Picture Archival and Distribution System (PACS)
At the College of Medicine, you have access to a PACS (Picture Archival and Distribution System), where you can become familiar with how to work with PACS as this is how imaging studies are housed and distributed. Cases are continually added to the PACS. PACS lookup The College of Medicine also has a relational database […]
8. Pectoral region and breast
Optional Reading Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 8th ed., Overview of thorax, Pectoral and scapular region, Breasts. Pectoral region The pectoral region is located in the anterior thorax on each side of the sternum, between the clavicle and axilla (armpit). It links the upper limb to the trunk and supports the breast. Figure 8.1 Muscles of pectoral […]
3. Introduction to the nervous system
Divisions of the nervous system Anatomic subdivisions: Central nervous system (CNS) Read More Brain and spinal cord. Peripheral nervous system (PNS) Read More Nerves and ganglia. Functional subdivisions of the nervous system are classified not on topography, but according to the organs and tissues they supply: Somatic nervous system Read More Supplies structures that we […]
Week 4 of human development: Folding of the embryonic disc and division of the intraembryonic coelom
The human body form arises through cranial, caudal, and lateral folding of the embryonic disc. Hold onto your seats, folks . . . At the end of the 3rd week, the trilaminar embryonic disc is flat and oval in shape. During the 4th week, the disc grows rapidly, especially in length, and undergoes a complicated […]
Week 3 of human development
Two important events occur during Week 3: The process of GASTRULATION, which forms the “germ” layers of the embryo Differentiation of the MESODERM (one of the germ layers) Note Development of the neural tube (future central nervous system) begins in Week 3, but carries over into Week 4. Gastrulation Gastrulation is the process of converting […]
Week 2 of human development: The “week of twos”
Trophoblast goes wild Early in the second week, some trophoblast cells lose their cell membranes and coalesce into a mass of cytoplasm with many scattered nuclei (= a syncytium). Called the syncytiotrophoblast, this invasive mass burrows into the spaces between endometrial cells, pulling the blastocyst into the endometrium. The trophoblast cells internal to the syncytiotrophoblast […]
Week 1 of human development
The zygote undergoes mitotic divisions About 24 hours after fertilization, the zygote begins to move down the uterine tube toward the uterine cavity while undergoing a series of mitotic cell divisions called cleavage. Each division produces daughter cells called blastomeres. No cell growth occurs during early cleavage, so each mitotic division produces smaller and smaller […]
Understanding the structure of the MD program curriculum
This page will help demystify your medical school experience. A broad, high-level overview of our curriculum The purpose of this page is to show the overall patterns to what, when, and how you are learning. While we strive to deliver a consistent schedule, there will be exceptions to the information given. For session-specific information, see […]
Systems and threads
What is taught in each term? When is each system or thread taught?
Curriculum
More about the college of medicine curriculum Our mission: To serve Washington and beyond through collaboration and problem-solving in education, research, and health care with a focus on rural communities, Tribal Nations, and people who have been historically marginalized. Our vision: A healthy, equitable Washington for all. Our integrated education philosophy The Elson S. Floyd […]