Course Description:

This is a pre-clinical course offered in the First Year of medical training and it has a theoretical component of lectures and tutorials and a practical component of laboratory demonstrations.Both components emphasise the applicability of gross anatomy knowledge to a clinical setting.

 

1.1       Course objectives:

By the end of the course, the doctor trainee should be able to:

(i)                 Describe the structure of the thoracic wall and the viscera contained within the the thoracic cavity

(ii)             Appreciate the role of the thoracoabdominal diaphragm in respiration and abdominal pressure.

(iii)             Describe the structures that constitute the anterolateral and posterior abdominal wall in relation to   

             diagnostic and surgical/therapeutic procedures.

(iv)         Recognize the anatomical structures of the thorax, abdomen and pelvis in radiographs and other diagnostic   

               imaging techniques

(v)                 explain the basic structure of a cell and its organelles


(vi)               teach students the microscopic structure of basic tissues, blood & lymph vessels, glands, and organs constituting all body systems


(vii)             teach students the skills of recognizing the microscopic structure of normal tissue, hence forming the basis for recognizing abnormal tissue and hence proper interpretation of laboratory findings.


(viii)             teach students the knowledge of human development from the time of fertilization to birth, including birth defects and factors associated with them.