Education
Overview
Understanding the structure of the human body is one of the most important foundations of medical education. Anatomy encompasses both gross and microscopic anatomy, and our division is primarily responsible for microscopic anatomy. We teach Structure of the Human Body I and practical histology in the second semester of the first year, as well as embryology and Structure of the Human Body II in the first semester of the second year.
Structure of the Human Body I: First Year
Students learn human structure from the gross to the tissue level. Our lectures cover the digestive, respiratory, lymphatic and immune, urinary, endocrine, reproductive, and sensory systems, with emphasis on the close relationship between tissue structure and function.
Practical Histology: First Year
Alongside the lectures, students observe tissue specimens using microscopes. By operating their own microscopes and drawing what they observe, students review, deepen, and consolidate their knowledge. Direct observation of human tissues also provides an important opportunity to develop the professional awareness and learning habits expected of medical students.
Embryology: Second Year
Students learn how a single fertilized egg develops into the human body. The course also addresses disorders caused by disruption of normal development and current experimental approaches for reproducing developmental processes.
Structure of the Human Body II: Second Year
This course covers the brain and the nervous system, the body-wide network responsible for input to and output from the brain. It is coordinated with the practical brain anatomy course taught by the Division of Gross and Clinical Anatomy.
