	76%	79%	95%	70%	81%	Anatomy
75%	84%	81%	91%	70%	78%	Histology
51%	75%	69%	86%	60%	85%	Embryology

Training programs

 

Under graduate Training program

 

The program is spread over 2 years includes formal lectures and practical training in the    Lab.

 

 

First Year

 

A total of  95 lectures are given to cover the following subjects

 

1- Anatomy:  40 Hrs.

          a. Introduction

          b. Upper Limb

                  1. Pectoral region & axilla

                  2. Shoulder girdle

                  3. The Arm

                  4. The Elbow

                  5. The Forearm

                  6. The Wrist

                  7. The Hand

 

c. Lower limbs

 1-  Gluteal region    

            2. The Thigh

            3.The knee

            4. The Leg

            5. The Ankle

            6. The Foot

d. Thorax

          1. The Ribs

          2. The Mediastinum.

          3.The Heart & Pericardium.

          4. The Lungs & Pleura.

          5. The Diaphragm.

 

2- Medical Biology:    55  Hrs

      A- Molecular Cell biology

        B- Molecular genetics

        C- Basic histology

 

 Practical Training

The practical training hours are  90 Hrs. for each subject.  Students are divided into   groups to attend the Lab  5 days a week for 30 weeks.

Second year

A total of  137 lectures are given to cover the following subjects:

 

1- Anatomy:  60 Hrs

 

Neuroanatomy:

* Introduction

* Meninges

* Cranial venous sinuses

* Parts of the Brain:

      - Forebrain

      - Midbrain

      - Hindbrain

 

* Spinal cord

* Tracts of spinal cord.

* Blood supply of the brain

* Cerebrospinal fluid

* Pyramidal & extrapyramidal system

* Cranial nerves

 

Head & Neck:

 

   * Skull , osteology

   * Soft tissues of scalp & face

   * Superficial dissection of the Head & neck

   * Deep dissection of the Head

   * Deep dissection of the Neck