Instant Anatomy: A course in Human Anatomy
What you'll learn
- Understand the various elements of anatomy in the upper and lower limbs including the movements, muscles, nerves and blood supply
- Understand the anatomy of the abdomen, with detail of each of the organs and their blood supply, and the overall autonomic nerves that supply the abdomen
- Understand the anatomy of the head and neck including all the structures within the head and neck with emphasis on the cranial nerves and diagnostic elements of nerve problems
- Understand the anatomy the thorax with emphasis on respiration and the blood flow and actions of the heart
- Understand embryology from the moment of fertilisation to the development of the intestine and the GI tract
- Overall have a good understanding of human anatomy with a strong reference on surgical anatomy
Requirements
- Have a very basic understanding of human anatomy
Description
This course on human anatomy with a emphasis on surgical implications is based on our hugely popular podcast series and the lectures are broken up into the following subjects:
- Limbs
- Thorax
- Abdomen
- Head and Neck
- Embryology
The material is presented with over 1100 diagrams and over 22 hours of audio.
The material is presented by Dr Robert Whitaker who spent his clinical career as a paediatric urological surgeon. Having retired from surgery, Dr Whitaker now teaches clinically applied topographical anatomy to first-year medical students at the University of Cambridge, in the UK. He also teaches clinically applied anatomy to surgical, radiological and other speciality trainees and is a former examiner for the MRCS at the English and Edinburgh Colleges of Surgeons. Dr Whitaker is also the co-author of the top selling book Instant Anatomy.
Who this course is for:
- This anatomy course is ideal for medical, nursing, physiotherapy and anatomy students
Instructor
- 3.1 Instructor Rating
- 13 Reviews
- 84 Students
- 1 Course
My name is Robert Whitaker and I spent my clinical career as a paediatric urological surgeon. Having retired from surgery, I now teach clinically applied topographical anatomy to first-year medical students in Cambridge, UK. I also teach clinically applied anatomy to surgical, radiological and other speciality trainees. I am a past examiner for the MRCS at the English and Edinburgh Colleges of Surgeons.