BHKA041p Anatomy of the Head and Nerve Tracts - Lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
MUDr. Karolína Bretová (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Petr Dubový, CSc. (lecturer)
MUDr. Kamil Ďuriš, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Marek Joukal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Vojtěch Karvay (lecturer)
MUDr. Erik Kročka (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Marie Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Anna Rábová (lecturer)
Dana Procházková (assistant)
Ing. Gabriela Řezníčková (assistant)
Šárka Šmardová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. MUDr. Marek Joukal, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: doc. MUDr. Marek Joukal, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Anatomy – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine (73,30 %), Department of Physiology – Theoretical Departments – Faculty of Medicine (26,70 %)
Prerequisites (in Czech)
BHAN011p Anatomy - lecture && BHFY011p Physiology - lecture
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goals of the course are: • expansion of anatomical knowledge of head and neck structures by clinical correlation • deeper understanding of the topographical relationships of individual head and neck systems • understanding the basic neurophysiological and anatomical consequences of nerve pathways
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to: -orient yourself in detail in the clinical anatomy of the head and neck - understand the basic neurophysiological aspects of neural pathways - describe the involvement of individual neurons in a specific nerve pathway
Syllabus
  • 1. Maxilla, mandibula – detailed description; Temporomandibular joint 2. Masticatory muscles; craniometry with a focus on orthodontics; Imaging methods of the head and neck 3. Functional structure of the skull; Cranial base fractures; Clinical anatomy of cranial pits 4. Anatomical basis for the spread of odontogenic infections; Anatomical basis for anesthesia in dentistry 5. Clinical anatomy of cranial nerves; 6. Clinical anatomy of head and neck vessels; lymphatic drainage 7. Significance and regulatory nature of the nervous system, hierarchical arrangement of NS. Cell base of NS. Synapse and integration of information at the synaptic level. 8. Nervous system barriers; plasticity and regeneration of NS; pain pathways and connections of stress analgesia Visual and auditory pathways; Vestibular, olfactory and gustatory pathways 9. Vision; Smell and taste. Hearing, balance. 10. Somatosensory and viscetosensory; pain pathways and connections of stress analgesia 11. Pathways of the somatomotor system, connections of the cerebellum and basal ganglia; spinal reflex motoric; eye movements 12. Somatosensitivity, viscerosensitivity, proprioception and pain. Motor skills. 13. Arrangement and function of the autonomic nervous system 14. Autonomic nervous system. Limbic system. Neocortex.
Literature
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
The final evaluation will take the form of an online test. The test will consist of  20 questions, with at least 12 correct questions required to pass the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 45.
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (spring 2025, recent)
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