Human Anatomy

Aim and Content

The aim of the tuition (in the course) is that the students obtain knowledge about how different cell types are organized to form tissues, and further how different tissues build up organs, organ systems and parts of the body.

Learning Outcomes

It is expected after completion of the course that the student can:

Knowledge:

• know central gross anatomical and histological terminology (also in Latin)
• descibe cellular and histological structure of tissues
• describe gross anatomical structure of organs and organ systems
• know topographic anatomy of the body parts in the syllabus
• utlize the knowledge of building and organization of the cells, tissues, organs and organ systems as a basis for understanding normal function and deviation of the normal, i.e development of diseases in human being

Skills and competences:

• use the light microscope independently to investigate and identify cells and histological structures in tissue sections
• identify gross anatomical structures in anatomical models and in fixed human specimens

Course offered (semester)

Autumn

Language of Instruction

Norwegian

Access to the Course Unit

Bachelor programme in human nutrition

Subject Overlap

NUTRKRO (5 ECTS), OD1ANA (5 ECTS)

Teaching Methods

Lectures, histology course, demonstrations, and teacher-led exam study groups (approx. 50 hours in total).

Compulsory Requirements

Demonstrations and histology course.

Assessment methods

2 hour written exam

Grading Scale

A-F

Course Unit Evaluation

Written evaluation on My Space/Mi side.

Contact Information

Department of Biomedicine

studie@biomed.uib.no

(+47) 55 58 64 39 / 55 58 64 40 / 55 58 60 95

Course coordinator:

Päivi Kettunen, http://uib.no/persons/Paivi.Kettunen