Head and Neck Syllabus
Anatomy 411, Spring 2009

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Instructor:
Office:
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E-mail:
Darin A. Croft, Ph.D. 
EG-03
368-5268
dcroft@case.edu
Date Lecture (E-501)
Stern Ch.
Reference Lab
Grant's Dissector
Mon., March 30 1. Head and neck overview
2. Head skeleton
55, 56, 77 D: 747-786, 800-809, 1013-1014
MD: 886-905
MP: Ch. 10, Ch. 15
Cranial Skeleton n/a (use handout)

    *In E-322, not EG-24*
Wed., April 1 3. Cranial nerves
     *Bone Quiz*
71, 74 D: 747-786, 800-809
MD: 1124-1155
MP: Ch. 10, Ch. 15
SKULL QUIZ
Fri., April 3
4. Head vasculature, face, scalp
49, 53, 57 D: 810-830, 1019
MD: 906-907, 933-957, 1067-1083
Face Anterior Aspect of Skull and Face (p. 153-156); Parotid Region (p. 184-185)
Mon., April 8
5. Cranial cavity
50, 58, 59, 68 D: 747-799
MD: 908-932
Cranial Cavity Scalp, Interior of Skull (but do not remove occipital bone), Cranial Fossae
(p. 156-168)
Wed., April 8
6. Orbit and eye
60, 61, 62, 69, 70 D: 830-854, 1020
MD: 957-977
MP: 492-503
Orbit Orbit and Contents
(p. 168-174)

*Group Practical*
Fri., April 10
7. Organization of the neck
43, 44, 46, 52, 54 D: 898-937, 1016-1017
MD: 1046-1089
Superficial Neck
Posterior Triangle of Neck (p. 174-176)
Mon., April 13 8. Laryngeal region
47, 48 D: 937-964, 1015
MD: 1089-1101
MP: Ch. 10
Deep Neck
Anterior Triangle of Neck
(p. 176-181)
Wed., April 15 9. Ear
67, 72, 73 D: 854-871, 1021
MD: 1022-1037
MP: 503-511
Infratemporal Fossa Middle Ear
(p. 208-210)

*Group Practical*
Fri., April 17 10. Oral Region
51, 63, 66 D: 982-1011
MD: 978-1012
MP: Ch. 20 (Teeth) 
Ear
Temporal Region
(p. 185-189)
Mon., April 20 11. Nasopharynx 64, 65, 75 D: 965-982
MD: 1013-1022, 1101-1121
Pharynx,
Post. Neck
Head bisection (p. 194-207)  AND Root of Neck (p. 189-194)
**Do one, not both**
Wed., April 22 12. Head Autonomics 45, 76 D: 872-898
MD: 
1124-1155
Pharynx,
Post. Neck (cont.)
Head Bisection and Root of the Neck (cont.)
Fri., April 24 Review    
Review *Group Practical*
Mon., April 27 EXAM    
EXAM

Required Texts:
Stern, Jack T.  1997. Core Concepts in Anatomy. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
Sauerland, E.K, and Boileau Grant, J.C. 2005. Grant's Dissector (13th Ed.).
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.

Supplemental Texts:
D: Drake, R., Vogl, W., and Mitchell, A. 2004. Gray's Anatomy for Students. Churchill Livingstone.
MD: Moore, K.L. and Dalley, A.F. 2006. Clinically Oriented Anatomy (5th Ed).  Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
MP: Moore, K.L. and Persaud, T.V. 1998. The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology (6th Ed.). W.B. Saunders.

Grading:
20%: Readiness Assessments (five MCQ at beginning of each lecture, based on Stern readings; best 10/11)
20%: Skull quiz (PowerPoint; based on lectures 1 & 2 and lab 1) and Group Practicals (three, taken by lab group)
30%: Lecture final (approximately 10 essay questions selected from those distributed throughout the course)
30%: Lab final (70 question lab practical)

Teaching Assistants: Dan Caycedo, Ryan NovinceAndrew Steckler

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