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Anatomy - ANATB23944

Stream Summary

Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine

School: School of Medical Sciences

Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au

Program: 3944 - Adv Science (Hons)/Fine Arts

Award(s):

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Minor)

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Stream Outline

Anatomy is the study of the structure of the human body. The word 'anatomy' is derived from the Greek, and means 'cutting up' or 'dissection'. However, anatomy today is much more than the descriptive study of the dissected body, although dissected specimens are still used for research and instruction. The study of anatomy now embraces separate but strongly related disciplines: gross anatomy deals with the description of form, arrangement and function of the bones, joints, muscles and internal organs, together with their blood and nerve supply; histology deals with the microscopic structure of tissues and cells; embryology is concerned with the normal development of the embryo and fetus from conception to birth and with the mechanisms of development and malformations; neuroanatomy deals with the internal organisation and functions of the brain and spinal cord; biological anthropology involves applying biological principles and approaches to the study of humans & non-human primates.

In all anatomy courses strong emphasis is given to the functional significance of the structures in health and in disease.

Stream Structure

A minor in Anatomy is comprised of 36 UOC of courses as follows:

Stage 1
  1. This course requires completion of ANAT2241 Histology: Basic and Systematic as a prerequisite.
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