Estudia

• Comunicar-se de mode efectiu i clar
• Tenir la capacitat d'aprenentatge autònom
• Resoldre problemes
• Tenir capacitat de gestió d'informació
• Aprendre a aprendre (aprendre de manera autònoma, actualitzar-se i poder aprofundir en coneixements permanentment)
• Treballar de forma autònoma amb responsabilitat i iniciativa.
• Conèixer i comprendre la morfologia, la fisiologia, la patologia i la conducta de les persones, tant sanes com malaltes, en el medi natural i social.
• Identificar els efectes de la pràctica de l'exercici físic sobre l'estructura i funció del cos humà

1. INTRODUCTION TO ANATOMY: Branches of Anatomy. Anatomical position. Directional terms. Anatomical planes and sections. Body regions and cavities.

2. THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: Heart and large vessels - anatomical location and internal chambers. Great arteries and veins. Coronary circulation. Pulmonary and systemic circulations. Structure and function of blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries). Main arteries and veins of the body. Lymphatic circulation - structure and organization.

3. THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: Anatomical and functional divisions. Upper and lower respiratory tracts. Pleura - structure and function.

4. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM: The digestive tube and appendix organs. Functional anatomy of the digestive tube: mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines.

5. THE URINARY SYSTEM: Macroscopic and microscopic anatomy of the kidney. Structure of the nephron. Structure and function of the ureter, urinary bladder and uretra.

6. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: Blood - plasma composition and cellular components. Adaptive and innate immune systems. Lymphatic system - structure and function. Lymphoid organs (spleen, tonsils and thymus), lymphatic cells and tissues.

7. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: General structure and functional anatomy. Hormones secreted by the hypophysis, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, and pineal and reproductive glands.

8. THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM: Functional anatomy of the male and female reproductive systems. Relationship between sexual glands and hormones.

9. THE INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM: Skin layers and appendages - structure, function and clinical significances.

10. THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: Functional and anatomical division. The central nervous system - brain and spinal cord. Association of cortical areas of the brain and their functions. The meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid. Neuroglia. The peripheral nervous system - somatic and autonomous nervous systems, sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions.

• Drake et al (2014). Gray's Anatomy for Students (3rd). Elsevier.
• Atlas: Your choice (2015). Netter's, Sobotta's, Thieme's.... ....
• Tortora, Gerard J (2013). Principios de anatomía y fisiología (13a ed.). Buenos Aires [etc.]: Editorial Médica Panamericana. Catàleg
• Putz, Reinhard (2008). Sobotta atlas of human anatomy : (14th). Munchen: Elsevier. Catàleg
• Netter, Frank H (2015). Atlas de anatomía humana (6a ed.). Barcelona: Elsevier Masson. Catàleg

Assessment activities:

The overall score in the subject will consist of the weighted average of the 6 marks obtained in the in-class activities (20%), group assignment (30%), and final theoretical exam (50%).

The details and instructions to develop the group assignment will be disclosed in the Moodle in the first week of the course.

The theoretical exam will consist of multiple choice questions (MCQ) with 5 different options. A penalty will be applied for incorrect answers. No penalisation will be applied from unanswered questions.
Students must achieve a minimum score of 5 in the theoretical exam in order to obtain the weighted average score of continuous assessment (inc-class activities and group assignment). A minimum final score of 5/10 is necessary to pass the subject.
Students who fail to accomplish these criteria will be required to sit the Basic Competences Exam (BCE).

Note: Participation and delivery of class activities are highly encouraged throughout the course and can be discretionally used by teacher as an additional part of the assessment.

The BCE will have a theoretical component which will consist of MCQ containing 5 different options with penalisation applied for incorrect answers; and a practical component consisiting of gap fill questions to identify anatomical structures displayed in images. A mimimum weighted score of 5/10 is necessary to pass the BCE.

Specific criteria for the "No show" grade:
Students who do not attend or deliver any of the evaluation components will be marked with zero for the missing component.

Single Assessment:
The students opting for the Unique / Non-continuous assessment will sit the theory exam only. It will consist of MCQ regarding theoretical concepts acquired throughout the course.
The minimum mark to pass the exam is 5/10. In the case of not accomplishing thee minimum mark, the student will have the opportunity to sit the BCE.
Please note the decision for taking the Unique Assessment must be informed to the professor by email in the first 2 weeks after the start of the course.

Minimum requirements to pass:
Students must achieve a minimum score of 5/10 in the theoretical exam in order to obtain the weighted average score of continuous assessment (in-class activities and group assignment), and therefore pass the subject.
Students who fail to accomplish these criteria will be required to sit the Basic Competences Exam (BCE). The BCE will be assessed as pass / no pass, and a minimum score of 5/10 on the BCE will be required to validate the subject.

The lecturer will be available for mentoring upon previous request via Moodle chat or email.

Students must contact the lecturer via Moodle chat or email.

The contents studied in Anatomy II are very extensive, therefore it is recommended a daily routine of studies. The success in this subject comes from learning the terminology, the three-dimensional visualization of the structure(s) and using that knowledge to solve problems.

The Anatomy II course is organised under the systemic approach, which consists in the description of the major systems of the body – cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrine, immune, integumentary, reproductive and nervous.


The main learning outcomes are:

- To identify anatomical structures as a knowledge base to establish dynamic relationships with functional organisation.
- To learn the different movement orientations and the position in space of the human body.