CURRICULUM
A. GENERAL ANATOMY
Topic: Anatomical terminology (AN1.1)
? Normal anatomical position
? Terms used for relations and comparison
? Terms used for movements of the body
Topic: General features of bones and Joints (AN1.2, AN2.1 to AN2.6)
? Composition of bone and bone marrow
? Laws of ossification*
? Special features of a sesamoid bone*
? Types of cartilage with its structure and distribution in body
? Joints with subtypes and examples
Topic: General features of Muscle (AN3.1 to AN3.3)
? Classification of muscle tissue according to structure and action
? Parts of skeletal muscle
? Differences between tendons and aponeuroses with examples
Topic: General features of skin and fascia (AN4.1 to AN4.5)
? Types of skin and dermatomes in body*
? Structure and function of skin
? Superficial fascia along with fat distribution in body
? Principles of skin incisions*
Topic: General features of the cardiovascular system (AN5.1 to AN5.8)
? Differences between blood vascular and lymphatic system
? Differences between pulmonary and systemic circulation
? Functional differences between elastic, muscular arteries and arterioles
? Concept of portal system with examples
? Concept of anastomoses and collateral circulation with significance of end-arteries
? Functions of meta-arterioles, precapillary sphincters, arterio-venous anastomoses*
Topic: General Features of lymphatic system (AN6.1 to AN6.3)
? Components and functions of the lymphatic system*
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? Structure of lymph capillaries and mechanism of lymph circulation*
Topic: Introduction to the nervous system (AN7.1 to AN7.8)
? General plan of nervous system with components of central, peripheral and autonomic
nervous systems
? Components of nervous tissue and their functions
? Classification of neurons based on structure and function
? Structure of a typical spinal nerve
? Principles of sensory and motor innervation of muscles*
? Concept of loss of innervation of a muscle with its applied anatomy
? Differences between sympathetic and spinal ganglia*
B. GENERAL HISTOLOGY
Topic: Epithelium (AN65.1 to AN65.2)
? Correlation of structure and function of epithelia
? Ultrastructure of epithelium*
Topic: Connective tissue histology (AN66.1 to AN66.2)
? Types of connective tissue with functional correlation
Topic: Muscle histology (AN67.1 to AN67.3)
? Classification of muscle
? Structure-function correlation of muscle
? Ultrastructure of muscle tissue*
? Description and identification of unipolar and multipolar neurons, ganglia, peripheral
nerve
? Structure-function correlation of neuron
? Ultrastructure of nervous tissue*
? Identification of elastic and muscular blood vessels, capillaries under the microscope
? Types and structure-function correlation of blood vessels
? Ultrastructure of blood vessels*
Topic: Glands and Lymphoid tissue (AN70.1 to AN70.2)
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A. GENERAL ANATOMY
Topic: Anatomical terminology (AN1.1)
? Normal anatomical position
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? Planes of the body? Terms used for relations and comparison
? Terms used for movements of the body
Topic: General features of bones and Joints (AN1.2, AN2.1 to AN2.6)
? Composition of bone and bone marrow
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? Parts, blood and nerve supply of a long bone? Laws of ossification*
? Special features of a sesamoid bone*
? Types of cartilage with its structure and distribution in body
? Joints with subtypes and examples
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? Nerve supply of joints and Hilton's lawTopic: General features of Muscle (AN3.1 to AN3.3)
? Classification of muscle tissue according to structure and action
? Parts of skeletal muscle
? Differences between tendons and aponeuroses with examples
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? Shunt and spurt muscles*Topic: General features of skin and fascia (AN4.1 to AN4.5)
? Types of skin and dermatomes in body*
? Structure and function of skin
? Superficial fascia along with fat distribution in body
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? Modifications of deep fascia with its functions? Principles of skin incisions*
Topic: General features of the cardiovascular system (AN5.1 to AN5.8)
? Differences between blood vascular and lymphatic system
? Differences between pulmonary and systemic circulation
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? General differences between arteries and veins? Functional differences between elastic, muscular arteries and arterioles
? Concept of portal system with examples
? Concept of anastomoses and collateral circulation with significance of end-arteries
? Functions of meta-arterioles, precapillary sphincters, arterio-venous anastomoses*
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? Definition of thrombosis, infarction and aneurysm*Topic: General Features of lymphatic system (AN6.1 to AN6.3)
? Components and functions of the lymphatic system*
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? Structure of lymph capillaries and mechanism of lymph circulation*
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? Concept of lymphoedema and spread of tumors via lymphatics and venous system*Topic: Introduction to the nervous system (AN7.1 to AN7.8)
? General plan of nervous system with components of central, peripheral and autonomic
nervous systems
? Components of nervous tissue and their functions
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? Parts of a neuron? Classification of neurons based on structure and function
? Structure of a typical spinal nerve
? Principles of sensory and motor innervation of muscles*
? Concept of loss of innervation of a muscle with its applied anatomy
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? Type of synapses*? Differences between sympathetic and spinal ganglia*
B. GENERAL HISTOLOGY
Topic: Epithelium (AN65.1 to AN65.2)
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? Identification of epithelium under the microscope? Correlation of structure and function of epithelia
? Ultrastructure of epithelium*
Topic: Connective tissue histology (AN66.1 to AN66.2)
? Types of connective tissue with functional correlation
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? Ultrastructure of connective tissue*Topic: Muscle histology (AN67.1 to AN67.3)
? Classification of muscle
? Structure-function correlation of muscle
? Ultrastructure of muscle tissue*
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Topic: Nervous tissue histology (AN68.1 to AN68.3)? Description and identification of unipolar and multipolar neurons, ganglia, peripheral
nerve
? Structure-function correlation of neuron
? Ultrastructure of nervous tissue*
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Topic: Blood vessels ? histology (AN69.1 to AN69.3)? Identification of elastic and muscular blood vessels, capillaries under the microscope
? Types and structure-function correlation of blood vessels
? Ultrastructure of blood vessels*
Topic: Glands and Lymphoid tissue (AN70.1 to AN70.2)
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? Identification of exocrine glands under the microscope21