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STRUCTURE OF THE HUMAN BODY

Overview Of Course Content

The study of gross anatomy is the foundation for much, if not all,
of the medical studies to follow. The science and practice of medicine rely on understanding the individual as an integrated whole. Gross anatomy is the study of structures, their relationships, and their functions. Common structures learned in Structure of the Human Body (SHB) are listed below:      

      Bones

           1) Borders, surfaces, angles, processes, fossae, foramina
           2)  Articular surface contacts
           3) Areas of specific muscle attachments

Muscles       

      1) Location (position)
2) Attachments (origin and insertion)
3) Function
4) Innervation (nerve supply)
5) Blood supply (chief supply and possible collateral supply)
6) Relations–to other muscles, triangles, vessels and nerves

      Arteries

       1) Origin     
 2)  Named branches
 3) Major anatomoses (collateral circulation)
 4) Relations to other structures
 5) Major structures they supply

Veins

      1) Tributary to what vein?
      2) Named tributaries
      3) Relations to other structures
      4) Major structures and regions they drain

Nerves

      1) Immediate origin – from another named nerve, nerve
          trunk, spinal nerve
      2) Named branches
      3) Course – contacts and relations to other structures
      4) Nerve components – i.e., the functional types of nerves
      5) Structures they innervate

Joints

     1) Bones forming joint
     2) Capsule, associated ligaments
     3) Synovial membrane, extent and associated bursae
     4) Articular discs and internal ligaments
     5) Muscles strengthening joint
     6) Types of joints

Viscera

     1) Location, shape, size
     2) Relationships and contacts
     3) Blood and nerve supply, lymph drainage
     4) Parts, ducts, coats, etc.
     5) Function, secretions if any
     6) Surface projections for internal localization
 

Class Format

Lectures:    
Provide a conceptual framework for your understanding of the
material from your textbooks and to highlight the important relationships and concepts related to the laboratory dissection.

Lab:                     
Anatomy is a visual and practical discipline; therefore the
laboratory dissection is an essential learning forum. The student
will obtain first-hand information from seeing and handling actual structures of the body and appreciating their interrelatedness.

Small Group "Living Anatomy" Curriculum
These sessions allow for direct observation of the application of human gross anatomy to the clinical practice of medicine. Students will be able to directly observe how physicians use thier anatomical knowledge in clinical procesudres.

Textbooks  

 * indicates text is also required for other courses 

Study Strategies And Time Commitment:

The information you learn about structures in this course will
be cumulative.  You should learn what information is pertinent
to the dissection at that particular time, add to this information
as the dissection  proceeds, and continue to integrate and
synthesize the new information with the information you learned
in previous sessions.

o          What you need to know as you learn each structure

o          Get a jump start on the course; define these structures

 Time commitment: 

You will be spending approximately :

 8-10   hours per week in lecture and small group sessions. 

10-15   hours of scheduled lab time each week and
             will most likely spend an additional

15-20   hours per week in the lab and studying coursework.   

      Sructure of the Human Body: Learning Plan - (6.74KB)