(150 contact hours)
This is the first of a two-term intensive course in clinically oriented human anatomy from a regional approach. Microscopic and gross human anatomy are explored utilizing lectures; classroom demonstrations, human cadaver dissections, dissection videos; computer anatomic modeling software; radiographic, magnetic resonance, computerized tomographic and radionucleotide images; and hands-on functional demonstrations. Biomechanics are studied from a functional and clinical approach. Emphasis is on the head, neck, upper extremity, thorax, and brain and spinal cord structures. Concurrent with PT 718