Applied Anatomy

Semester:  1st 
Type: Compulsory
ECTS: 4
Distance learning: 75%

Learning objectives:
After successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- recognize the basic anatomic features of the heart and thorax
- recognize the main anatomic features of the heart, the lungs and the mediastinum in anatomical specimens
- liaise the anatomy of the heart and lungs with the cardiac diseases that require surgical management
- connect the anatomic knowledge with the basic surgical techniques in cardiac and thoracic surgery.

Syllabus:
The course syllabus is the following:
- topographic and functional anatomy of the heart
- topographic and functional anatomy of the lungs
- topographic anatomy of the thorax and the mediastinum
- anatomy of the central and peripheral nervous system
- anatomic principles of the endocrine system
- anatomy of the circulatory system (arteries, veins and lymph vessels).

Lecturers:
Paraskevas Georgios, Professor of Anatomy
Natsis Konstantinos, Professor of Anatomy
Anastasopoulos Nikolaos, Professor of Anatomy
Asouhidou Eirini, Assoc. Professor of Anatomy
Lazaridis Nikolaos, Assoc. Professor of Anatomy
Totlis Tryfon, Ass. Professor of Anatomy