A good knowledge of the French language and of the subject taught in the MMED B101 anatomy course of the Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Namur are essential to follow the course.
Firstly, to understand the descriptive and functional anatomy of the major systems that make up the human body. Secondly, to develop a cross-disciplinary knowledge of the subject, which introduces students to topographical anatomy.
Students must memorise the material accurately and rigorously; they must acquire clear, well-structured knowledge, in which the essential is distinguished from the detailed.
The cardiovascular system; the respiratory system and the thorax; the abdomino-pelvic part of the digestive system and the part of the urinary system present in the retroperitoneum.
ANGIOLOGIE : 1. Cœur - 2. Artères - 3. Veines - 4. Lymphatiques.
APPAREIL RESPIRATOIRE : 1. Trachée et arbre bronchique - 2. Poumons - 3. Plèvres - 4. Médiastin. - 5. Parois thoraciques et sein
APPAREIL DIGESTIF : 1. Estomac - 2. Intestin grêle - 3. Caecum et appendice vermiforme - 4. Côlon - 5. Rectum - 6. Annexes : Foie, Voies biliaires, Pancréas, Rate - 7. Innervation des viscères
RETRO-PERITOINE : rein, bassinet, uretère
Depending on the technical possibilities in the dissection room, students observe viscera on cadavers prepared specifically for this purpose.
Classical treatises and plastinated anatomical specimens are available for free consultation in the Anatomy Library (room M07).
The anatomy examination is oral, and students must give a spontaneous presentation in which they demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired; during the examination, they may be asked additional questions.
Both form and content are assessed in an oral examination.
It is a good idea to begin by outlining your answer. Showing legible, clean diagrams with a title and orientation during your oral presentation is a very valuable aid. Your presentation must be clear and structured, and you should express yourself calmly and at an appropriate pace. Absolute respect for nomenclature is required; the use of adjectives of orientation and anatomical description is necessary. Preparing diagrams without showing anything in front of the examiner is penalising. The student's explanations may compensate for any drawing difficulties.
As for the content, certain errors are considered unforgivable, in particular: incomplete study, errors of orientation or topography, descriptions incompatible with the function of the organ, absence of fundamental structures in the description of an anatomical region.
On the other hand, the ability to establish links between the different chapters of the course is rewarded.
Students are strongly encouraged to sit and pass their exam in the first session. In fact, during the August session, material contingencies (number of days available, number of students, etc.) are not always taken into account.
Students who turn up at the time and on the day indicated in the invitation for their examination, and who sign their paper without answering, receive an "attendance mark". Students who do not turn up at the time and on the date specified are marked "absent".
The official version of the course syllabus and illustrative diagrams is the one available on the Webcampus website; versions from previous years are of no value.
It seems that course summaries are circulated among students: none of them have been validated by the teacher.