AN3504: HUMAN MOVEMENT DISSECTED (2024-2025)

This course will build on the introductory practical anatomy courses in 2^nd year and aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the anatomy and function of the musculoskeletal system. It will examine several key questions: How do the different parts of the system work together to produce movements? How is the function of muscles, tendons or joints determined by their structure? How is their function affected by different injuries and diseases? Which imaging techniques can we use to visualise different parts of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease?

Lectures and practical work on this course will include: an overview of the basic biomechanical principles underlying human movements, an introduction to basic dissection skills and hands-on experience of dissections of human limbs, an overview of different imaging techniques including MRI, CT, PET, ultrasound and microscopy and hands-on experience of ultrasound scanning of human limbs, staining of muscle sections and analysis of microscopy images. You will gain experience of writing a dissection report, preparing and delivering a PechaKucha presentation on a selected clinical condition of the musculoskeletal system and working on a clinical case to choose appropriate diagnostic imaging techniques for this case.

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

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There are no assessments for this course.