Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System (5cr)
Code: BB00DK04-3004
General information
- Enrollment
 - 18.04.2025 - 04.09.2025
 - Registration for the implementation has ended.
 
- Timing
 - 25.08.2025 - 27.02.2026
 - Implementation is running.
 
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
 - 5 cr
 
- Local portion
 - 5 cr
 
- Mode of delivery
 - Contact learning
 
- Unit
 - SeAMK Physiotherapy
 
- Campus
 - SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
 
- Teaching languages
 - Finnish
 
- Degree programmes
 - Bachelor of Health Care, Physiotherapy
 
Evaluation scale
1-5
                    
Content scheduling
Contents:
- Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
- Bony parts of the body, joints and muscles, structure of the central nervous system
- Bony parts of the upper limb, joints and muscles, structure of the peripheral nervous system
- Bony parts of the lower limb, joints and muscles, structure of the peripheral nervous system
                    
Objective
The student 
- knows the essential vocabulary of musculoskeletal anatomy
- can name the bony parts of the human body and identify the bony landmarks in the body
- can name the joints of the human body and understands their structure and function
- can name the muscles of the human body and identify the superficial muscles of human body by palpation
- knows bone and muscle structures and understands the basic functions of them
                    
Content
Content: 
- Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
- Bones, joints and muscles of trunk 
- Bones, joints and muscles of upper limb 
- Bones, joints and muscles of lower limb
                    
Materials
Biel, A. 2022. Reittiopas ihmiskehoon. VK-kustannus Oy.
Lecture material on the Moodle platform
                    
Teaching methods
Lecture teaching
Small group tasks
Palpation exercises
Independent tasks
                    
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student
-  has limited knowledge of the essential vocabulary of musculoskeletal anatomy
- can name the bones,  muscles and joints of the human body inadequately 
- can insufficiently identify the bony landmarks and superficial muscles of the human body by palpation
- can explain the joint and muscle functions in a limited manner
                    
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student
- can partially explain the structure of the respiratory and circulatory system and outline its operating principles
- can outline the anatomical structures of internal and sensory organs and partially explain their operating principles
- knows some essential vocabulary of musculoskeletal anatomy
- can name the bones, muscles and joints of the human body 
- can partially identify the bony landmarks, joints and superficial muscles of the human body by palpation
- can partially explain the joint and muscle functions
                    
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student
-  knows the essential vocabulary of musculoskeletal anatomy
- can name the bones, muscles and joints of the human body  and understands the basic functions of them 
- can identify the bony landmarks and  superficial muscles of the human body by palpation
-can explain the functioning of the joints and muscles excellently?