Basic Cadaver Anatomy For Health Professionals
and Students
Course Benefits The Basic Cadaver Anatomy course at Bastyr
offers an opportunity for students and practitioners
in every area of health care to review basic
anatomy and to view the underlying structures
of the body directly.
The course has two purposes:
To enhance the anatomy, physiology and
kinesiology aspects of health care curricula
To provide a stand-alone review course
for the established practitioner
Cadaver anatomy students represent many disciplines,
including massage therapy, physical therapy,
occupational therapy, rolfing, yoga, Heller
body work, Alexander Technique, acupuncture,
nursing, and dental hygiene.
Course Description
Experienced instructors ensure that all students
have opportunities to view and touch the human
body, as well as ask questions. Instructors
are sensitive to students’ concerns about
mortality and the body as a vessel of the spirit.
Class size is limited to ten students with
one instructor and two to three cadavers. Each
class session is three hours long.
Six-hour and twelve-hour courses are offered.
The six-hour course serves as a comprehensive
introduction. The longer course provides
more time to refine the understanding of the
human body. Many students who have taken the
six-hour course enroll a second time.
Course Outline
The muscles and structures of the back,
upper and lower extremities
The brain and the muscles and structures
of the head and neck
The muscles, structures and organs of the
thorax and abdomen
Special requests for additional subject matter
and special emphasis can frequently be accommodated.
Prerequisites
Prospective students should be well-versed
in the subject of human anatomy. Students may
prepare for the course through formal study
or thorough exploration of the topic on their
own.
Fees
Lab class with our instructor (six-student
minimum per class):
Six-hour class - $180 per student
Twelve-hour class - $350 per student
Other: $30 per hour per student
Lab class with outside instructor is $20 per
hour per student. There is a $50 non-refundable
room reservation deposit that is applied to
the final charge.
Registration
For registration or additional information
please call 425.602.3138. Continuing education
credit is available. Inquire when registering.
Quotes From Former Students
This excellent course increased my ability
to work with people’s bodies through
visualization of individual muscles and their
origins and insertions. It was a tremendous
help in teaching me to “see with my
hands.”
This course was extremely well-organized
and presented. We were given material at exactly
the appropriate level of difficulty and detail.
I learned a tremendous amount.
The opportunity to touch muscles and organs
and see the differences and similarities between
bodies has made the material that I studied
this year come alive! Thanks.
Cadaver anatomy instructors made the class
intriguing and captivating. I was awed by
their knowledge of the human body.
An excellent supplement to the study of
anatomy—seeing structures in 3-D makes
them much more memorable.
I now have a deeper understanding of what
a body is and what a miracle life is.
