Functional Anatomy - The Nervous System

Advanced Osteopathy Institute is pleased to present the new 2022 functional anatomy course taught in live-streaming by professor Frank Willard in collaboration with the New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, one of America’s most prestigious osteopathy universities. 

This new learning experience originates from the long-term collaboration that our institute has with professor Willard and aims to launch an ambitious and innovative teaching model. 

The course aims to deliver a thorough understanding of the functional anatomy of the nervous system. The distinctiveness of this course is rooted in professor Willard’s expertise and the opportunity to cover four different fields during this unique training programme: anatomy, physiology, pathology and neuroscience. 

The course includes 11 live-streaming units divided into 22 lectures scheduled throughout 2022 and 2023. Each unit provides five training hours for a total amount of 63 training hours. The training will also include in-depth meetings in the dissection lab where the lecturer will show directly on a cadaver some notions covered during the theoretical part. The participants can attend each unit individually as it covers the single topic completely.

Programme

Meeting 1

• Introductory Tour of the Nervous SystemPeripheral Nerves and Peripheral Neuropathies

Meeting 2 

• Spinal Cord Anatomy and Diseases of the Spinal Cord

Meeting 3 

• Introduction to Cranial NervesMedullary Brainstem and Cranial Nerves V, IX, X, XI & XII

Meeting 4

• Pontine Brainstem and Cranial Nerves V, VI, VII, & VIII

Meeting 5 

• Mesencephalic Brainstem and Cranial nerves III, IV

Meeting 6 

• Cerebellum and the Brainstem and Spinal Cord Motor System

Meeting 7 

• Sensory Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex

Meeting 8 

• Integrating Thalamus and Cerebral Cortex

Meeting 9 

• The Limbic System

Meeting 10 

• The Basal Ganglia and Thalamocortical Function

Meeting 11 

• The Emotional Brain and the Neuroendocrine System