aZLKA041p 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)
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)
Alemeh Zamani, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Peter Matejovič (assistant)
Dana Procházková (assistant)
Jitka Skládaná (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)
aZLFY0321c Physiology I - pract. && aZLFY0321s Physiology I - sem. && ( aZLAN0333s Anatomy III - seminar || aZLAN0222s Anatomy II - sem. ) && ( aZLAN0222c Anatomy II - dissection || aZLAN0333c Anatomy III-dissect. )
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. Nervous system barriers. Plasticity and regeneration of NS. Visual and auditory pathways. Vestibular, olfactory and gustatory pathways. 8. Somatosensory and viscerosensory. Pain pathways and connections of stress analgesia. 9. Somatosensitivity, viscerosensitivity, proprioception and pain - function. 10. Pathway of the somatomotor system, connections of the cerebellum and basal ganglia. Spinal reflex motor skills. Eye movements. 11. Motor skills and basal ganglia functions. 12. Arrangement and function of the autonomic nervous system. 13. Autonomic nervous system - local and systemic regulation. Physiology of the senses.
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
English
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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