Postgraduate Course: Neuroanatomy (BIME11004)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Course description: Lecture (10x1 hour lectures), practical class (5x3 hour practicals), and seminar (5x2 hour seminars) based course covering core aspects of gross and cellular neuroanatomy, incorporating an overview of significant diseases of the nervous system. Lectures and practical classes will cover all the major areas associated with gross and cellular neuroanatomy, based around five main topics (each taking up two weeks of the course):
Gross anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous systems (including blood supply and meninges)
Sensory pathways
Motor pathways
Cranial nerves
Spinal cord, spinal nerves and autonomic nervous system
Practical classes will use prosected human specimens alongside models and medical imaging (e.g. arteriograms), with students directed towards salient features using an in-house generated practical workbook. Lectures and practical classes will be supplemented by student-directed learning, based around the Crossman & Neary &«Neuroanatomy: An Illustrated Colour Text&ª textbook. For the seminar sessions, students will study and present scientific papers and/or review articles which address the relationship between neuroanatomy and neurodegenerative disease. Each of the five sessions will focus on a different set of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer&©s disease, Parkinson&©s disease, motor neuron disease, multiple sclerosis and stroke), and will be scheduled to fit with the topic being taught in concurrent lecture and practical sessions (e.g. stroke when taking taught sessions covering blood supply to the brain). The class will be split into 5 groups and each group will be responsible for presenting the papers at one weekly seminar. Presentations will be marked by academic staff. |
Entry Requirements
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
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Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
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Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
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| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students will:
1. have an appreciation of the gross and cellular anatomy of the nervous system;
2. have an ability to identify and trace functional pathways at different levels throughout the nervous system;
3. be able to relate structure to function in the context of neurodegenerative disease;
4. be able critically read and present data from scientific papers.
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Assessment Information
Seminar presentations (40%)
A practical $ùSpot&© type examination where understanding of neuroanatomical structure and function will be assessed (60%)
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tom Gillingwater
Tel: (0131 6)50 3724
Email: T.Gillingwater@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Tina Harvey
Tel: (0131 6)51 3094
Email: Tina.Harvey@ed.ac.uk |
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