Clinical Anatomy and Embryology II

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(SECOND SEMESTER)This course is offered over two semesters and presents the observable structure, function, and clinical manifestations of the human body through lectures and cadaver dissection, plastination, and virtual anatomy laboratories. Clinical Anatomy and Embryology integrates the systems of the body with anatomical regions, embryological development, and diagnostic imaging. The course emphasizes anatomical knowledge that relates to the practice of osteopathic medicine. The lectures of the first semester emphasize developmental, functional and clinical anatomy of the limbs, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and perineum, while those of the second semester emphasize the head and neck. The laboratories offer a challenging series of dissection exercises that promote discovery-based learning in a digital and hands-on environment.