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  • First Semester

FIRST SEMESTER:

  • ANATOMY
  • 220 HOURS
Medical Gross Anatomy encompasses the regional and functional anatomy of the human body. The course is divided into two components: lecture and laboratory. The lecture series consist of the descriptive and topographic aspects of gross anatomy and includes such topics as:(1) surface anatomy; (2) the anatomical basis of physical diagnosis and therapy; (3) the morphological bases of physiological and metabolic processes;(4) the evolution of the locomotor apparatus and its maladaptations; (5) the natural history of the head; (6) brief discussions of the history of anatomy with special attention to etymology and the acquisition of an anatomical vocabulary. Students will be placed into teams for the laboratory component. Each team of students will perform complete dissections of the eight regions of the human body in the following sequence: back; thorax; abdomen; perineum (partial); pectoral and pelvic limbs; neck and head. Laboratory work will be supplemented with osteological specimens, slides, models and X-rays.
  • BIOCHEMISTRY
  • 120 HOURS
The Medical Biochemistry Course is designed to provide students with a general foundation for understanding the molecular basis of human growth, metabolism and disease and acquire the biochemical background required for successful progression in the basic biomedical and clinical sciences.
  • HISTOLOGY
  • 70 HOURS
Histology teaches microanatomy of the human body (i.e., cellular structure). Histology is taught using a combination of lecture and laboratory components. Lectures are held daily and lab sessions are held once or twice weekly. Lab sessions complement lectures, showing relevant histologic slides students must learn for exams.
  • EMBRYOLOGY
  • 40 HOURS
This course provides basic information about critical events in human development. This course will describe the classical embryologic events, from formation of gametes to birth, that result in a newborn child and the genes that regulate them. It will also focus on clinical problems associated with birth defects and their means of prevention.