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 advanced 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.

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