Structure & Function - Self-Directed Learning
In this course, students explore the gross and developmental anatomy of the musculoskeletal, peripheral nervous, gastrointestinal, reproductive and cardiopulmonary systems through a series of didactic presentations and cadaver dissection. Additionally, macroscopic anatomy of the musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous systems will be presented through a series of large and small group exercises. Students are asked to commit to self-directed, life-long learning and to develop an efficient approach to self-study.
Visible Body Database
E-Textbooks
Anatomy e-books: Access full text electronic versions of anatomy atlases and textbooks.
Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional ApproachCall Number: e-BookISBN: 9780323554282Publication Date: 2022
Study Tools
- BioDigital HumanBioDigital Human is a virtual 3D body that brings to life thousands of medically accurate anatomy objects and health conditions in an interactive Web-based platform.
- Gray's Clinical Photographic Dissector of the Human BodyThis unique dissection guide uses full-color photographs rather than anatomical drawings to orient you more quickly in the lab, and points out the clinical significance of each structure and every dissection you make.
- InnerBodyA free virtual human anatomy website with detailed models of all human body systems. The site offers hundreds of interactive anatomy pictures and descriptions of thousands of objects in the body that allow users to learn about the anatomy and physiology of the region or object in focus. Browse by general region of the body, or by specific anatomical structure.
- Visible BodyThis 3-D anatomy visualization database includes complete male and female gross anatomy for 11 systems: nervous, skeletal, circulatory, muscular, digestive, urinary, lymphatic, endocrine, and reproductive. The 3D models simulate a dissection lab experience, allowing rotation, zooming in and out, dissection through superficial anatomy, and detail. It also includes information about common pathologies and compares 3D models with cadaver and diagnostic images.