Welcome to the Video Course on ‘Anatomy and Physiology’.

The subject of Human Anatomy includes three broad components namely (i) Gross anatomy, which is the study of structure of the human body and relationships amongst organs and viscera as seen by the naked eye and assisted by dissections on human cadavers

(ii) Histology which is the study of microscopic structure of normal tissues – an important pre-requisite for the subsequent study of Pathology and

(iii) Embryology – which is the study of the development of the human being in the womb from the time of conception and includes the development of various organs and organ systems.

This course covers all these topics, with lectures delivered by faculty from reputed medical colleges in India. The course content  – derived from SWAYAM Prabha – NPTEL (India) – is produced here under their CC BY-SA license. This is an initiative from the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Govt of India.

Disclaimer : The content in this course is educational in nature and intended solely as general health information. It is not a recommendation for treatment or medical advice. It is not a substitute for advice from a health care provider. If you  as a patient are experiencing a medical emergency, contact your health care provider or an emergency room.