Norwegian
The aim is to give the students knowledge of the development, anatomy and histology of the human organ systems. The emphasis is on the normal anatomical structure and development of the head and neck. The teaching in macroscopic and microscopic anatomy and embryology includes the following topics:
The anatomical and histological structure of the nervous, circulatory, vascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary and endocrine systems as well as senses.
In addition, the development of some organ systems is taught.
The development, regional and functional anatomy of the head and neck is taught in detail on oral and nasal cavities, pharynx, larynx, osteology, muscles, innervation, vascular system, salivary glands, temporomandibular joint and selected topographical areas.
After completion of the course, the student should be able to:
Knowledge
Skills
Competences
The teaching in macroscopic anatomy takes the form of lectures, demonstrations and dissection courses (approx. 50-60 hours in total). Study groups with teacher assistance are also used.
The histology teaching takes the form of lectures and microscopy courses (approx. 60-70 hours in total).
The students keep course records that are submitted and corrected.
4 hour written exam and practical station exam. The practical exam accounts for 25% of the total exam result. Before the practical exam, candidates are divided randomly into two groups: 24 students will have macro anatomy as the exam theme, while the remaining students (around 50 %) will have histology as theme.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the exam will be held as a digital written home exam only, in the autumn semester 2020.
A-F
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the scale of pass/fail will be utilized in the autumn semester of 2020.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (corona virus) the exam will be held as a digital home exam, in the autumn semester 2020.
Department of Biomedicine
studie.biomed@uib.no
Course coordinator:
Päivi Kettunen, http://www.uib.no/persons/Paivi.Kettunen