ZLKA041p Anatomy of the Head and Nerve Tracts - Lecture

Faculty of Medicine
spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
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. Erik Kročka (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Marie Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Zuzana Nováková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
MUDr. Anna Rábová (lecturer)
MUDr. Peter Solár, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Dana Procházková (assistant)
Ing. Gabriela Řezníčková (assistant)
Jitka Skládaná (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)
( ZLAN0222s Anatomy II - seminar || ZLAN0333s Anatomy III - seminar ) && ( ZLAN0222c Anatomy II - dissection || ZLAN0333c Anatomy III-dissect. ) && ZLFY0321c Physiology I - pract. && ZLFY0321s Physiology I - sem.
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, mandible - extended description; Maxillary joint 2. Masticatory muscles; Craniometry with a focus on orthodontics; Head and neck imaging 3. Functional structure of the skull; Fractures of the skull base; Clinical anatomy of the cranial fossae 4. Anatomical basis for the spread of odontogenic infections; Anatomical basis for anaesthesia in dentistry 5. Clinical anatomy of the cranial nerves; 6. Clinical anatomy of head and neck vessels; lymphatic drainage 7. Barriers of the nervous system. Plasticity and regeneration of the NS. Visual pathways and auditory pathways. Vestibular, olfactory and gustatory pathways. 8. Physiology of the senses. 9. Somatosensory and viscerosensory; pain pathways and stress analgesia connections. 10. Somatosensitivity, viscerosensitivity, proprioception and pain - functions. 11. Somatomotor system pathways, cerebellar and basal ganglia connections. Spinal reflex motor control. Eye movements. 12. Motor and function of the basal ganglia. 13. Arrangement and function of the autonomic nervous system. 14. Autonomic nervous system - local and systemic regulation.
Teaching methods
lecture
Assessment methods
The final evaluation will take the form of an online test. The test will consist of 20 questions, at least 12 correct answers are needed to successfully complete 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.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms spring 2021, spring 2022, spring 2023, spring 2024.
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