<p>Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Requisite: course 107. Strongly recommended: course 153. Prior to first meeting, students must complete Bloodborne Pathogens training course through UCLA Environment, Health and Safety. Introduction to head and neck anatomy. Dissection of head and neck, with focus on vasculature, innervation, and musculature to put them in three-dimensional context. Coverage of evolutionary, developmental, physiological, and biomechanical aspects of skull, including comparative anatomy of other vertebrate skulls, dental evolution and mechanics, respiratory anatomy, and developmental origins of head structures. Letter grading.</p>

Physiological Science

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College of Letters and Science

The cornerstone of the physiological science curriculum is vertebrate physiology, with emphases on integrative functions.

General Catalog

Head and Neck Anatomy: Evolutionary, Biomechanical, Developmental, and Clinical Approach

PHYSCI 108

4 units