Course Description:

Medical Human Anatomy will be taught using a combined regional and systemic approach to
examine the relationships and organization of the major structures within the thorax, abdomen,
head/neck, and back/limbs regions of the human body. Organization of human anatomy is
correlated with diagnostic imaging and pathophysiology. Medical-based scenarios will be used to
develop “problem solving” and “critical thinking” skills.

Prerequisites:

This post-graduate course is designed to meet the needs of those BA and BS graduates who want to pursue a medical career. This course will provide an essential foundation for students who wish to pursue a “change-in-career” to a health profession or have not met the admission requirements of medical school. This advance medical anatomy course will require a strong science foundation of five (5) full-semester science courses related to Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics.

Course Goals:

The goals of the course are three-fold: (1) to provide a foundation of the fundamental concepts and
terminology of the anatomy of the human body; (2) to discuss anatomical organization into
functional systems related to medical correlations; and (3) to promote critical thinking of the
clinical consequences of anatomical injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, pulmonary diseases,
gastrointestinal abnormalities, and renal pathophysiology.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic anatomical terminology as it relates to its
   organization to form the functional systems of the human body;
2. Describe the anatomical structures of the human body relative to systems, location, and
   planes of the body;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the primary functions of the major systems of the human
   body;
4. Develop problem solving skills to describe possible pathologic outcomes of system
   dysfunction;
5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills to evaluate how alterations in anatomical structures and
   changes in system function will lead to medical conditions.