Maricopa Community Colleges  SGT260   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/25/95
SGT260 19956-99999 LEC 8 Credit(s) 8 Period(s)
Surgical Anatomy, Pathophysiology
Basic functions of cells and tissues to normal and pathologic processes. Development of the human embryo and fetus in relation to surgical intervention. Emphasis on major structures, elements and functions of the human body in relation to injuries, pathologic conditions and surgical interventions. Prerequisites: Admission to the program or permission of instructor.
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SGT260   19956-99999 Surgical Anatomy, Pathophysiology
1. Relate basic functions of cells and tissues to normal and pathologic physiologic processes. (I)
2. Describe the major events in the development of a human embryo and fetus and relate these to congenital abnormalies that may require surgical intervention. (II)
3. Describe the basic cellular and tissue events and changes that underlie disease processes and the relationship between microscopic histopathology and clinical effects. (III)
4. Relate the structure and functions of the skull and brain to diagnostic imaging, pathologic symptomatology, and surgical intervention. (IV)
5. Relate the structure and function of the eye to pathologic conditions and ophthalmic surgery. (V)
6. Relate anatomic structures of the face, neck, and throat to pathologic conditions and surgical interventions. (VI)
7. Relate the structural and functional components of the shoulder, axilla, and breast to traumatic injuries or pathologic conditions and to surgical interventions. (VII)
8. Describe the bony, soft tissue, vascular, and nervous elements of the upper limb in terms of injury or pathology and surgical correction. (VIII)
9. Relate the structural and functional elements of the deep back, vertebral column, and spinal cord to pathologic conditions and surgical interventions and describe normal reflex mechanisms and spinal cord pathways. (VIX)
10. Describe the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to injuries and diseases of the chest wall, lungs, heart, and other thoracic structures. (X)
11. Describe the pathologic processes, symptomatology, diagnostic modalities, and therapeutic interventions of abdominal and retroperitoneal organs and structures in terms of their gross and microscopic features and their physiologic functions. (XI)
12. Relate pelvic and perineal structures to pathologic conditions, symptomatology, and surgical interventions. (XII)
13. Relate the anatomy of the inguinal and femoral regions to groin hernias and their surgical repairs. (XIII)
14. Describe the bony, soft tissue, vascular, and nervous elements of the lower limb in terms of injury or pathology and surgical correction. (XIV)
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SGT260   19956-99999 Surgical Anatomy, Pathophysiology
    I. Cells and tissue - normal and pathologic
        A. Cellular respiration
        B. Protein synthesis
        C. Cell cycle
        D. Cell division
        E. Basic genetics
        F. Basic types of tissues
      II. Embryology
          A. Process of fertilization
          B. Fetal development
          C. Congenital abnormalities
          D. Intervention
        III. Pathology
            A. Etiologic classifications of disease
            B. Cellular injury
            C. Types of necrosis
            D. Inflammation and repair
            E. Biological disturbances
            F. Immunologic disorders
            G. Disorders of tissue growth
          IV. Skull and brain
              A. Structure and functions of the skull and brain
              B. Diagnostic imaging
              C. Pathologic symptomatology
              D. Surgical intervention
            V. Eye
                A. Structure and function of the eye
                B. Pathologic conditions
                C. Ophthalmic surgery
              VI. Face, neck and throat
                  A. Anatomic structures
                  B. Pathologic conditions
                  C. Surgical interventions
                VII. Shoulder, axilla, and breast
                    A. Structural and functional components
                    B. Pathologic conditions
                    C. Surgical interventions
                  VIII. Upper limb
                      A. Bony, soft tissue, vascular, and nervous elements
                      B. Injury or pathology
                      C. Surgical interventions
                    IX. Back
                        A. Structural and functional elements
                          1. Deep back
                          2. Vertebral column
                          3. Spinal cord
                        B. Pathologic conditions
                        C. Surgical interventions
                        D. Normal reflex mechanisms and spinal cord pathways
                      X. Thorax - chest wall, lungs, heart
                          A. Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches
                          B. Injuries and diseases
                          C. Surgical interventions
                        XI. Abdominal cavity and retroperitoneum - gross and microscopic features
                            A. Pathologic processes and symptomatology
                            B. Diagnostic modalities
                            C. Therapeutic interventions
                          XII. Pelvis and perineum
                              A. Structures
                              B. Pathologic conditions
                              C. Surgical interventions
                            XIII. Inguinal and femoral regions
                                A. Anatomy
                                B. Groin hernias
                                C. Surgical repairs
                              XIV. Lower limb
                                  A. Bony, soft tissue, vascular, and nervous elements
                                  B. Injury and pathology
                                  C. Surgical correction
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