ANATOMY

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr I Stewart

Pre-requisites

BI 20B2 or BI 25B2 or BI 20Z1

Overview

The course will include lectures on the differentiation of the four primary tissues. Further lectures will examine the way that these tissues combine to form structural and functional units along the themes of Surfaces, Tubes and Structural Support within mammals but with an emphasis on the human situation. Practicals will offer demonstrations of traditional and modern methods of analysing structure with practical experience of the analysis of data produced by such methodologies.

Structure

3 one-hour lectures per week; 3 all day practicals/demonstrations; 3 small group tutorials.

Assessment

1st Attempt: Continuous assessment (30%); 1 two-hour written examination (70%).

Resit: Continuous assessment (30%); 1 two-hour written examination (70%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr B Platt

Pre-requisites

BM 3006

Notes

The practical work required in this course may pose difficulties to students with disabilities. For such students, alternate arrangements will be made. Any student wishing to discuss this further should contact the School Disability Co-ordinator.

Overview

There is currently much interest in the organisation and function of the mammalian brain. The way in which neuronal pathways interact to produce given behaviours, emotions and desires, and capabilities such as sensation and awareness represents one of the hallmarks of today’s research. Topics such as these are introduced in lectures on neuroanatomy and expanded upon by seminar presentations. An additional focus is malfunctions of the central nervous systems (CNS), such as Alzheimer’s disease or stroke.

Structure

6 weeks course, Thread I – 10 one-hour lectures, 3 four-hour practicals and 6 one-hour seminars.

Assessment

1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examinations (80%) and seminar presentation (20%).

Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.