Human Histology: Basic Tissues and Organ Systems

3 cr · Graduate

This graduate level course commences by introducing students to the histological features of the four basic tissues composing the human body (epithelium, connective tissue, muscle, and nervous tissue). With an understanding of these fundamentals, this course next examines in depth the specialized cells composing the gastrointestinal, endocrine, circulatory, respiratory, reproductive, and urinary systems of the human body. This course is appropriate for students studying human tissues in their thesis research or students interested in building their background in the anatomical sciences for teaching purposes. May not be held with ANAT 7460 , ANAT 7462, ANAT 7464, or ANAT 7466.