EMBRYOLOGY
(Submitted by Kirsten)
- Development of the heart, lung, liver, kidney
- Etiology and clinical presentation of important
congenital malformations
- Development of the central nervous system
- Derivatives of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut as
wells as their vascular supply
- Derivatives of the somites, and malformations
associated with defects in somite migration
- Changes in the circulatory/respiratory system on the
first breath of a newborn
- Development of the embryonic plate in weeks two and
three.
GROSS
ANATOMY
- Anatomic landmarks in relation to medical
procedures
- Anatomic landmarks in relation to major organs
- Common injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder, and
clavicle
- Clinical features and anatomic correlations of
specific brachial plexus lesions
- Clinical features of common peripheral nerve
injuries
- Etiology and clinical features of common diseases
affecting the hands
- Anatomic basis for the blood-testis barrier.
- Major blood vessels and collateral circulatory
pathways of the gastrointestinal tract
- Bone structures, including histologic features;
linear and annular bone growth.
HISTOLOGY
(Submitted by Valerie)
- Histology of the respiratory tract
- Structure, function and electron microscopic
appearance of major cellular organelles and
structures
- Structure, function, and EM appearance of cell-cell
junctional structures
- Histology of lymphoid organs
- Resident phagocytic cells of different organisms
- Histology of muscle fibers and changes seen with
muscle contraction
NEUROANATOMY
#8,11 (Submitted by Wilson)
- Etiology and clinical features of important brain,
cranial nerve, and spinal cord lesions
- Production, circulation, and composition of
cerebrospinal fluid
- Neuroanatomy of hearing
- Extraocular muscles and their innervation
- Structure and function of a chemical synapse
- Major neurotransmitters, receptors, second
messengers, and effects.
- Blood supply of the brain
- Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia
- Anatomic landmarks near the pituitary gland
- Brain MRI/CT, including morphologic changes in
disease states
- Clinical exam of pupillary light reflex.
RADIOLOGY
#1-a,b,c,d (Submitted by Mani)
- X-rays; plain films
- Fractures and associated clinical findings
- PA and lateral chest films, including important
landmarks.
- Abdominal films, including vasculature and other
important structures.
- Joint films including important
injuries/diseases
- CT/MRI Studies
- Brain cross-section
- Chest cross-section
- Abdominal cross-section
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