The purpose of the Anatomy Course is to give each student an understanding of the structure of the human body. To achieve this we will not only examine the anatomy of the human body, but also, when possible, attempt to understand the structures as they relate to clinical problems. Anatomy Course is a two semester course. During the Fall semester we will study the Gross Anatomy of the upper and lower limbs, thorax, abdomen and pelvis. During the Summer semester we are teaching the Gross Anatomy of the head and neck and Neuroanatomy. Anatomy lectures and seminars will discuss the structure of the human body in detail and study certain clinical problems related to the morphological diversity, age and gender morphological differences and anatomical variations.
The dissection laboratory offers an introduction to the variability of the human body and the uniqueness of each cadaver. During laboratory classes students will have the concise introductory briefings, followed by suggestions how to find, identify, investigate and understand the anatomical structures. The work done in a small dissection group forces students, early in their professional education, to communicate effectively, engage in cooperative interaction, and utilize "both self-directed and directed self-learning". Students' first job during the dissection laboratories will be to find, identify, investigate and study the required structures, listed in the laboratory workbook. However, perhaps even more importantly, their second job should be to use the lab classes to learn how to find things on their own. A task that takes students an hour to complete with the help of the instructor during the first week of the course, should take less than half an hour working on their own by the last week of the course. It is also in the dissection laboratory that vocabulary is acquired and learned, not by rote memorization, but by conceptualization based on what is seen and felt.
The anatomy dissection laboratory is often where the process of professional acculturation is initiated, fostering knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, and behaviors that will enable physicians to function appropriately within their chosen discipline.
Upon completion of Anatomy Course students should be confident enough to use anatomy textbooks, dictionaries and atlases to address most of anatomically related questions.
Professors:
Professor Marija Đurić
Professor Laslo Puškaš
Professor Valentina Blagojević
Professor Aleksandar Maliković
Professor Danijela Đonić
Professor Miloš Mališ
Associate Professor Lazar Stijak
Associate Professor Vuk Đulejić
Associate Professor Milan Aksić
Associate Professor Petar Milovanović
Associate Professor Dubravka Aleksić
Associate Professor Ana Starčević
Assistant Professor Darko Laketić
Assistant Professor Joko Poleksić
Associates:
Teaching and Research Assistant Ana Ćirović
Teaching and Research Assistant Đorđe Đorović
Teaching and Research Assistant Aleksandar Ćirović
Teaching and Research Assistant Jelena Jadžić
Teaching and Research Assistant Slobodan Kapor
Teaching and Research Assistant Jelena Boljanović
Teaching and Research Assistant Aleksandra Zelenović
Teaching and Research Assistant Gorana Agatonović
Teaching and Research Assistant Jovana Andrejić
Teaching and Research Assistant Katarina Đurđević
Teaching and Research Assistant Nemanja Stojilović
Teaching and Research Assistant Milica Maksimović
Laboratory support staff:
Dijana Stošić
Slaviša Đukić
Vukašin Pavlović
Anatomy course administration:
Silvija Jelisavac
Telephone: +381-11-2685-846
Email: silvijaj80@gmail.com
Address:
Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade
Dr Subotića 4, 11000 Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
FIRST SEMESTER, ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
1st SEMESTER |
LECTURES |
LABORATORIES |
SEMINARS |
TOTAL |
15 weeks |
60 classes (2 lectures per week, 2 classes each) |
60 classes (2 laboratories per week, 2 classes each) |
15 classes (1 seminar per week) |
135 classes |
1st WEEK
Lectures: 1. Introduction to gross anatomy (2 classes). 1.10.2024 2. Bones and skeleton. Joints (2 classes). 2.10.2024 Laboratories: 1. Clavicle, scapula and humerus (2 classes). 2. Radius and ulna (2 classes). Seminar: Bones of the hand (1 class in computer classroom).
2nd WEEK
Lectures: 1. Muscle tissue and the muscular system. Blood vessels, the lymphatic system and cardiovascular system (2 classes).8.10.2024 2. Nervous tissue and the nervous system (2 classes). 9.10.2024 Laboratories: 1. Hip bone, femur and patella (2 classes). 2. Tibia and fibula (2 classes). Seminar: Bones of the foot (1 class in computer classroom).
3rd WEEK
Lectures: 1. Blood vessels of the upper limb (2 classes). 15.10.2024 2. Nerves of the upper limb (2 classes). 16.10.2024 Laboratories: 1. Axillary fossa (2 classes). 2. Anterior region of the arm. Cubital fossa. (2 classes). Seminar: Veins and lymphatic system of the upper limb (1 class in computer classroom).
4th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Blood vessels of the lower limb (2 classes). 22.10.2024 2. Nerves of the lower limb (2 classes). 23.10.2024 Laboratories: 1. Anterior region of the forearm and palm of the hand (2 classes). 2. Scapular region, posterior regions of the arm and forearm, dorsum of the hand (2 classes). Seminar: Joints of the upper limb (1 class in computer classroom).
5th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Surface anatomy and clinical anatomy of the upper limb (2 classes). 29.10.2024 2. Surface anatomy and clinical anatomy of the lower limb (2 classes). 30.101.2024 Laboratories: 1. Anterior region of the thigh (2 classes). 2. Anterior region of the leg and dorsum of the foot (2 classes). Seminar: Veins and lymphatic system of the lower limb (1 class in computer classroom).
6th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Thorax - borders, regions, reference lines and superficial anatomical landmarks. Structures of the thoracic walls - joints, muscles, blood vessels and nerves. Back (2 classes). 5.11.2024 2. Breast. Diaphragm. Thoracic cavity and its subdivisions. Organa in situ (2 classes). 6.11.2024 Laboratories: 1. Gluteal region and posterior region of the thigh (2 classes). 2. Popliteal fossa, posterior region of the leg and plantar region (2 classes). Seminar: Joints of the lower limb (1 class in computer classroom).
7th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Superior mediastinum (2 classes). 12.11.2024 2. Inferior mediastinum. Pericardium (2 classes). 13.11.2024 Laboratories: 1. Vertebral column (vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx), ribs and sternum (2 classes). 2. Thoracic walls - muscles, blood vessels and nerves. Diaphragm (2 classes). Seminar: Surface anatomy of the thorax. Joints of the thorax (1 class in computer classroom).
8th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Heart - external and internal morphology. Chambers of the heart and structure of the heart wall (2 classes). 19.11.2024 2. Arterial and nerve supply of the heart. Surface projections of the heart and its valves (2 classes). 20.11.2024 Laboratories: 1. Thoracic cavity and its subdivisions. Superior mediastinum (2 classes). 2. Middle mediastinum. Heart and pericardium (2 classes). Seminar: Conducting system of the heart. Cardiac plexus. Fetal circulation (1 class in computer classroom).
9th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Posterior mediastinum - oesophagus, thoracic aorta, azygos vein and its tributaries, thoracic duct, lymph nodes and thoracic part of the sympathetic trunk (2 classes). 26.11.2024 2. Pleura and lungs (2 classes). 27.11.2024 Laboratories: 1. Posterior mediastinum (2 classes). 2. Pleura and lungs (2 classes). Seminar: Surface projections and positions of the thoracic organs. Referred pain of the thoracic organs - Head’s zones. Sectional anatomy of the thorax (1 class in computer classroom).
10th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Abdomen - borders, regions, reference lines and superficial anatomical landmarks. Structures of the anterolateral abdominal wall. Inguinal region (2 classes). 3.12.2024 2. Abdominal cavity and its subdivisions. Peritoneum and its formations (2 classes). 4.12.2024 Laboratories: 1. Anterolateral abdominal wall, umbilicus and inguinal region. Abdominal cavity and its subdivisions. Organa in situ. Peritoneum and its formations. Omental bursa (2 classes). 2. Back and posterior abdominal wall (2 classes). Seminar: Parietal peritoneum. Visceral peritoneum and its formations (1 class in computer classroom).
11th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Stomach and coeliac trunk. Spleen (2 classes). 10.12.2024 2. Duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Superior mesenteric artery (2 classes). 11.12.2024 Laboratories: 1. Stomach and coeliac trunk. Spleen (2 classes). 2. Duodenum, jejunum and ileum. Superior mesenteric artery (2 classes). Seminar: Anterolateral abdominal wall and inguinal canal. Referred pain of the abdominal organs - Head’s zones (1 class in computer classroom).
12th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Large intestine and inferior mesenteric artery (2 classes). 17.12.2024 2. Liver. Portal vein. Biliary ducts. Pancreas (2 classes). 18.12.2024 Laboratories: 1. Large intestine and inferior mesenteric artery (2 classes). 2. Liver. Portal vein. Biliary ducts. Pancreas (2 classes). Seminar: Anatomical basis of the absorption in the gastrointestinal tract (hepatic and lymphatic pathway). Portocaval anastomoses (1 class in computer classroom).
13th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Retroperitoneal space - walls and content. Abdominal aorta. Inferior vena cava. Retroperitoneal lymph nodes. Innervation of the abdominal organs (2 classes). 24.12.2025 2. Kidney. Abdominal part of the ureter. Suprarenal gland (2 classes). 25.12.2025 Laboratories: 1. Retroperitoneal space - walls and content. Abdominal aorta. Inferior vena cava. Innervation of the abdominal organs (2 classes). 2. Kidney. Abdominal part of the ureter. Suprarenal gland (2 classes). Seminar: Surface and regional anatomy of the abdomen. Abdominal cavity and its subdivisions. Sectional anatomy of the abdomen (1 class in computer classroom).
14th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Pelvic cavity - borders, walls, pelvic inlet and outlet, subdivisions. Pelvic diaphragm. Pelvic blood vessels and nerves. Perineum - borders, regions and spaces (2 classes). 31.12.2024 2. Rectum. Anal canal. Pelvic part of the ureter. Urinary bladder. Urethra (2 classes). 8.1.2025 Laboratories: 1. Pelvic cavity: borders, walls, pelvic inlet and outlet, subdivisions. Pelvic diaphragm. Pelvic blood vessels and nerves. Perineum - borders, regions and spaces (2 classes). 2. Rectum. Anal canal. Pelvic part of the ureter. Urinary bladder. Urethra (2 classes). Seminar: Gender differences in bony pelvis and pelvic cavity (1 class in computer classroom).
15th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Male genitalia - external and internal (2 classes). 9.1.2025 2. Female genitalia - external and internal (2 class).10.1.2025
Laboratories: 1. Male genitalia - external and internal (2 class). 2. Female genitalia - external and internal (2 classes). Seminar: Surface and regional anatomy of the pelvis. Pelvic cavity and its subdivisions. Sectional anatomy of the pelvis (1 class in computer classroom).
SECOND SEMESTER, ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024
2nd SEMESTER |
LECTURES |
LABORATORIES |
SEMINARS |
TOTAL |
15 weeks |
45 classes (2 lectures per week, 75 and 60 minutes) |
60 classes (2 laboratories per week, 2 classes each) |
30 classes (2 seminars per week) |
135 classes |
1st WEEK
Lectures: 1. Surface anatomy of the head and neck. Muscles of the facial expression. Muscles of the mastication. Cervical fascia (75 minutes). 2. Common carotid artery. External carotid artery (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Skull - division of bones (neurocranium and viscerocranium). Vault of the cranium: frontal, parietal and occipital bones (2 classes). 2. Ethmoid and sphenoid bones (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Temporal bone (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Joints of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom).
2nd WEEK
Lectures: 1. Internal carotid artery. Receptor zones in the region of the carotid bifurcation. Subclavian artery (75 minutes). 2. Dural venous sinuses. Veins of the head and neck. Lymphatic system of the head and neck (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Facial skeleton. Maxilla, mandible and palatine bone (2 classes). 2. Other bones of the facial skeleton: nasal, lacrimal and zygomatic bones, inferior nasal concha, vomer and hyoid bone. Base of the skull - openings and their content (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Skull - cranial vault. Skull of the newborn (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Orbit, nasal cavity, temporal and infratemporal fossae and pterygopalatine fossa (1 class - computer classroom).
3rd WEEK
Lectures: 1. Cervical plexus. Innervation of the skin of the neck. Sympathetic nervous system of the head and neck. Cranial nerves - classification (75 minutes). 2. Trigeminal nerve (CN V). Innervation of the skin of the face. Facial nerve (CN VII) (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Anterior and lateral regions of the neck. Muscles of the neck: platysma, sternocleidomastoid muscle, suprahyoid and infrahyoid muscles. Cervical fascia. Superficial veins of the neck. Cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus (2 classes). 2. Deep muscles of the neck: scalene and prevertebral muscles. Carotid sheath and its content. External carotid artery and its branches. Internal carotid artery. Subclavian artery and its branches. Deep branches of the cervical plexus (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Muscles of the neck (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Sympathetic nervous system of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom).
4th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Oral cavity: divisions, walls and content. Teeth. Tongue. Sublingual region (75 minutes). 2. Salivary glands. Pharynx (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Regions of the face. Parotid region. Infratemporal region (2 classes). 2. Oral cavity. Pharynx (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Arteries of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Veins of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom).
5th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Lateral pharyngeal space and retropharyngeal space - boundaries and content. Glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus (CN X), accessory (CN XI) and hypoglossal (CN XII) nerves (75 minutes). 2. Nose. Nasal cavity. Olfactory nerve (CN I). Paranasal sinuses (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Lateral pharyngeal space and retropharyngeal space - boundaries and content. Glossopharyngeal (CN IX), vagus (CN X), accessory (CN XI) and hypoglossal (CN XII) nerves (2 classes). 2. Nose. Nasal cavity. Olfactory nerve (CN I). Paranasal sinuses (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Sensory and parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Lymphatic system of the head and neck (1 class - computer classroom).
6th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Larynx: position, cartilages, joints, ligaments, membranes and muscles (75 minutes). 2. Laryngeal cavity. Laryngeal blood vessels, lymphatics and nerves. Thyroid and parathyroid glands (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Larynx. Thyroid and parathyroid glands (2 classes). 2. Posterior region of the neck. Muscles of the posterior region of the neck. Suboccipital triangle. Scalp (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Regions of the neck (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Functional anatomy of the larynx: respiration, phonation, articulation of voice and cough reflex (1 class - computer classroom).
7th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Eye: eyeball and optic nerve (CN II) (75 minutes). 2. Muscles of the orbit. Ophthalmic artery and veins. Oculomotor (CN III), trochlear (CN IV) and abducens (CN VI) nerves (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Orbit. Eyeball (2 classes). 2. Orbital cavity - content after removal of the orbital roof (2 classes).- Seminars: 1. Eyeball - content and refractive media (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Accessory apparatus of the eye: orbital fat body, extra-ocular muscles, fascial sheath, eyelids, conjunctiva and lacrimal apparatus (1 class - computer classroom).
8th WEEK
Lectures: 1. External ear: auricle, external acoustic meatus and tympanic membrane. Middle ear: tympanic cavity, auditory tube and mastoid antrum (75 minutes). 2. Internal ear. Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) (60 minutes).
Laboratories: 1. Ear: external, middle and internal (2 classes). 2. Sectional anatomy of the head and neck (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Clinical anatomy of the cranial nerves (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Clinical anatomy of the ear (1 class - computer classroom).
9th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Central nervous system: introduction, development, subdivisions and structure. Spinal cord (75 minutes). 2. Brainstem: boundaries, external morphology and organization (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. CNS: subdivisions and organization. Neuroaxis and orientation in the CNS (2 classes). 2. Spinal cord: external morphology and sectional anatomy (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Internal morphology of the spinal cord (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Spinal nerve: origin, branches, and innervations of the trunk and limbs. Dermatomes (1 class - computer classroom).
10th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Brainstem - gray matter (nuclei and reticular formation) (75 minutes). 2. Cerebellum. Fourth ventricle (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Brainstem - external morphology (2 classes). 2. Brainstem - sectional anatomy (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Brainstem - white matter and its organization (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Nuclei of the cranial nerves (1 class - computer classroom).
11th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Diencephalon: position, relationships and subdivisions. Thalamus. (75 minutes). 2. Diencephalon:
hypothalamus and pituitary gland, subthalamus, metathalamus and epithalamus. Third ventricle (60 minutes).
Laboratories: 1. Cerebellum. Fourth ventricle (2 classes). 2. Diencephalon: position, relationships and subdivisions (2 classes).
Seminars: 1. Pretectal area and superior colliculus: pupillary reflex, accommodation reflex and control of eye movements. Medial longitudinal fasciculus (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Functional anatomy of the cerebellum (1 class - computer classroom).
12th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Telencephalon - external morphology. Cerebral cortex and cortical areas (75 minutes). 2. Telencephalon - subcortical nuclei (corpus striatum, claustrum, amygdala, nucleus accumbens and nucleus basalis of Meynert) (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Diencephalon and third ventricle sectional anatomy (2 classes). 2. Telencephalon - external morphology. Cerebral cortex and cortical areas (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Reticular formation (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Hypothalamus: functional centres, connections and hypothalamo-pituitary axis (1 class - computer classroom).
13th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Telencephalon - white matter (centrum semiovale, brain capsules and commissures). Neural pathways - classification (75 minutes). 2. Ventricular system of the brain and circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges and meningeal spaces (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Telencephalon - gray matter (specimens and sections) (2 classes). 2. Telencephalon - white matter (specimens and sections) (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Limbic system (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Basal ganglia (1 class - computer classroom).
14th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Somatosensory system (75 minutes). 2. Motor system (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Sectional anatomy of the brain (2 classes). 2. Identification of the cerebral structures (specimens and sections) (2 classes).
Seminars: 1. Somatosensory system (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Motor system (1 class - computer classroom).
15th WEEK
Lectures: 1. Visual system. Auditory system (75 minutes). 2. Vestibular, olfactory and gustatory systems (60 minutes). Laboratories: 1. Ventricular system of the brain and circulation of the cerebrospinal fluid. Meninges and meningeal spaces (2 classes). 2. Blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord (2 classes). Seminars: 1. Clinical anatomy of pain, pain counduction and perception (1 class - computer classroom). 2. Blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord (1 class - computer classroom).
Textbooks:
Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy. Dalley AF, Agur AMR. 9th edition, LLW, Wolters Kluver, 2023.
Clinical Neuroanatomy. Waxman S. 29th edition, Lange, 2020.
Atlas:
Atlas of Human Anatomy. FH Netter. 8th edition, Elsevier, 2022.
Anatomy Workbook:
Anatomy Workbook. Maliković et al. 2nd edition, Libri Medicorum, 2023.
Grading policy
Your Anatomy Course grade is based on the preliminary exams, activity and attendance, practical exam and final exam.
ANATOMY PRELIMINARY EXAMS OR COLLOQUIA will count for 20% (8-20 points) of the Anatomy Course grade. There will be three preliminary exams during the Anatomy Course.
The first preliminary exam will be held during the second half of November. This exam covers the general anatomy and anatomy of the upper and lower limbs and it is the multiple choice test with 30 questions.
The second preliminary exam is a practical exam with 30 questions. It will be held in February/March. Anatomical structures you investigated during the laboratory classes will be included in this exam. The exam covers anatomical structures of the Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis.
The third preliminary exam is the multiple choice test with 30 questions. It will be held in April/May. The test covers the anatomy of the Head and Neck, General Anatomy of the Nervous System and External Morphology of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord. Your final summary of all scores and points on the Anatomy preliminary exams are calculated as follows:
Summary Points = (Number of correct answers / 90) x 20 points
First preliminary exam / Points = (Number of correct answers / 30) x 6 points
Second preliminary exam/ Points = (Number of correct answers / 30) x 7 points
Third preliminary exam/ Points = (Number of correct answers / 30) x 7 points
Instruction for the Anatomy Preliminary Exams is the same as those for the exams (see below).
ACTIVITY AND ATTENDANCE will count for 10% (0-10 points) of the Anatomy Course grade. A student can achieve those points during the Anatomy Course by regular attendance and active participation. These points may be earned by interactive participating during the lab and in activity tests given during the laboratory classes and seminars during semesters. For each section of the body there will be a certain number of points you can earn. In order to get those points a student must earn more than 51% of the activity tests, given in each lab and seminar.
Regular attendance on lectures and activity on labs and seminars Regular attendance (≥ 50%) on lectures - 3 points; Activity on labs and seminars - up to 7 points (Upper limb - 1; Lower limb - 1; Thorax - 1; Abdomen - 1; Pelvis - 1; Head and neck - 1; CNS - 1.)
ANATOMY PRACTICAL EXAM will count for 20% (12-20 points) of the Anatomy Course grade. The Anatomy practical exam is composed of 26 multiple choice questions. We will test your practical knowledge achieved during the laboratory classes. Your scores and points on the Anatomy practical exam are calculated as follows:
Score |
Points |
25-26 |
20 |
22-24 |
18 |
19-21 |
16 |
16-18 |
14 |
14-15 |
12 |
Instruction for the Anatomy Practical Exam
Before the start of the Anatomy Practical Exam you must write your surname, name and file (index) number on the front of test. The test consists of 26 anatomical structures marked by ordinal numbers. There are four offered answers of which one is correct or there are blank spaces where you must write correct answers. Only blue or black pen must be used for any work on the exam. You must answer questions by circling the letter in front of the correct answer. Letters in front of incorrect answers must not be marked in any way. Do not correct or add anything on the test. You must not communicate with, ask for help from, or give help to any other student in the exam room. If you have a question at any time you must raise your hand and wait for an associate to come to you. Approximate time allocated to each question is 45 seconds. Minimum passing score of the test is 14 correct answers. Please do not move the numbers-bookmarks of the specimens.
ANATOMY FINAL EXAM will count for 50% (30-50 points) of the Anatomy Course grade. This exam will be in a form of the 74 multiple choice question test covering all knowledge achieved during the Anatomy Course. Your scores and points on the Anatomy final exam are calculated as follows:
Score |
Points |
69-74 |
50 |
62-68 |
45 |
54-61 |
40 |
46-53 |
35 |
38-45 |
30 |
Instruction for the Anatomy Final Exam
Before the start of the Anatomy Final Exam you must write your surname, name and file (index) number on the front of the test. The exam consists of 74 questions and it should include two sections: the test and the answer sheet. Please check all pages and report if some are missing. Any rough work can be written on the test but not on the answer sheet. On the answer sheet clearly mark only one answer per question, which you consider to be correct. Do not mark incorrect answers in any way. Use the blue or black pen to shade the letter you think is correct for each answer. No correction of your answer is allowed. Do not use any kind of correction fluid or tape. Do not use highlighters on your answer sheets. You must not communicate with, ask for help from, or give help to any other student in the exam room. If you have a question at any time you must raise your hand and wait for an associate to come to you. You are not allowed to have any unauthorised items in the exam room. If you have any unauthorised items, including mobile phones, electronic watches or any kind of electronic device you must hand them before the exam. If we find them on you during the exam, you will be removed from the exam and your results will be void.
The available time is one minute per question and 16 minutes to fill the answer sheet with the definitive answers (74+16=90 minutes). We will let you know when there are five minutes of the exam left. When the exam is finished, stop writing and put your pens down. Passing requirement on the test is 38 questions.
Important: Students who are late for their preliminary exams and exams without a valid excuse will not be permitted to take them, so please be sure to know your exact schedule and be on time.
Please note that while the lectures are not mandatory, they are strongly recommended. However, labs and seminars are mandatory and students who know they might miss them should ask for the Course Director’s approval (with the make-up time arranged).
RESCHEDULING OF PRELIMINARY EXAMS AND EXAMS DUE TO CONFLICT OR EMERGENCY
We announce exam dates at the beginning of each semester and we stick to the dates. Plan and manage your time. The fact that the Anatomy is a leading course, and the fact that we are working with the cadavers on many of the preliminary exams and exams makes changing dates difficult for us. We will consider rescheduling of an examination for a student only if the student provides documentation written by an official (e.g. physician, mentor, coach) on the official letterhead. The reason for the absence must be given, although details need not be stated. Personal sickness, death of a close relative, severe family problems and University approved activities are considered reasonable excuses. The Anatomy Course Director will decide whether the request justifies rescheduling of the preliminary exam or exam.
If a student knows ahead of time that there will be a conflict with the preliminary exam or exam, the required documentation must be given to the Course Director one week before the exam. The student will be informed if she/he is allowed to reschedule the preliminary exam or exam. All students with a reasonable excuse to miss an exam will be offered a make-up exam.
Mistakes in grading
The preliminary exams (tests) and the final exam are not computer graded and therefore inadvertent mistakes can happen. If you believe an error has been made please contact the Exam Commission Leader or Course Director in order to solve the problem. The second preliminary exam and practical exam are manually graded too. If you find a mistake that we have committed or you disagree with the way a question was graded, label the problem area, write your explanation of why the grade should be changed on the exam paper next to the labeled region, and return the exam paper to the examiner who can make corrections. Any interpretive changes must be made by the Exam Commission Leader or Course Director who will look at your comments and make a written response on the exam sheet.
Whom to Contact:
Laboratory support staff about:
- questions about lab material
Course Director, Professor Ana Starčević about:
- exam questions or scoring
- posted exam scores and grades
- current lab problems or questions
- rescheduling or making up missed laboratories
- course material
- rescheduling or missed lectures, seminars or laboratories
- preliminary exams and exams
- withdrawals and incompletes
Course Secretary, Silvija Jelisavac about:
- administration