Topographical and Sectional Anatomy

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a supplementary basis in human anatomy focused towards the specific needs of the Nuclear Technology and Ultrasound student. It deals mainly with the topographic study of the human body, based on the analysis of the transverse sections. It emphasizes identification main anatomical structures by configuration and by relative position to their adjacent structures. Four main areas are covered. In priority order they are: thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head and neck. Analytic process will be based on discussions of diagrams and photographs of transverse sections of the human body. The intellectual skills developed in the course are to be applied on subsequent one and in the clinical practice.