Human Anatomy

Course Description

Anatomy is the study of the structure of living systems. However, much of the progress in anatomy has come from studying the dead. A constant point of interest even in the beginnings of anatomy was not just understanding and naming the parts, but how these parts fit together and lead to what we observe in the living, called functional anatomy. At first this link only occurred at the gross scale, that which is observable to the naked eye. With the advent of the microscope came an interest in the anatomy of cells, microscopic anatomy. Between these two there was found an interest in embryology which later became developmental anatomy. Now with advances in anatomical imaging another suite of tools is available for the inspection, diagnosis, and treatment of anatomical issues. In this course we will utilize all of these viewpoints into the structure of the body to understand how we and the living things around us are put together, how these parts interact, and how we might better maintain or fix them should they break.

Code

BIOL 5333

Credits

4

Subject

BIOL