EMBRYOLOGY
(Submitted by Kirsten)
  1. Development of the heart, lung, liver, kidney
  2. Etiology and clinical presentation of important congenital malformations
  3. Development of the central nervous system
  4. Derivatives of the foregut, midgut, and hindgut as wells as their vascular supply
  5. Derivatives of the somites, and malformations associated with defects in somite migration
  6. Changes in the circulatory/respiratory system on the first breath of a newborn
  7. Development of the embryonic plate in weeks two and three.
 

GROSS ANATOMY

  1. Anatomic landmarks in relation to medical procedures
  2. Anatomic landmarks in relation to major organs
  3. Common injuries of the knee, hip, shoulder, and clavicle
  4. Clinical features and anatomic correlations of specific brachial plexus lesions
  5. Clinical features of common peripheral nerve injuries
  6. Etiology and clinical features of common diseases affecting the hands
  7. Anatomic basis for the blood-testis barrier.
  8. Major blood vessels and collateral circulatory pathways of the gastrointestinal tract
  9. Bone structures, including histologic features; linear and annular bone growth.

 

HISTOLOGY
(Submitted by Valerie)
  1. Histology of the respiratory tract
  2. Structure, function and electron microscopic appearance of major cellular organelles and structures
  3. Structure, function, and EM appearance of cell-cell junctional structures
  4. Histology of lymphoid organs
  5. Resident phagocytic cells of different organisms
  6. Histology of muscle fibers and changes seen with muscle contraction

 

NEUROANATOMY
#8,11 (Submitted by Wilson)
  1. Etiology and clinical features of important brain, cranial nerve, and spinal cord lesions
  2. Production, circulation, and composition of cerebrospinal fluid
  3. Neuroanatomy of hearing
  4. Extraocular muscles and their innervation
  5. Structure and function of a chemical synapse
  6. Major neurotransmitters, receptors, second messengers, and effects.
  7. Blood supply of the brain
  8. Functional anatomy of the basal ganglia
  9. Anatomic landmarks near the pituitary gland
  10. Brain MRI/CT, including morphologic changes in disease states
  11. Clinical exam of pupillary light reflex.

 

RADIOLOGY
#1-a,b,c,d (Submitted by Mani)
  1. 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
  2. CT/MRI Studies
    • Brain cross-section
    • Chest cross-section
    • Abdominal cross-section

Gross Anatomy- Waiting for feedback from Dr. Raoof

Neuroanatomy #1-7,9-10
Radiology #2 a,b,c

Embryo.doc
Histo.doc
neuroanat.doc
radiology.doc