ANTH 4271 - Human Osteology

Meets with ANTH 6271. Human osteology is an intense laboratory course on the biology of human connective tissues. The course focuses on bone and tooth anatomy. It also includes sections on the microstructure of hard tissues, growth and development, age determination, sexual differentiation, stature reconstruction, disease, trauma, and decomposition. Students must allow for flexible non-class study time in the laboratory. This course may be taken concurrently with ANTH 2220, and it is a prerequisite for ANTH 4272. ANTH 4271 and 4272 cannot be taken simultaneously.