2017-2018 / SBIM0473-1

Functional neuro-anatomy in vertebrates

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in biomedicine (120 ECTS)3 crédits 

Lecturer

Rachelle Franzen

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Table of Contents 1) Introduction: anatomical and functional organisation of the nervous system. 2) The brain protections: the skull and the meninges / CSF 3) The brain 4) The brainstem and cranial nerves 5) The cerebellum: anatomy - histolgy - functions. 6) The spinal cord: anatomy - histology - functions 7) The CNS vascularization 8) The peripheral nervous system - Nervous plexi 9) The visuel system 10) Olfaction and Taste 11) Auditon and Equilibrium 12) The sensitive pathways 13) The motor system 14) The limbic system 15) The upper cortical functions

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Learning objectives:

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

30h (september to december)

Recommended or required readings

All slides are given to the students at the end of each courses.

Assessment methods and criteria

oral evaluation

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Franzen Rachelle, PhD
Assistant Professor in Neuroanatomy Department of Biomedical and Preclinical Sciences GiGA Neurosciences