BIO 308 : Clinical Human Anatomy

This course is a lecture- and laboratory-based introduction to human anatomy featuring a strong clinical perspective. Students learn anatomical structures and functions from drawings, images, virtual learning tools, 3D models, physical exam techniques, medical imaging (e.g., x-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI, and PET), and images/video of clinical interventions (e.g., open surgeries, laparoscopy, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, cystoscopy, hysteroscopy, and colonoscopy). The course covers the musculoskeletal system, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, head, neck, brain, and spinal cord, and explores topics that facilitate understanding of anatomical structures and functions in healthy and diseased or injured states.  Throughout the course, students also engage in discussions on what makes someone human beyond the structures and functions of their human body.