Topographical anatomy [MMEDB337]

4 credits
5h+75h
1^st quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français
Teacher: Garin Pierre

Learning outcomes

The material taught in the General Anatomy I, II and III course of the Baccalaureate in Medicine at the University of Namur must be acquired in order to study topographical anatomy successfully.

Objectives

The aim of topographical anatomy is to determine the spatial arrangement of the organs and the anatomical relationships between them in a particular region of the normal human body. Cadaver dissection sessions are designed to teach basic surgical skills and give students the opportunity to observe in reality the anatomical structures they have previously studied in theory. The student must demonstrate minimal skill and be able to locate anatomical structures on an embalmed body.

Content

Topographical anatomy and dissection in the regions: head and neck; thorax; abdomen; pelvis and perineum; upper and lower limb.

Prerequisites

The teaching units from one of the following lists:

Anatomie générale II [MMEDB224]
Anatomie générale III [MMEDB225]

Teaching methods

For topographical anatomy, the study is done in a reversed class: the student is invited to review by himself the notions that were taught in General Anatomy I, II and III; but this time it is a transversal study, anatomical region by region. The amphitheatre sessions allow questions to be answered and certain chapters of general anatomy to be completed with additional diagrams. The practical sessions are carried out in the dissecting room of the Anatomy Laboratory, under the supervision of the laboratory's teachers and didactic collaborators. Important note: the capture of images and sounds, during the course and during dissections, by any means other than handwritten notes, is forbidden. If external circumstances make it necessary, for example because of the coronavirus, teaching will be organised in a nonformal or mixed form. It is not possible to specify the details at the time of writing.

Evaluations

The theoretical examination of topographical anatomy is done in writing, with closed books; it is corrected by P. Garin. Students who arrive at the time and date indicated in the examination notice, and who sign their paper without answering, receive an "attendance mark". Students who do not attend at the time and date specified are marked "absent". Practical dissection work is graded by A. Rosière on the basis of the daily work and the final examination at the end of the second term; the grades given during the year on the progress of the practical work by the medical assistants present at the dissection are also used. The two parts cannot be split: for example, it is not possible to take the dissection exam without being registered for the theory exam in the same session. The final mark is the arithmetic average of the two marks (theory/dissection) unless one of the two marks is less than 10.00/20, in which case the final mark may not exceed 9.00/20. This provision is intended to prevent some students from skipping one of the two components of the course. An exception may be made by mutual agreement of the holders if the average of the two marks is 13.50/20 or higher. However, the exact modalities of the assessment are subject to change when the examination timetable is drawn up, depending on the practical constraints that the faculty administration may face, or in the event of illness/force majeure/employment with a placement, preventing the student from taking the examination on the date initially scheduled.

Language of instruction

French / Français

Location for course

NAMUR

Organizer

Faculté de médecine
rue de Bruxelles
61
5000 NAMUR
P. 081724347
F. 081724327
administration-medecine@unamur.be

Degree of Reference

Undergraduate Degree

	Block	Credits
Bachelier en médecine	3	4