One has to recognize that there is no substitute for dissection if one wants to learn gross anatomy.It is a three-dimensional approach which is fundamental to understanding the normal function of the human body. Gross anatomy is essentially a visual discipline and deals only with the kind of anatomy that can be demonstrated and learnt in the dissecting laboratory. The principle is to give directions for dissection and examination from which the students should be able to make his/her own observations and discoveries.

Key Points and Main Areas of Difficulty of the Course

Key points：Morphology and structure of organs.  

Main areas of difficulty：Relationships between different organs.

Textbooks and References

Textbooks:  

Human Anatomy(Fourth edition).Jilin Science and Techonology Publishing House.Changchun: China.2005  

References:

1. Susan Standring .Gray‟s anatomy (Thirty-ninth edition).Churchill Livingstone. London, UK.2004  

2. Keith L. Moore, Anne M. R. Agur.Essential clinical anatomy(Second edition).Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore:USA. 2002  

3. Richard S. Snell. Clinical anatomy for medical students. (Sixth edition).Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Baltimore:USA. 2000

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