Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE ANA1508

 
TITLE Regional Anatomy: Neuroanatomy (including Dissection)

 
UM LEVEL 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course

 
MQF LEVEL 5

 
ECTS CREDITS 4

 
DEPARTMENT Anatomy

 
DESCRIPTION The following topics will be covered in this study-unit: cells of the nervous system, a functional classification of the nervous system: somatic and visceral, a structural classification of the nervous system: CNS and PNS, an understanding of the three-dimensions of the brain, anatomy of the cerebral hemispheres and cerebral cortex, deep gray nuclei, the limbic system, diencephalon, components of the brainstem, the cerebellum, blood supply and circularion, the ventricular system

Reading List:

Neuroanatomy: An Illustrated Colour Text, by Crossman, 3rd Edition ISBN: 9780443100369.

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture and Practical

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Multiple Choice Questions Examination (2 Hours) SEM2 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Analisse Cassar

 

 
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