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Johns Hopkins University | AS.020.365

Intro to Human Skeleton

3.0

credits

Average Course Rating

(4.66)

This course will provide a basic understanding of human skeletal biology, including bone composition and bone growth, recognition of skeletal elements, functional anatomy of different skeletal systems, comparative anatomy, and forensic anthropology (sexing and aging, body size reconstruction, bone pathology). Lectures will be combined with hands-on experience with bone models and real bone specimens.

Spring 2015

Professor: Christopher Ruff

(4.66)

The best aspects of the class included the hands-on labs, including those with human specimens that reinforced lecture topics. Students appreciated the informative lectures that combined biology, history, anthropology, and chemistry, and the professor’s ability to explain complicated concepts. Students expressed anxiety about the having the final grade based solely on two exams, and felt that there was no good way to prepare for them given the volume of information. Thus, students suggested adding graded homework assignments and providing study guides in advance of exams. Prospective students should have a strong knowledge of human anatomy and anatomical terms.