Foundations of Skeletal Anatomy and Embryology

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This course provides the student with education on the essential development of the human embryo from fertilization through basic system development, with emphasis on musculoskeletal developments and potential defects. The course also provides a large-scale overview of the skeletal elements for both axial and appendicular skeletons, structural and functional norms of the skeletal system and the embryologic development of the systems. The application of anatomy in clinical medicine is strengthened through radiographs and importance of the anatomical surgical landmarks and structures and the alterations that may occur in various surgical clinical conditions. This course is taught in lecture format supplemented by laboratory study of the skeletal structures of fetal and adult humans. •