Human Gross Anatomy I

Catalog description

The course provides students with a basic understanding of the organization and three -dimensional gross structure of the human body, with emphasis on the relation between structure and function. At the end of the course, the student will have acquired know ledge of the segmental and compartmental organization of the human body, the basic organization and morphology of the vascular and lymphatic systems of the following regions of the body: body wall, limbs, and the organs of the thoracic cavity. The student will also understand surface anatomy and various imaging modalities. In the laboratory, the student will conduct dissection of these regions of a human cadaver, identifying and describing the structures and their relations to each other. The structured time of the course includes conferences, laboratory dissection and small group discussions.