Gross Anatomy of Head and Neck and Neuroanatomy

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. describe the features of the cervical vertebrae and articulations between them; 2. discuss the articular surfaces, ligaments and movements of the atlantooccipital and atlantoaxial joints; 3. identify the parts of hyoid bone; 4. outline the different layers of the cervical fasciae and their attachments; 5. differentiate the boundaries and contents of different regions and triangles of the neck; 6. explain the formation and the sensory and motor branches of the cervical plexus of nerves; 7. identify the structures of the root of the neck and describe the external features and neurovascular supply of thyroid gland; 8. discuss how the different cartilages, ligaments and muscles of the larynx articulate and attach to produce the whole structure; 9. describe the neurovascular supply to the larynx; 10. explain the attachments of constrictors and inner longitudinal layer of the pharynx as well as their neurovasculature; 11. identify the internal features of the different parts of the pharynx; 12. describe the different surfaces of articulated neuro- and viscerocranium and illustrate the layers of scalp; 13. list the muscles of face around the orbital, nasal and oral orifices in terms of attachments and functions; and 14. discuss the neurovasculature of the scalp and face.

Head and neck. Face and scalp. Back and spinal cord. Cranial cavity. Orbit, parotid, temporal and infratemporal regions. Triangles of neck, submandibular region, nerves and vessels in deep dissection of neck. Thyroid and parathyroid. Pre-vertebral region and joints of neck. Mouth and tongue, pharynx, palato-nasal cavity and sinuses, larynx, ear and eye. Neuroanatomy. Meninges, base of brain and blood supply, hindbrain, medulla, pons, cerebellum and 4th ventricle, midbrain, diencephalon and third ventricle, cerebral hemispheres, sulci and gyri, internal structure of cerebrum and lateral ventricle, basal nuclei, thalamus and hypothalamus, synapses and reflex arcs. Sensory and ascending pathways, motor and descending pathways, cerebellar connections-pathways for hearing, smell and vision. Autonomic nervous system. Radiological and applied anatomy of the Head and Neck. Brain and spinal cord.