Introduction to Anatomy: Learning the Anatomical Alphabet

Who is the course for?

This course is for anyone wishing to learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and would be especially useful if you are considering further study in the health sciences.

What topics will you cover?

Anatomical terminology – Regions, planes, directional terms and movements

Structures and landmarks of the upper limb bones

Attachments and actions of the upper limb skeletal muscles

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…

Explore fundamental anatomical terminology and the anatomical position

Describe the positions and movements of anatomical structures using anatomical terminology

Identify and classify major anatomical structures of the upper limb

Describe the relationship between structures of the upper limb and joint motion