Module Specification
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Title Anatomy of the Head and Neck
Code LIFE220
Coordinator Dr CM Tierney
Human Anatomy Resource Centre
C.Tierney@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2016-17 Level 5 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):
LIFE116; LIFE111  

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:
 

Co-requisite modules:
 

Linked Modules:
 

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 20
Lectures to introduce core concepts
    36
12 weekly practicals based in HARC using head and neck anatomical specimens
    56
Timetable (if known) This refers to timetabled lectures
  		    This refers to practical sessions in the Human Anatomy Resource Centre
  		  3 online VITAL formative tests taken in Weeks 3, 5 and 9 of Semester 2. Each test will consist of 15 MCQ questions in 30 minutes - this is the same style of summative assessments they will be taking i
  		 
Private Study 94
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Unseen Written Exam  2hr  Semester 2  60  Yes    Exam 
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Coursework  1hr  Semester 2  30  Yes    Spotter test 
Coursework  60 min in total (2 q  Semester 2  10  No reassessment opportunity    Online tests There is no reassessment opportunity, Notes (applying to all assessments) Assessment 1 (220) will be objective assessments (e.g. Section 1 consisting of 40 multiple choice [MCQ] and Section 2 consisting of 6 short-based answers [SBA]) worth 60% of the final module mark. Assessment 2 (220.1) will be a practical anatomical spotter test worth 30%. This assessment takes place under exam conditions in HARC with each student rotates around 40 questions. Assessment 3 (220.2) will be 2 online summative assessments through VITAL (e.g. 15 multiple choice questions [MCQ]) in 30 minutes - no late submission opportunity once deadline has passed per School of Life Sciences Online Test Policy (exemption exists). These on-line summative tests will be taken in Weeks 5 and 9, each will be worth 5% for a total of 10% of the final module mark. Formative practice quizzes will be available in Weeks 3, 7 and 11.  

Aims

  1. Develop in students, the knowledge and understanding of the structural and functional anatomy of the human head and neck and how these structures develop

  2. To enable students to develop their understanding of regional (topographical) anatomy in a practical setting using facilities and materials appropriately, recognising and understanding the requirements to adhere to appropriate ethical standards and codes of practice

  3. To encourage students to develop skills for interpreting medical imaging as it applies to the head and neck region and apply that knowledge to other materials available

  4. Develop knowledge and understanding in human anatomy, and ability to apply, evaluate and interpret this knowledge to solve problems in anatomy.

Learning Outcomes

Identify and recall relevant features of surface anatomy applicable to the head and neck region

Locate and describe the structural and functional osteology of the head and neck

Identify and demonstrate a comprehension of the gross morphology of the head and neck and relate this structure and function 

 

Locate, identify and describe anatomical structures within the head and neck region

Identify and interpret anatomical structures within the head and neck region using diagnostic imaging such as x-rays, CT and MRI scans

 

Identify and describe the embryological development of relevant structures within the head and neck region and relate this to adult anatomical structures

Identify and interpret relevant head and neck specimens in practicals using gross morphology and surface anatomy (both external and internal anatomical landmarks).

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Lecture - Lectures to introduce core concepts

This refers to timetabled lectures

Laboratory Work - 12 weekly practicals based in HARC using head and neck anatomical specimens

This refers to practical sessions in the Human Anatomy Resource Centre

Online Quiz - 3 formative online tests in VITAL

3 online VITAL formative tests taken in Weeks 3, 5 and 9 of Semester 2. Each test will consist of 15 MCQ questions in 30 minutes - this is the same style of summative assessments they will be taking in Weeks 7 and 11.

Syllabus
1 

All practicals will be based on lecture topics to enhance application of anatomical knowledge and will invlove a combination of anatomical prosections, models, osteology and medical imaging. 

Week 1:
Lecture 1 and 2 - Posterior Triangle of the Neck: divisions of the neck; cervical fascia; boundaries, features and contents of the posterior triangle; spinal accessory nerve; cervical plexus
Practical 1 – Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Content based on lecture topics and involves a combination of anatomical prosections, models, osteology and medical imaging 

Week 2:
Lecture 3 and 4 – Anterior Triangle of the Neck: boundaries of the submandibular, carotid and muscular triangles; structure of the larynx; Infrahyoid muscles; thyroid gland; carotid sheath and contents; ansa cervicalis
Practical 2 – Anterior Triangle of the Neck

Week 3: 1st Formative On-line quiz (based on previous 2 weeks content)
Lecture 5 and 6 – Face and the Parotid region: muscles of facial expression; parotid gland and its relations; extracranial course of the facial nerve
Practical 3 – Face and the Parotid (Temporal) Region

Week 4:
Lecture 7 – Osteology of the Skull: detailed examination of the features of the skull, bones of the cranium, mandible, bones of the front of the skull
Lecture 8 - Contents of the Cranial Cavity: meninges, dural venous sinuses, cranial fossae
Practical 4 –Osteology of the Skull and Contents of the Cranial Cavity: bones of the cranium; detailed look at foramina and fissures within the skull

Week 5: 1st Summative On-line quiz (based on previous 4 weeks content - worth 5%)
Lecture 9 and 10 – Infratemporal Region and the Temporomandibular Joint: boundaries of the infratemporal fossa; muscles of mastication; maxillary artery and its divisions; mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve and its branches; temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Practical 5 – Infratemporal region and TMJ

Week 6:
Lecture 11 - Deep Neck: parasympathetic components of the cranial nerves and their associated ganglia; facial and glossopharyngeal nerves; branches of the external carotid artery; upper and deep neck structures
Lecture 12 – Nose: structure and features of the nasal cavity; arterial and nerve supply of the nasal cavity
Pract ical 6 – Autonomic Nervous System and the Nasal Cavity

Week 7: 2nd Formative On-line quiz (based on content from weeks 5 and 6)
Lectures 13 and 14 - Mouth and the Pharynx: boundaries of the mouth; hard and soft palates; divisions of the pharynx; pharyngeal muscles; intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue; nerve supply of the tongue
Practical 7 – Mouth and the Pharynx

Week 8:
Lectures 15 and 16 – Larynx: cartilages and membranes of the larynx; laryngeal muscles; movements of the laryngeal cartilages; nerve supply of the larynx
Practical 8 - Lary nx

Week 9: 2nd Summative On-line quiz (based on weeks 5-8 - worth 5%)
Lectures 17 and 18 – Orbit: anatomy of the eyelid; lacrimal apparatus; extraocular muscles; nerve supply of the orbit
Practical 9 - Orbit

Week 10:
Lectures 19 and 20 – Ear: parts of the ear (external, middle and inner); bones of the ear (ossicles) and the tympanic membrane; nerve supply of external and middle ear; organisation of inner ear; vestibular and auditory functions    
Practical 10 - Ear

Week 11: 3rd Formative On-line quiz (based on weeks 9 and 10) 
Self-directed revision sessions

Week 12:
In-Course Assessment – Spotter Exam (30%)

Recommended Texts
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