ANTH 5. The Human Machine: The Skeleton Within (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/ANTH.html#anth5
Description
Course will provide an introduction to bones as a tissue, to different bones in the body, and the ligaments and muscles surrounding major joints. You will learn how the skeleton, ligaments, and muscles support our mode of locomotion; the differences between male and female skeletons; and the differences across human populations. You’ll see how nutrition and disease can affect bones. Course examines functional areas within the body.
Prerequisite courses
ANTH 5 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have ANTH 5 as a prerequisite.