Dentistry

Specialised Functional Morphology I1

Morfologia Funcional Especializada I

Course code:9548203

Carlos Manuel Zagalo Fernandes Ribeiro

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

The scope of this curricular unit is all the descriptive and topographical anatomy of the head and neck regions as well as the physiology of the organs and systems of the head and neck regions. An overview of head and neck, mouth and teeth embryology is also part of the program. The main goal of is to give students enough knowledge of head and neck anatomy and physiology that would allow them to master and integrate subjects of other adjacent areas.
Subjects such as mastication, salivation, deglutition, phonation and nasal ventilation are particularly focused in order to be used in a future professional activity and should be used as a bridge to acquisition of further knowledge in other curricular units.
It is intended to provide an horizontal as well as a vertical integration of knowledge acquired.
At the end of the curricular unit, students should be able to identify the anatomical structures, as well as to be capable of describing the physiology of the organs and systems studied.

Syllabus:
  1. OSTEOLOGY
    Bones of the skull. Bones of the face.
    Hyoid bone. Cervical vertebrae.
    Particular aspects related to mastication, phonation and aesthetics.
  2. SUTURES AND JOINTS
    Sutures of the skull.
    Sutures of the face.
    Temporomandibular joint.
    Major ligaments and joints of the cervical vertebrae. Protection of the central nervous system.
    The process of mastication.
  3. MYOLOGY
    Muscles of facial expression.
    Subcutaneous muscles of the skull and neck.
    Masticatory muscles.
    Muscles of the neck and muscles of the nucae.
    Cervical fasciae.
    Functions of muscle groups.
  4. ANGYOLOGY
    Head and neck arteries. Head and neck veins.
    Lymphatic’s of the head and neck.
    Artery shunts.
    Anastomoses between intra and extra cranial circulation and their function.
    Functional role of the lymphatic vessels and nodes.
  5. PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
    Cervical plexus. Cranial nerves.
    CENTRAL NERVOUS SYTEM (simplified view).
    OLFACTORY, VISUAL, AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR PATHWAYS. GUSTATORY PATHWAYS.
    AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM.
    Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
    Morphology and physiology.
  6. SALIVARY GLANDS
    Salivation.
    Mouth and tongue.
    Mastication, deglutition and phonation.
  7. ENDOCRINE GLANDS AT THE HEAD AND NECK REGION
    Thyroid and parathyroid glands. Thymus.
    LARYNX, TRACHEA, PHARYNX AND CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS.
    Morphology and physiology.
  8. NOSE, NASAL CAVITIES AND NASAL SINUS.
  9. CERVICO-FACIAL TOPOGRAPHIC ANATOMY
    Clinical and surgical anatomy of the head and neck.
  10. CERVICO-FACIAL EMBRYOLOGY
Suggested Bibliography:
  • Santos JM, Zagalo C, Evangelista JG, Tavares V, Cavacas A, Silva AJS, Oliveira P (2010) Anatomia da Cabeça e Pescoço e Anatomia Dentária, 1st ed., Egas Moniz. ISBN: 978-972-98495-4-1.
  • Norton NS (2007) Netter’s Head and Neck Anatomy for Dentistry, ed Saunders. ISBN: 978-1-929007-88-2.
  • Baker EW, Shünke M, Schulte E, Schumacher U (2010) Head and Neck Anatomy for Dental Medicine, ed. Thieme. ISBN: 978-1-60406-209-0.