For courses in the basic sciences, other than those listed below, see the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences catalog. For elective subjects available to medical students, other than those listed below or in the catalog of the Graduate School, consult the appropriate department.
Emphasis is given to organization at the subcellular, cellular, and organ levels.
Upon completion of the introductory courses, the student should be prepared to undertake more advanced independent study or courses offered for graduate students. Human Anatomy 135 hrs. The structure of the human body is examined using cadaver dissections. Laboratory work is supplemented by lectures which emphasize principles of organization of major structural systems in different body regions. An introduction to human embryogenesis and the mechanisms of normal and abnormal morphogenesis as revealed by techniques of experimental embryology and molecular biology.