| Competence | Source Curriculum | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Respiratory system | ||
| AN_BK_01 | Basic | Mouth, nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, main bronchi, segmental bronchi, structure of the bronchial tree; age-related changes from the neonate to the adult |
| AN_BK_02 | Basic | Airway / respiratory tract blood supply and innervation |
| AN_IK_05 | Intermediate | Anatomy of the airway including anatomical knowledge relevant to the performance of fibre-optic intubation |
| AN_BK_03 | Basic | Pleura [including surface anatomy], mediastinum and its contents |
| AN_BK_04 | Basic | Lungs; lobes and microstructure of lungs |
| AN_BK_05 | Basic | Diaphragm, other muscles of respiration including innervation |
| AN_BK_06 | Basic | The thoracic inlet and 1st rib |
| AN_BK_07 | Basic | Interpretation of the normal adult chest x-ray |
| Cardiovascular system | ||
| AN_BK_08 | Basic | Heart – chambers, valves, conducting system and pericardium; blood supply and innervation |
| AN_BK_09 | Basic | Great vessels, main peripheral arteries and veins |
| AN_IK_06 | Intermediate | Anatomy of the central veins and adjacent structures as visualised using ultrasound imaging |
| Nervous system | ||
| AN_BK_11 | Basic | Brain and its subdivisions; blood supply |
| AN_BK_12 | Basic | Spinal cord, structure of spinal cord, major ascending and descending pathways; blood supply |
| AN_BK_13 | Basic | Anatomical organisation of pain and sensory pathways from the periphery to the central nervous system |
| AN_BK_14 | Basic | Pain pathways relevant to the stages of obstetric labour and delivery |
| AN_BK_15 | Basic | Spinal meninges, subarachnoid and extradural space; contents of extradural space |
| AN_BK_16 | Basic | Anatomy of CSF system |
| AN_BK_17 | Basic | Spinal nerves; dermatomes; applied knowledge of dermatomes in regional anaesthesia |
| AN_BK_18 | Basic | Brachial plexus; nerves of the upper limb |
| AN_BK_19 | Basic | Intercostal nerves |
| AN_BK_20 | Basic | Nerves of the abdominal wall including innervation of the inguinal region |
| AN_BK_21 | Basic | Lumbar and sacral plexuses; nerves of the lower limb |
| AN_BK_22 | Basic | Anatomical organisation of the autonomic nervous system. [See also PR_BK_21] |
| AN_BK_23 | Basic | Sympathetic innervation, sympathetic chain, ganglia and plexuses |
| AN_BK_24 | Basic | Parasympathetic innervation; cranial and sacral outflow |
| AN_BK_25 | Basic | Stellate ganglion |
| AN_BK_26 | Basic | Cranial nerves |
| AN_BK_27 | Basic | Innervation of the pharynx and larynx |
| AN_BK_28 | Basic | Eye and orbit |
| AN_IK_02 | Intermediate | Anatomy relevant to acute and chronic pain management, including the whole range of neural blockade techniques outlined in the pain management section of the intermediate syllabus |
| AN_IK_04 | Intermediate | Anatomy relevant to the regional anaesthetic techniques [central and peripheral blocks, including ophthalmic] as outlined in the regional anaesthesia section of the intermediate syllabus; includes anatomy as visualised using ultrasound imaging during regional anaesthesia |
| AN_IK_10 | Intermediate | Anatomy relevant to the practice of neuroanaesthesia including anatomy of the skull, skull base, CSF circulation and cerebral blood flow |
| Endocrine system | ||
| AN_BK_29 | Basic | Functional anatomy of the hypothalamic/pituitary system |
| AN_BK_30 | Basic | Functional anatomy of the adrenal gland |
| AN_BK_31 | Basic | Functional anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
| AN_BK_32 | Basic | Anatomical organisation of the endocrine pancreas |
| Vertebral column | ||
| AN_BK_33 | Basic | Cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae |
| AN_BK_34 | Basic | Sacrum, sacral hiatus |
| AN_BK_35 | Basic | Ligaments of vertebral column |
| AN_BK_36 | Basic | Surface anatomy of vertebral spaces; length of spinal cord and subarachnoid space; age-related differences from the neonate to the adult |
| Surface Anatomy | ||
| AN_BK_37 | Basic | Structures in the antecubital fossa |
| AN_BK_38 | Basic | Structures in the axilla: landmarks for identifying the brachial plexus in the neck and axilla |
| AN_BK_39 | Basic | Large veins of the neck and the anterior triangle of the neck; surface anatomy and ultrasound demonstrated anatomy relevant to insertion of central venous cannulae |
| AN_BK_40 | Basic | Large veins of the leg and femoral triangle |
| AN_BK_41 | Basic | Arteries of the upper and lower limbs |
| AN_BK_42 | Basic | Landmarks for performance of cricoid pressure and surgical airway procedures |
| AN_BK_43 | Basic | Landmarks for insertion of intercostal drainage catheters |
| Miscellaneous Anatomy | ||
| AN_IK_01 | Intermediate | Relevant anatomy for understanding of surgical procedures |
| AN_IK_03 | Intermediate | Anatomy relevant to the whole range of practical procedures outlined in the intensive care medicine section of the intermediate syllabus |
| AN_IK_07 | Intermediate | Anatomy relevant to the avoidance of injury to patients due to posture and positioning during anaesthesia |
| AN_IK_08 | Intermediate | Anatomical changes that occur during development from neonate to older child |
| AN_IK_09 | Intermediate | Maternal and fetal anatomy relevant to the practice of obstetric anaesthesia |