Accepted by Department council 14.09.2017

Course programme

LOCOMOTORY SYSTEM

1styear medical students – 1st semester autumn 2016
Credits: 3,9

Week / Lectures – 2 hrs.
Prof. Stefan Sivkov, PhD / Practical lessons2x 2 hrs.
2017
І
02.10-06.10 / Osteology. General data. Bone as an organ. Classification of bones. Growth of bone. / 1. Introduction to anatomy and osteology. Vertebrae and vertebral column.Ribs, sternum.
2. Bones of the shoulder girdleand the upper limb - scapula, clavicle, humerus,
II
09.10-13.10 / Joints. General data. Types of joints. Continuous joints. Synovial joints. Classification. Biomechanics / 1. Bones of the upper limb - radius, ulna, hand.
2. Bones of the pelvis. Pelvis as a whole. Femur.
ІІI
16.10-20.10 / 1. Bones of the lower limb -Tibia, fibula, patella, bones of the foot.
2. Colloquium on bones!
ІV
23.10-27.10 / Muscles. General data. Muscle as an organ. Structure of the muscle. Classification of the muscles. Supplementary structures of the muscle. Biomechanics. / 1. Shoulder region. Joints of the shoulder girdle. Humero-scapular joint.
Pelvic region. Joints of the pevis. Hip joint.Shoulder and pelvic regions.
2. Main blood and nerve supply of upper and lower limbs. Nerve plexuses – brachial, lumbar and sacral. Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the shoulder region.
V
30.10-03.11 / 1. Shoulder and pelvic regions. Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the pelvic region..
2. Shoulder and pelvic regions. Topographic regions of shoulder and pelvis.
VI
06.11-10.11 / Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the upper limb. Muscle groups, main blood vessels, innervation – brachial plexus. / 1. Arm and thigh - Muscles, blood and nerve supply.
2. Arm and thigh - Muscles, blood and nerve supply.
VІI
13.11 - 17.11 / 1. Arm and thigh - Topographic regions.
2. Elbow and knee joints.
VІІI
20.11-24.11 / Topography of the upper limb. Regions. Boundaries. Content. In-depth anatomy. / 1. Elbow and knee regions. Cubital fossa and popliteal fossa.
2.Colloquium on MVN & joints part 1!

27.11-01.12 / 1.Hand. Joints of the hand.
2. Foot. Joints of the foot.
X
04.12-08.12 / Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the lower limb. Muscle groups, main blood vessels, innervation – lumbosacral plexus. / 1. Forearm and leg. Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the forearm and leg.
2. Forearm and leg. Topographic regions.
XI
11.12-15.12 / 1.Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the hand. Topographic regions.
2.Muscles, blood and nerve supply of the foot.Topographic regions.
XII
18.12-22.12 / Topography of the lower limb. Regions. Boundaries. Content. In-depth anatomy. / 1. Joints of the vertebral column. Joints between vertebrae. Joints between vertebral column and skull. Joints of the thorax. Joints between ribs and vertebrae. Joints between ribs and sternum.
2. Colloquium on MVN & joints part 2!

Semestrial exams:

theoretical3 х 20 pts. = 60 pts.

practical3 х 20 pts. = 60 pts.

Total 120 pts.

Evaluation/120/

pointsscore

114-120 pts –6,00

107-113 pts –5,50

100-106 pts –5,00

93-99 pts –4,50

86-92 pts –4,00

79-85 pts –3,50

72-78 pts – 3,00

< 72pts –2,00

Students who have ≥90% or ≥ 108 of maximum120 exempt the MCQ on locomotory section during the final exam!

Literature

Textbooks- Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy: Volume I: Upper and Lower Limbs. Oxford University Press, 15 edition, 1996,MCQ`s in anatomy, a self-testing supplement to human anatomy – Sivkov S.T., Novakov S.S., Gray's Anatomy for Students, Churchill Livingstone; 2 edition, 2009, Chaurasia BD. Human anatomy. Regional and applied.Third edition.CBS Publishers & distributors. New Delhi, India, 1998.

Atlases

Sobotta.AtlasofHumanAnatomy, 13th edition, Urban & Fischer, 2001.

Delchev S., Novakov S.,Ivanova R. Photographic atlas of human anatomy,ed. S.Sivkov, 2016, Plovdiv.

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