BIOL 150AL KS - Functional Human Anatomy and Biomechanics: Limbs and Movement


Developmental and evolutionary principles of limb design and function; mechanical properties of bone, soft tissues, muscle, nerve; interrelationships between structure, biomechanics, and function; open chain versus closed chain kinematics; mobility of limb girdles; mechanisms of injury and prevention. Laboratory involves dissection of human cadavers. Enrollment limited to 15.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 039L  (or DANC 160  or DANC 163 ); an introductory course in biology (BIOL 043L  or BIOL 044L , or BIOL042L KS , or equivalent); a course in classical mechanics (PHYS 030L  or PHYS 033L , or equivalent), and permission of instructor.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Every other year

This course information is from the 2023-2024 Scripps Catalog. View this catalog.

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