FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY

Course Information
TitleΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ / FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY
Code008
FacultyPhysical Education and Sport Science
SchoolPhysical Education and Sport Science (Serres)
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID260000518

Programme of Study: KINESIOLOGY

Registered students: 26
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSCompulsory Course215
Class Information
Academic Year2025 – 2026
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600290827
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Background
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
A crucial prerequisite for understanding the course and for graduate students, is considered the earlier course and certainly appropriate knowledge of anatomy lesson conducted in two semesters of undergraduate studies and its purpose of focusing on teaching and knowledge of the musculoskeletal system particularly.
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected upon the successive completion of the course: Knowledge - To recognize, describe and explain the basic scientific concepts for the construction and function of the Musculoskeletal System. - To combine and utilize the knowledge of functional anatomy. - To recognize the functional role of the joints of the human body, in order to better understand Functional Anatomy. - To deepen the interpretation and evaluation of the movement of the human body and the composition of movements. Skills - To recognize all the bones, muscles and joints on the human skeleton. - To recognize all the basic muscle groups of the human musculoskeletal system and their role in the movement of the body. - To be able to determine the structural and functional differences between ligaments and tendons. - Recognize all joints in the human skeleton and their importance in movement. Abilities - Apply knowledge of functional anatomy in practice. - Decision-making skills. - Work in teams within an interdisciplinary environment. - Generate new research ideas. - Exercise critical and self-criticism. - Promote free, creative and inductive thinking.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an international context
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Week Content Learning Outcomes 1st week Introduction to the science of Functional Anatomy. Presentation of basic concepts and terminologies. Understanding the theoretical basis of the science of Functional Anatomy. 2nd week General Functional Anatomy of the degrees of the Spine. Understanding the basic movement of the spine 3rd week Specific Functional Anatomy of the Spine and Thorax. Understanding the function of the spine and its relationship to the rib cage. 4th week Functional Anatomy of the elbow joints (pronation-supination). Understanding the function of the elbow and the basic movement of pronation and supination. 5th week Functional Anatomy of the joints of the shoulder girdle. Understanding the function of the sternoclavicular, acromioclavicular, glenohumeral and scapulothoracic joints. 6th weeκ Functional Anatomy of the wrist, wrist and hand joints. Understanding the function of the wrist and basic movements of the hand. 7th week Functional Anatomy of the knee joint. Understanding the function of the knee and common mechanisms of injury. 8th week Functional Anatomy of the pelvic and hip joints. Understanding the function of the pelvic and hip joints. 9th week Physiology of the neuromuscular junction. Understanding the function of the central nervous system and its connection to the musculoskeletal system. 10th week Functional Anatomy of the ankle, tarsus and foot joints (kinesiological analysis of posture and gait). Understanding the function of the ankle joint and the basic movements of the foot. 11th week Presentation of research papers. Understanding the content of the paper and improving critical thinking. 12th week Presentation of research papers. Understanding the content of the paper and improving critical thinking. 13th week Presentation of research papers. Understanding the content of the paper and improving critical thinking.
Keywords
Functional Anatomy, Musculoskeletal system, Research methods, Human movement..
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Highly notable and necessary is considered the use of electronic tracking means of teaching , like PC with projector and at times overhead projector.
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures39✓
Reading Assigment34✓
Written assigments50✓
Exams2✓
Total125
Student Assessment
Description
After relevant student update at the teaching onset of the course , during the exam period a written part will be held combined with an oral part requiring brief contribution , during which the examinee’s critical capacity is evaluated. Also , co evaluation of an elaborated written study from the course is performed , combined with the study presentation and the whole active presence and participation in class.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1)1)Η ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΚΗ ΑΝΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ ΤΩΝ ΑΘΡΩΣΕΩΝ κωδικός 13257014 - Ι.Α.ΚΑΡΑNDJI, BROKEN HILL PUBLISHERS LTD,ΙΑΤΡΙΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΔΗ, 2001 , ΑΘΗΝΑ. 2)ΑΝΑΤΟΜΙΚΗ ΤΟΥ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΥ: ΔΟΜΗ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ Ι,ΙΙ, . MΠΑΛΤΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΩΤΗΣ , ΙΑΤΡΙΚΕΣ ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ Π.Χ.ΠΑΣΧΑΛΙΔΗ,2003, ΑΘΗΝΑ.
Additional bibliography for study
1)Hamilton, N & Luttgens K. (2002). Kinesiology: Scientific basis of human motion. McGraw-Hill. 2)Soderberg, G (1997). Kinesiology. Application to Pathological Motion. Williams & Wilkins.
Last Update
27-06-2025