2024-2025 Course Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Course Catalog and Student Handbook

DMSO 1020 - Sectional Anatomy and Normal Sonographic Appearance


Prerequisite: Program Admission
This course combines the didactic education of sectional anatomy with active student participation in classroom laboratory experience. Information is weighted toward normal structures which are sonographically visible. Structures are described according to relative location and proportionality. Topics include: normal sectional anatomy of the neck, liver, biliary system, pancreas, genitourinary tract, spleen, peritoneal cavity, retroperitoneum, gastrointestinal tract, and vascular system structures within the upper and lower extremity; anatomic planes related to sonographic images; sonographic appearance and sonographic patterns of structures in the female and male pelvis, neck, liver, biliary system, pancreas, peritoneum and retroperitoneum, gastrointestinal tract, non-cardiac chest, and upper and low extremities; and related imaging, laboratory testing procedures and functional testing procedures.  Students enrolled in this course will be assessed a $80 cost recovery course fee in addition to tuition and fees.  Fees are subject to change at the end of any semester. Contact hours: Class - 1, Lab - 4. Credit hours: 3 (F)