Stream

Human Anatomy - ANATE13991

Stream Summary

Faculty: MED - Faculty of Medicine

School: School of Medical Sciences

Contact: http://medicalsciences.med.unsw.edu.au/

Program: 3991 - Medical Science

Award(s):

Bachelor of Medical Science (Major)

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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.

A major in Human Anatomy is only available to students enrolled in the 3991 Bachelor of Medical Science program.

Stream Structure

A major in Human Anatomy is comprised of 72 units of credit of courses as follows:

Stage 1
Notes:
  1. Students may substitute BABS2204 Genetics or BABS2202 Molecular Cell Biology 1 for BIOS1101. Refer to 3991 Bachelor of Medical Science program rules for more information;
  2. Higher level mathematics may be substituted for MATH1041. Refer to 3991 Bachelor of Medical Science program rules for more information.
Stage 2
Stage 3

A minimum of 18 UOC from

Honours

Students seeking to enrol into Honours in Anatomy should refer to program 4500 – Science (Honours) and contact the School of Medical Science
library

Study Levels

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