Anatomy I Laboratory

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This course is the laboratory component of the HLTS 320 Anatomy I course. The activities in this course include dissection of human cadavers, the study of prosected human cadaveric material, the study of human skeletons and skeletal models, and the study of various organ models. This course employs a regional approach to the study of human gross anatomy. It is designed to study the details of the anatomy in the regions of: the superficial aspect of the back; the shoulder; the upper extremity; the hip and pelvis; the knee joint; the ankle joint; the foot; and the lower extremity.In this dissection laboratory the student, under the supervision of faculty, will dissect and study human cadavers. Efforts are made to assist the course participants to utilize the information presented in the course to answer medically/clinically relevant questions.