Human Gross Anatomy

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 gained knowledge of the segmental and compartmental organization of the human body, the basic organization and morphology of the vascular and lymphatic systems of all major organs and regions of the body, the musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous system, and all visceral organs. The student will also understand surface anatomy and various imaging modalities. In the laboratory the student will conduct a complete dissection of a human cadaver, identifying and describing the structures and their relations to each other. The course will be offered through lectures, laboratory dissection, small group discussions, and independent study.