Human Functional Anatomy

Catalog description

This course provides a comprehensive and integrative examination of the structure, function, and evolution of the human body through integration of several fields of study. Structures and their organization are interpreted in terms of embryological, developmental, biomechanical, and phylogenetic properties. Although the course requires rigorous, focused effort, its pay-off comes from a solid understanding of the whole organism’s biology. The course reduces the number of unexplained facts otherwise encountered in descriptive anatomy, in favor of an in-depth study of human form and function. Recommended preparation: Introductory physiology course with lab such as BIOL220 and BIOL220L. If an undergraduate, Junior or Senior standing.