Anatomy Courses

328 Human Anatomy. 3 cr Lectures. Structure of the human body. P: Admission to professional curric in nursing, pre-nursing, or pre-physician assistant program.

329 Human Anatomy-Kinesiology. 2 cr. P: Kinesiology major; kinesiology majors must take Anatomy 328 prior to or concurrent with Anatomy 329. Required for dance-related majors. Open to Fr.

429 Human Anatomy Laboratory for Physician Assistants. 5 cr. Prosected specimens and some supervised dissection. P: Admission to phy asst professional curric or cons inst.

575 The Biological Processes of Aging. (Crosslisted with Pop Hlth) 3 cr Lecture. Theories and mechanisms of the aging process with special reference to biological changes within and between cultures. Studies of decreasing ability to adapt to environment with age, due to anatomical and physiological changes in the human body, organ systems, cellular and molecular levels. P: Jr st, 2 sems of chem, gen biol or zool, intro physiol or cons inst.

611 Systems Neuroscience. (Crosslisted with Neurosci, Phmcol-M, Physiol, Psych) 4 cr. Introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the mammalian nervous system. Lectures will cover the neuroanatomy of the major subdivisions of the human brain, the major sensory and motor systems, and higher order functions. Lab/discussion sections will emphasize readings from the primary literature and hands-on dissections. P: Physiol 610.

619 Microscopy of Life. (Crosslisted with Physics, BME, Chem, Med Phys, Phmcol-M, Radiol) 3 cr. Survey of state of the art microscopic, cellular and molecular imaging techniques, beginning with subcellular microscopy and finishing with whole animal imaging. P: 2nd semester intro physics including light & optics (e.g. 104, 202, 208) or cons inst.

622 Human Anatomy-Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy. 6 cr. Gross human anatomy involving complete dissection of the human body. Special emphasis is placed on the musculoskeletal and peripheral nervous systems, and living subject and surface anatomy. P: Admission to phys or occ therapy professional program, or cons inst.

630 Neuronal Mechanisms for Sensation and Memory in Cerebral Cortex. (Crosslisted with Neurosci, Physiol) 3 cr. Current literature will be considered in lectures and discussions that provides insight into how the cerebral cortex processes sensory information to generate and store cogent representations of the external world. The course includes laboratory exercises and demonstrations. P: Intro neurosci crse highly recommended: Neurosci/Anat/Phmcol/Physiol 611, Med Sc-M 731, Comp Bio 505, Zool/Neurosci/Psych 523, Psych/Neurophy/Neurosci/Zool 524; or cons inst.

637 Functional Neuroanatomy. 3 cr. For physical therapy and occupational therapy majors. Motor and sensory systems under normal and altered conditions. P: Anatomy 622 with grade of C or better or cons inst.

660 Electron Microscopy: Theory & Practice. (Crosslisted with Ahabs, An Sci) 3 cr. P: Cons inst.

675 Topics in Anatomy. 1-3 cr. Special topics in anatomy. See footnote in Timetable for specific topic. P: Vary according to topic.

699 Independent Study. 1-4 cr. P: Cons inst.

700 Cytoskeletal Dynamics. 2 cr. Course content is topical and current. The course covers such issues as microtubule dynamics, microtubule-associated proteins, microtubule-organizing centers, actin filaments, actin regulatory proteins, intermediate filaments, cell motility, mitosis, process outgrowth, and cell differentiation. P: Grad st or Sr with cons inst; Zoology 570 or equiv.

710 Histology and Organology. 5 cr. Microscopic and ultramicroscopic structure of cells, tissues, and organs, correlated with function and developmental and gross human anatomy. P: Med stdt.

711 Gross Human Anatomy. 8 cr. Thorough progression in the dissection of the human body and in descriptive and functional human anatomy. First semester only open to medical students. P: Med stdt.

722 Clinical Anatomy and Radiology. (Crosslisted with Radiol) 4 cr. Anatomy and surgery of head and neck, body wall, cavities and pelvic outlet. Hands on experience in interpreting radiological cross-sectional images. P: Anat 711, Sr Med or Grad st.

725 Muscle Biology. (Crosslisted with An Sci, Physiol) 2 cr. Anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of muscle. P: Crse in biochem or biomolecular chem & physiol or cons inst.

750 Microscopic Anatomy. 4 cr. The course is designed to provide students an understanding of the microscopic structure of the cells, tissues, and organs of the vertebrate body. Application of this to the current literature from the molecular to organ levels will be stressed. P: Grad st & cons inst.

765 Developmental Neuroscience. (Crosslisted with Neurosci, Zoology) 3 cr. Analysis of neural development with emphasis on experimental approaches. Combination of lectures and discussions of primary literature. Topics include neural induction, patterning, mechanisms of axon guidance, neural crest cell migration and differentiation, cortical development, and synapse formation and elimination. P: Grad st in biol sci; undergrads with cons inst.

901 Seminar. 0 cr. P: Cons inst.

990 Research and Thesis. 1-9 cr. P: Cons inst.

999 Advanced Independent Study. 1-3 cr. P: Cons inst.