Face to Face:

Teaching of Anatomy I consists of lectures, seminars/tutorials and laboratory practical.  Attendance of Laboratory Practical and Seminars/Tutorials is obligatory.

The lectures content is described above.

Seminars/Tutorials (in 3 student groups with1 instructor per group) review and extend the lectures content using examples of clinical cases (problem-based learning) that highlight the application of Anatomy in the diagnosis and treatment of serious diseases. In each tutorial, students prepare answers to the questions related to the examined clinical cases and discuss them with the teachers.

Laboratory exercises (in 3  student groups of students, 1 instructors per group of 12 students) composing the students’ practical are complementary to the lectures and they aim to familiarize the student with the application of Anatomy, the operation of simple laboratory instruments and the experimental procedures that are often used in anatomy  as well as to help the students comprehend concepts that are not easily presented theoretically (learning based on practical experience).

Information and Communication Technologies are used for the preparation of the lecture material, the online information and provision of supplementary learning material to students.

Specifically:

• Common software (e.g. MS powerpoint and keynote) is used to prepare lecture material and display slides and videos.
• The study guide (detailed supplementary material & additional bibliography), the tutorial material (clinical cases), the theory and protocols of the laboratory exercises, the slides of each lecture as well as relevant videos and scientific articles made available electronically and online to students through the e-class system of our university.
• Information about the course, instructors and their research interests are available online on the Laboratory website• Common software (e.g. MS excel) is used to statistically process student assessment.

Announcements, information etc are available online via e-class. Communication is also done via e-mail ans social media.

• Use of  three-dimensional anatomical models

The language of assessment is English.

Evaluation methods.

Α. For the laboratory practical: Laboratory Assignment Reports, Written Examination at the end of the semester with questions and problem solving.

The participation of students in the laboratory exercises as well as the written report of the results of the exercises is mandatory. The report includes the results (presented in tables and diagrams, and the conclusions (e.g. if the results were expected, if not why, sources of possible errors in the experiments) as requested by each exercise. At the end of each exercise, the written report is checked by the instructors and signed when correctly completed. Successful participation in the practical is certified by the instructors’ signatures on the written reports. At the end of the semester the students are examined in the content of the Laboratory practical. The examined material consists of the theory, the methodology and the ways results are processed as included in the Guide of the Laboratory Practical or presented by the instructors during the exercises. Only the students that have successfully completed the laboratory exercises can participate in the written laboratory examination. Success in the laboratory examination is a prerequisite for participation in the course exams.

Β. For the Tutorials: Oral Presentation, Oral Examination

In each tutorial, students prepare answers to the questions related to the examined clinical cases and discuss them with the teachers. The performance of the students during in the tutorials is taken into account in the final evaluation. The material of the tutorials is examined together with the lecture.

C. For the lecture material: Written Exams with questions.

The course exams are written, last 2 hours and consist of questions (examples are available in the Course Guide). The material to be examined is lectures and tutorial material as described above. Only those students who have successfully passed the Laboratory exams have the right to participate in the course exams.

Final Grade:

The final grade of the course is calculated as the sum of 50% of the grade of the written course exams and 50% of the grade of the Laboratory written exams.

The overall aim of the course is to introduce students to the anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and to enable them to recognize the structures and understand the function of the musculoskeletal system. Furthermore, the course aims to provide students with the basic elements for the study of other medical courses. The specific objectives of the course are specified in the following intended learning outcomes:

Objectives/Results to be Achieved:

The course consists one of the main core courses of the Medical Schools and has important requirements on the part of the students. Students are required to devote many hours to learning Human Anatomy.

– General Anatomy of the Kinetic Apparatus

– Osteology

– Anatomy of joints and Linkage

– Myology

Objective: to understand or learn and be able to identify all  structures of the musculoskeletal system in cadaveric preparations on plastic models and in 3D virtual reality models

General Abilities

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Working in an international environment.

Working in an interdisciplinary environment.

Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information during the study and identification of anatomical structures of the musculoskeletal system in cadaveric preparations in plastic models and in 3D virtual reality models.

General Abilities

• Research, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies
• Adaptation to new situations
• Decision making
• Autonomous work
• Teamwork
• Exercise criticism and self-criticism
• Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

– General Anatomy of the kinetic apparatus (6

– Osteology of the body (18 hours)

– Anatomy of joints and body Linkage (18 hours

– upper limb (18 hours)

– lower limb (18 hours)

– skull (24 hours)

Lecture Material

Main suggested textbooks:

Human Anatomy. Anne M. Gilroy, 2019

Functional Anatomy of Joints. A.I.Kapandji