Structure and Function of the Human Body for Medical Physics

3 units

This comprehensive course is designed to describe the structure and function of the human body through an integrated survey of anatomy, physiology, and histopathology. This information will provide a framework for understanding clinical aspects of medical physics. The anatomy sections of this course will include its regions, viscera (organs), tissues, and spatial orientation, as well as a three-dimensional appreciation of the human body through imaging-based anatomy every organ system or region in the body covered. The physiology sections of the course will provide students with a profound understanding of human physiology from cellular to systemic levels, with the ability to articulate and comprehend the core principles of physiological concepts within major human systems. Students will also be introduced to human histology, including the principal tissue types (epithelia, connective tissue, blood vessels, muscle, neural tissue) and their organization into organs as well as basic pathologic concepts, including major non-neoplastic and neoplastic disease processes. The course content will be delivered through a combination of in-person lectures and, for a majority of the physiology content, self-paced, asynchronous, interactive modules available through Canvas. Team-based active learning sessions will provide an opportunity for students to consolidate and apply the knowledge gained from both lectures and learning modules.