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Course Description

The Gross Anatomy Course at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston contributes the foundation required for the student to learn basic descriptive, functional, clinical and radiological human anatomy. Knowledge derived from this course is necessary for successful performance in the clinical rotations and on standardized licensing exams including the USMLE. In addition, a thorough understanding of gross anatomy is a prerequisite for many clinical specialties.

2012 Lecture Schedule

NOTE: The schedule displayed on this page is NOT updated regularly. It is posted here only to give prospective students an idea of what is typically covered in the course schedule. Current students should NOT rely on the schedule displayed here.

For the latest dates, times and meeting locations, current students of the course should view the schedule that is posted on the Official Course Website for 2012.

Course Schedule

Block 1

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	FACILITATOR	TITLE	LAB TEAM
8/20	11:10am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Introduction to the Course
8/20	1:00pm	Lecture	Len Cleary	General Organization of the Body
8/20	2:00pm	Small Groups	Len Cleary	Tank Group Introductions / Brief Lab Exercise	All
8/22	11:00am	Lecture	Roger Janz	Back I: Spine and Musculature
8/22	1:00pm	Laboratory		Spine and Musculature	White
8/22	1:30pm	Laboratory	Len Cleary	DISSECTION VIDEO (ORANGE): Still Life	Orange
8/23	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Len Cleary	Living Anatomy: Principles of Imaging
8/24	11:00am	Lecture	Roger Janz	Back II: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves
8/24	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
8/24	1:00pm	Laboratory		Vertebral Canal and Spinal Cord	Orange
8/24	1:30pm	Laboratory	Len Cleary	DISSECTION VIDEO (WHITE): Still Life	White
8/27	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Upper Extremity I: Shoulder and Pectoral Region
8/27	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
8/27	1:30pm	Laboratory		Scapular and Pectoral Regions	White
8/29	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Upper Extremity II: Axilla, Arm and Elbow
8/29	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
8/29	1:30pm	Laboratory		Axillary Region and Arm	Orange
8/31	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Upper Extremity III: Forearm Flexor Compartment, Wrist and Palmar Surface of Hand
8/31	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
8/31	1:30pm	Laboratory		Flexor Region of Forearm and Palm	White
9/5	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Upper Extremity IV: Extensors of the Forearm and Intrinsic Hand Muscles
9/5	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/5	1:30pm	Laboratory		Upper Extremity IV: Extensors of the Forearm and Intrinsic Hand Muscles	Orange
9/7	10:00am	Clinical Correlate	O West	Radiology of Upper Extremity
9/7	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Neck I: Posterior Triangle of the Neck
9/7	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/7	1:30pm	Laboratory	Han Zhang	Posterior Triangle of the Neck	White
9/10	10:00am	Clinical Correlate	Fernando Levaro	Upper Extremity
9/10	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Neck II: Anterior Triangle of the Neck
9/10	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/10	1:30pm	Laboratory		Anterior Triangle of the Neck and Cervical Viscera	Orange
9/12	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Thorax I: Thoracic Wall
9/12	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/12	1:30pm	Laboratory		Thoracic Wall	Orange
9/14	11:00am	Lecture	David Marshak	Thorax II: Pleural Cavities and Lungs
9/14	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/14	1:30pm	Laboratory		Pleural Cavities and Lungs	White
9/17	11:00am	Lecture	Carla Rogers	Thorax III: Anterior Mediastinum and Heart
9/17	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/17	1:30pm	Laboratory		Anterior Mediastinum and Heart	Orange
9/19	10:00am	Lecture	Carla Rogers	Thorax IV: Superior and Posterior Mediastinum
9/19	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	L Buja	Thorax
9/19	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
9/19	1:30pm	Laboratory		Posterior Mediastinum	White
9/21	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Sandra Oldham	Radiology of Thorax
9/21	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
9/24	10:10am	Examination		Examination I Written
9/24	1:00pm	Examination		Examination I Practical

Block 2

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	FACILITATOR	TITLE	LAB TEAM
10/1	9:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Review of Neck, Lymphatics
10/1	11:00am	Lecture	Daniel Felleman	Cranial Nerves I
10/1	1:00pm	Laboratory		Introduction to the Skull	All
10/3	11:00am	Lecture	Daniel Felleman	Face and Parotid Gland
10/3	1:00pm	Laboratory		Face and Parotid Gland	Orange
10/5	10:00am	Lecture	Raymond Warner	Temporal and Infratemporal I
10/5	11:00am	Lecture	Raymond Warner	Temporal and Infratemporal II
10/5	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/5	1:30pm	Laboratory		Infratemporal Fossae	White
10/8	9:00am	Clinical Correlate	Kevin Smith	Face
10/8	11:00am	Lecture	Daniel Felleman	Cranium
10/8	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/8	1:30pm	Laboratory		Cranial Fossae	Orange
10/10	11:00am	Lecture	Daniel Felleman	Orbit
10/10	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/10	1:30pm	Laboratory		Orbit	White
10/12	11:00am	Lecture	Raymond Warner	Ear
10/12	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
10/12	1:30pm	Laboratory		Temporal Bone and Ear	All
10/15	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Pharynx
10/15	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/15	1:30pm	Laboratory		Pharynx	Orange
10/17	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Larynx
10/17	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/17	1:30pm	Laboratory		Larynx	White
10/19	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Nasal Cavity
10/19	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/19	1:30pm	Laboratory		Nasal Cavity	Orange
10/22	9:00am	Clinical Correlate	Sancak Yuksel	Temporal Bone
10/22	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Oral Cavity
10/22	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
10/22	1:30pm	Laboratory		Oral Cavity	White
10/24	11:00am	Lecture	Leo Hochhauser	Radiology of Head and Neck
10/24	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
10/26	10:00am	Lecture	Daniel Felleman	Cranial Nerves II: Clinical Correlates
10/26	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Amy Hessel	Larynx and Pharynx
10/29	10:10am	Examination		Examination II Written
10/29	1:00pm	Examination		Examination II Practical

Block 3

DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY	FACILITATOR	TITLE	LAB TEAM
11/5	11:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Abdominopelvic I
11/5	1:00pm	Laboratory		Anterior Abdominal Wall	Orange
11/7	11:00am	Lecture	Carla Rogers	Abdominopelvic II
11/7	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/7	1:30pm	Laboratory		Abdominal Cavity and Organs I	White
11/9	10:00am	Lecture	Carla Rogers	Abdominopelvic III
11/9	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Michael Redwine	Radiology of Abdomen
11/9	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/9	1:30pm	Laboratory		Abdominal Organs II	Orange
11/12	9:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Abdominopelvic IV
11/12	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Gary Skakun	Gastrointestinal
11/12	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/12	1:30pm	Laboratory		Posterior Abdominal Wall	White
11/14	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Abdominopelvic V
11/14	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/14	1:30pm	Laboratory		Female and Male Perineum	Orange
11/16	11:00am	Lecture	Han Zhang	Abdominopelvic VI
11/16	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
11/16	1:30pm	Laboratory		Female and Male Pelvis I	White
11/19	10:00am	Clinical Correlate	Eugene Toy	Obstetrics/Gynecology
11/19	11:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Lower Extremity I
11/19	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer Teaching
11/19	1:30pm	Laboratory		Anterior and Medial Thigh	White
11/21	10:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Abdominopelvic VII Autonomics & Lymphatics
11/21	1:00pm	Laboratory		Male and Female Pelvis II	All
11/26	10:00am	Clinical Correlate	Bharat Raval	Radiology of the Pelvis
11/26	11:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Lower Extremity II
11/26	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/26	1:30pm	Laboratory		Gluteal Region, Posterior Thigh and Popliteal Fossa	Orange
11/28	9:00am	Clinical Correlate	Thomas Smith	Anatomy of the Retroperitoneum
11/28	11:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Lower Extremity III
11/28	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/28	1:30pm	Laboratory		Leg	White
11/30	11:00am	Lecture	Len Cleary	Lower Extremity IV
11/30	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
11/30	1:30pm	Laboratory		Foot and Major Joints	Orange
12/3	11:00am	Clinical Correlate	Amanda Jarolimek	Radiology of the Lower Extremity
12/3	1:00pm	Peer-Teaching		Peer-Teaching
12/3	1:30pm	Clinical Correlate	Robert Fullick	Lower Extremity
12/3	1:30pm	Laboratory		Review
12/10	10:10am	Examination		Examination III- Written
12/10	1:00pm	Examination		Examination III-Practical
12/17	9:00am	Examination		Final