ID:
510334
Duration (hours):
48
CFU:
6
SSD:
ANATOMIA UMANA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (29/09/2025 - 16/01/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course has the objective of enabling the acquisition of the basic knowledge of the microscopic structure of the human nervous tissue and the organization of the human nervous system from the anatomotopographic point of view.
Knowledge and comprehension:
Students are meant to achieve competence in discribing the general organization of the nervous system, the topographic neuroanatomy,
and the cellular organization of the different brain regions. They are expected to know the course of the neural pathways involved in specific functions within the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Application skills & autonomy of judgment:
Students are meant to achieve competence in individuating and recognizing (autonomously and through guided activities) the different nervous structures (regions, nerves, nuclei, ...) on atlases and/or schematic illustrations of sections of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Communication skills:
Students will acquire the ability to describe in essential, complete, and appropriate lexicon the organization of the subdivisions of the central and
peripheral nervous systems and the immediate relationships between the functional activity of the nerve components and the peripheral
innervation territories. They will master the specific language (nomenclature and terminology) of neuroanatomy.
Learning skills:
Students will learn to consult advanced neuroanatomy books and atlas to deepen their knowledge about the topics of the course.
Knowledge and comprehension:
Students are meant to achieve competence in discribing the general organization of the nervous system, the topographic neuroanatomy,
and the cellular organization of the different brain regions. They are expected to know the course of the neural pathways involved in specific functions within the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Application skills & autonomy of judgment:
Students are meant to achieve competence in individuating and recognizing (autonomously and through guided activities) the different nervous structures (regions, nerves, nuclei, ...) on atlases and/or schematic illustrations of sections of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
Communication skills:
Students will acquire the ability to describe in essential, complete, and appropriate lexicon the organization of the subdivisions of the central and
peripheral nervous systems and the immediate relationships between the functional activity of the nerve components and the peripheral
innervation territories. They will master the specific language (nomenclature and terminology) of neuroanatomy.
Learning skills:
Students will learn to consult advanced neuroanatomy books and atlas to deepen their knowledge about the topics of the course.
Course Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of histology, citology, and human anatomy, especially related to the nervous system.
Teaching Methods
The course lasts approximately 12 weeks (4 hours of lessons per week). Teaching will be based on lectures supported by PowerPoint presentations. Virtual atlases, microlearning methodologies, and summary videos will be provided during the lessons and as in-depth study material at home, to facilitate learning and memorization. In-depth seminars will also be held to present the implications of the subject for neuroscience research.
Assessment Methods
Examination:
Exam consists into a final written test including:
• true/false questions and/or multiple choice questions;
• questions requiring the recognition of images and/or patterns and/or the definition of specific neuroanatomical terms;
• questions requiring a brief description of the gross anatomy / histological organization of specific brain structures and/or the description of the anatomical relationships between different brain areas.
Questions evaluate the knowledge of the topics of the course, the ability to link different subjects, the expressive capacities, the use of an appropriate terminology, the consequentiality in the content connection, the ability to synthesize the concepts.
The final grade of the exam is expressed in thirtieths (a score of at least 18/30 must be achieved to pass the exam).
Exam consists into a final written test including:
• true/false questions and/or multiple choice questions;
• questions requiring the recognition of images and/or patterns and/or the definition of specific neuroanatomical terms;
• questions requiring a brief description of the gross anatomy / histological organization of specific brain structures and/or the description of the anatomical relationships between different brain areas.
Questions evaluate the knowledge of the topics of the course, the ability to link different subjects, the expressive capacities, the use of an appropriate terminology, the consequentiality in the content connection, the ability to synthesize the concepts.
The final grade of the exam is expressed in thirtieths (a score of at least 18/30 must be achieved to pass the exam).
Texts
One of the following books is recommended to study:
Ryan Splittgerber
Snell's Clinical Neuroanatomy
Wolters Kluwer - 8th Ed. - 2018
John Martin
Neuroanatomy Text and Atlas
McGraw-Hill Education - 5th Ed. - 2020
F.H. Martini, M.J. Timmons, R.B. Tallitsch
Human Anatomy
Pearson New International Edition - 7th Ed. - 2013
D.L. Felten, M.K. O'Banion, M.S. Maida
Netter's Atlas of Neuroscience
Elsevier - 4th Ed. - 2021
Ryan Splittgerber
Snell's Clinical Neuroanatomy
Wolters Kluwer - 8th Ed. - 2018
John Martin
Neuroanatomy Text and Atlas
McGraw-Hill Education - 5th Ed. - 2020
F.H. Martini, M.J. Timmons, R.B. Tallitsch
Human Anatomy
Pearson New International Edition - 7th Ed. - 2013
D.L. Felten, M.K. O'Banion, M.S. Maida
Netter's Atlas of Neuroscience
Elsevier - 4th Ed. - 2021
Contents
Notions of histology of the nervous tissue.
Subcellular organization of the neuron with particular reference to the structural and ultrastructural features of soma, axon, dendrites and synapses. Heterogeneity of neurons: morphological, neurochemical, and functional classification criteria. Glial cells: morpho-functional characteristics of the different glial cytotypes of the central and peripheral nervous system. The myelin sheath.
Organization of the central and peripheral nervous system.
The spinal cord: external conformation; subdivisions, organization and structure of the grey and white matter; spinal reflexes. Spinal ganglia and spinal nerves.
The brainstem: external and internal conformation of medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain. The nuclei of the cranial nerves, the brainstem nuclei,
the reticular formation, the IV ventricle, the cranial nerves.
The cerebellum: structure, cytoarchitecture, functional subdivisions and related archi-, paleo- and neo-cerebellar connections.
The diencephalon: topography and subdivisions. The thalamus and the metathalamus; the epithalamic formations; the periventricular
hypothalamus and its neuroendocrine relations; the subthalamus. The III ventricle.
The telencephalon: external and internal conformation. The neopallial telencephalic cortex: cytoarchitecture, regional differences, cortical areas
and functional correlations; the paleopallial cortex and the olfactory pathways; the archipallial cortex. The white substance: the associative,
commissural and projection systems; the internal capsule. The grey nuclei of the telencephalic base: the basal gaglia; the extrapyramidal circuits of motor control; the hippocampus and the limbic system. The lateral ventricles.
Main nerve pathways: pyramidal pathways, extrapyramidal pathways, somatic sensitivity pathways, olfactory pathways, optical pathways, taste
pathways, acoustic pathways.
Organization of the autonomic nervous system. Orthosympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
Receptors and sense organs. Anatomy of visual function, taste and smell sense (individual variability of taste and olfactory functions; sensory
mechanisms implicated in individual eating behavior); anatomy of hearing and balance.
Vascularization of the central nervous system, ventricular cavities, meninges, blood-brain barrier.
Subcellular organization of the neuron with particular reference to the structural and ultrastructural features of soma, axon, dendrites and synapses. Heterogeneity of neurons: morphological, neurochemical, and functional classification criteria. Glial cells: morpho-functional characteristics of the different glial cytotypes of the central and peripheral nervous system. The myelin sheath.
Organization of the central and peripheral nervous system.
The spinal cord: external conformation; subdivisions, organization and structure of the grey and white matter; spinal reflexes. Spinal ganglia and spinal nerves.
The brainstem: external and internal conformation of medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain. The nuclei of the cranial nerves, the brainstem nuclei,
the reticular formation, the IV ventricle, the cranial nerves.
The cerebellum: structure, cytoarchitecture, functional subdivisions and related archi-, paleo- and neo-cerebellar connections.
The diencephalon: topography and subdivisions. The thalamus and the metathalamus; the epithalamic formations; the periventricular
hypothalamus and its neuroendocrine relations; the subthalamus. The III ventricle.
The telencephalon: external and internal conformation. The neopallial telencephalic cortex: cytoarchitecture, regional differences, cortical areas
and functional correlations; the paleopallial cortex and the olfactory pathways; the archipallial cortex. The white substance: the associative,
commissural and projection systems; the internal capsule. The grey nuclei of the telencephalic base: the basal gaglia; the extrapyramidal circuits of motor control; the hippocampus and the limbic system. The lateral ventricles.
Main nerve pathways: pyramidal pathways, extrapyramidal pathways, somatic sensitivity pathways, olfactory pathways, optical pathways, taste
pathways, acoustic pathways.
Organization of the autonomic nervous system. Orthosympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
Receptors and sense organs. Anatomy of visual function, taste and smell sense (individual variability of taste and olfactory functions; sensory
mechanisms implicated in individual eating behavior); anatomy of hearing and balance.
Vascularization of the central nervous system, ventricular cavities, meninges, blood-brain barrier.
Course Language
English
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specific learning disabilities, parent students (until the child's first year), student athletes, students in prison, students in hospitalization or
suffering from certified pathologies, up to 2 hours of reception with the teacher per week will be guaranteed (previously agreed via email).
specific learning disabilities, parent students (until the child's first year), student athletes, students in prison, students in hospitalization or
suffering from certified pathologies, up to 2 hours of reception with the teacher per week will be guaranteed (previously agreed via email).
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