Anatomy and Anthropology
The Department staff is engaged in various teaching activities at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
Courses in Clinically-Oriented Human Anatomy
These courses focus on the structure and position of the body organs. Human anatomy is one of the basic and more essential knowledge in medicine, and learning the human body’s anatomy is the basis of a medical student’s training journey to become a doctor. Hence, anatomy courses are usually a part of the first year’s curriculum in medical schools. The anatomy course focuses on the clinical aspect of human structure. Teaching anatomy entails frontal lectures, dissection labs, and imaging labs, using the most advanced technological means and methodologies, such as CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
1. Human Anatomy Courses
Several courses of anatomy are coordinated by the Department with different levels and focuses for medical students of the School of Medicine 6-year and 4-year programs, School of Dental Medicine, New York/American program, students at the BSc program in Medical and Life Sciences, and for Physical Therapy students at the School of Health Professions.
2. Neuroanatomy
Courses of the School of Graduate Studies
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
The purpose of this course is to make an introduction to the various fields of Biological Anthropology, which entails topics such as Human Evolution, Palaeopathology, Evolutionary Medicine, Forensic Anthropology, and Dental Anthropology. The course focuses on the relationship between human biology, culture, and behavior. This course also introduces traditional and advanced research and analysis methods.
Bone Structure and Function
This course gives a general overview of the basic and more recent literature on the developmental process of bones, from the molecular/cellular level into a complete organ, skeletal functions, and bone tissue regulation mechanisms.
Use of Micro-Computed Microtomography
This course gives theoretical and practical knowledge in using this technology for imaging and 3D morphometric analyses.
Advanced topics in MRI imaging
This seminar brings together the researchers engaged in the use of MRI to study brain structure and function. The course focuses on advanced methods of data collection and analysis, exposes the students to state-of-the-art articles, and serves as a platform for research outreach and reciprocal feedback.
