WARNING: THESE VIDEOS CONTAIN IMAGES OF HUMAN DISSECTION. MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME.
Human structure is important to all of us as it has been for millennia. Artists, teachers, health care providers, scientists and most children try to understand the human form from stick figure drawings to electron microscopy. Learning the form of people is of great interest to us – physicians, nurses, physician assistants, emergency medical services personnel and many, many others.
Learning anatomy classically involved dissection of the deceased whether directly in the laboratory or from texts, drawings, photographs or videos. There are many wonderful resources for the study of anatomy. Developing an understanding of the human form requires significant work and a wide range of resources.
In this course, we have attempted to present succinct videos of human anatomy. Some will find these images to be disturbing and these images carry a need to respect the individual who decided to donate their remains to benefit our teaching and learning.
All of the dissections depicted in the following videos are from individuals who gave their remains to be used in the advancement of medical education and research after death to the Yale School of Medicine.
The sequence of videos is divided into classic anatomic sections. Each video has a set of learning objectives and a brief quiz at the end. Following each section there is another quiz covering the entire section in order for you to test your knowledge.
We hope these videos will help you better understand the human form, make time that you may have in the laboratory more worthwhile if you have that opportunity and help you develop an appreciation of the wonderful intricacies of people.
ANATOMY OF THE CHEST, NECK, ABDOMEN, AND PELVIS WAS PRODUCED IN PART DUE TO THE GENEROUS FUNDING OF THE DAVID F. SWENSEN FUND FOR INNOVATION IN TEACHING.
This work was supported in part by the Kaplow Family Fund, Yale School of Medicine.
COURSE CURRICULUM: ANATOMY OF THE THORAX, HEART, ABDOMEN AND PELVIS
RECOMMENDED TEXT
GRAY’S ANATOMY FOR STUDENTS, RICHARD L DRAKE, ELSEVIER. ONLINE AND PRINT EDITIONS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE
ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY, FRANK H NETTER, ELSEVIER. ONLINE AND PRINT EDITIONS.
We would like to thank all of those who have contributed to the creation of this course:
Charles C Duncan, MD, Producer & Director, Professor of Neurosurgery, Pediatrics and Surgery (Anatomy), Yale School of Medicine
William B Stewart, PhD, Associate Producer, Narration, Anatomist, Chief Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
Shanta E Kapadia, MBBS, Anatomist, Lecturer in Anatomy, Section of Human Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
Linda Honan, PhD, Professor, Yale School of Nursing
Harry R Aslanian, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology) Yale School of Medicine
Jonathan Puchalski, MD, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Pulmonary), Yale School of Medicine
Michael K. O’Brien, MD, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
Mahan Mathur, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology and Bio-Medical Imaging, Yale School of Medicine
Lei Wang, MLS & Kelly Perry, Technical, Yale Medical Library
Anna Nasonova, Artist, Yale School of Architecture
Rachel Hill, Artist and Technical, Yale College
Philip Lapre, Technical, Section of Anatomy, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
Status: Anatomy
Anatomy
Status: Pulmonology
Pulmonology
Intermediate·Course·15 hours
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5.0
·Reviewed May 25, 2020
It was a very pleasant experience with wonderful instructors. I will like to have another course in similar domain as it is very useful in my career as a medical professional.
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 25, 2022
Probably the best course in anatomy. Labs are great. Very good audio visual content from different medical procedures. A must for any one interested in understanding biology.
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 20, 2024
what a description of Gross Anatomy . Great effort with extra ordinary educational material specially dissection videos. A big salute to instructing team.
5.0
·Reviewed May 12, 2020
This online course is very good !!!! It helps me improve and understand the anatomy knowledge that i still misunderstand with my native professors . Thanks a lot !!!
4.0
·Reviewed Jan 3, 2026
This is the best anatomy lecture study I have encountered so far. Very relatable study and good comprehension. I really enjoyed this course. Thank you, Coursera.
5.0
·Reviewed May 2, 2020
I attained so much knowledge from this course moreso than a whole semester of structure and function. The cadaver videos were the most helpful.You truly cannot learn anatomy from just a text book.
4.0
·Reviewed May 26, 2020
This course is extensively useful for medical students and postgraduate student in Anatomy.Professors talk clearly and present in formative way. Dissection and exams are also good.
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 29, 2020
As a medical student from a developing country I learned a lot thanks for providing this course for free.Special thanks to the lecturers and Yale School of Medicine
4.0
·Reviewed Aug 19, 2023
It was very detailed but eye catching session with all experts in each regard. We are thankful to team for managing all stuff in such a beautiful way for us.
5.0
·Reviewed Mar 27, 2021
It was a really beneficial course, i am a first medical student and it was really helpful to get to know information that i couldn’t get throughout my first year.
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 4, 2018
Excellent course! High quality resources that enabled me to study anatomy thoroughly. Congratulations and I hope to see more anatomy courses from such excellent professors!
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 4, 2020
A very good anatomy review course with important clinical correlates. There are also basic imaging lectures which are very nice and easy to comprehend. Thank you Yale.
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·Reviewed Jul 15, 2020
Excellent, comprehensive, engaging course tailored for medical students and medical professionals needing to brush-up their anatomy. Thank you University of Yale!
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fabio
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·Reviewed Oct 20, 2018
Muito bom, prático, informações relevantes. Recomendo especialmente para residentes de areas cirurgicas.
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Ignacio
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·Reviewed Aug 4, 2018
Excellent course! High quality resources that enabled me to study anatomy thoroughly. Congratulations and I hope to see more anatomy courses from such excellent professors!
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Maya
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·Reviewed Sep 30, 2018
very useful and the graphics were extremely clear
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Sean
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·Reviewed Apr 21, 2023
I really enjoyed this course and I learned a lot from it. What I liked best about the course was how the material was presented to the me was supported in the assessments in the course.
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·Reviewed Jul 8, 2020
IT IS AMAZING COURSE. IT IS DESIGNED SO PERFECTLY SO AS TO MAKE LEARNING EASY AND COVERS ALL ASPECTS OF SUBJECT.THE CONTENT IS INTERESTING AND SUFFICIENT.A MUST DO COURSE FOR ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS.
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Midalia
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·Reviewed Sep 26, 2018
This course overcome all my expectations and add some extra information that I miss out on when I was in the college.
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Praisy
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·Reviewed Feb 2, 2019
I was initially skeptical about the online course on Anatomy but God knows how interesting it was. The whole course was sculpted in such a way that is was easy to understand and grasp the concept. If you're a medical student and want to add an extra spice to your studies I say go for it because it's totally worth the time.
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Pranjal
4.0
·Reviewed Sep 8, 2018
its an amazing course. i highly recommend it for students. helped me clear a lot of concepts. wish i would have come across it during the first year.
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Grace
5.0
·Reviewed Jun 25, 2021
This course is an excellent overview of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. It focuses on the structures of these regions with an emphasis on dissection videos. There are useful diagrams within the lecture videos to assist with three-dimensional understanding of the anatomy, but some outside reference may be needed. The level is appropriate for someone who has previously taken an introductory anatomy course or who is studying with other resources simultaneously. The digital practical exams are engaging and each unit also has a multiple choice exam. There are no readings in this course.
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Denise
5.0
·Reviewed Nov 25, 2019
I was a layman in anatomy and learned a great deal thanks to the useful lab videos and great explanations by the professors. I can highly recommend this course for anyone who wants to get an insight into anatomy or deepen their knowledge thereof. I guess it is suitable for a layman as well as for a medical professional.
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Valeriu
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 18, 2018
Very well structured even for someone who's only beginning to learn about anatomy. There is a lot to learn on the side but both the videos and quizzes lead the student towards what they should learn, which is great! Many thanks to the entire team who put this together!
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Rashad
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 26, 2019
Terrific course to review anatomy. Enjoyed learning from the course. Found the the Radiological videos and endoscopy videos really helpful in providing real world applications. Course instructors did wonderful job explaining and understanding material
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Apeksha
5.0
·Reviewed Dec 27, 2019
It is a great course that teaches what it promises. Glad to have the opportunity to learn from the best. The cadaveric dissections with labelled diagrams was a boon. Thank you!
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Anna
5.0
·Reviewed Sep 9, 2018
As a teacher, teaching ME to my students, it gave me the great opportunity to learn new things and practice vocabulary
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Wong
5.0
·Reviewed Aug 24, 2018
Wonderful experience for someone with no medical background yet wish to learn anatomy. THANK YOU
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Aarón
5.0
·Reviewed Feb 11, 2019
Very well planned. Grate videos.
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Mohammad
5.0
·Reviewed May 5, 2021
Out of all the Coursera courses I have completed, The Anatomy of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis, offered by Yale University, was my favorite. The main thing that I liked about it is that it was very engaging, and I also liked how they added some questions about the video at the end of it. Another neat thing about it was that Yale had many resources for this course. However, one thing that I would change about it is that sometimes the narrator would go over the parts of the body and where they are located too quickly for me to take it in. Overall, this Anatomy course is simply awesome.
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Nimra
5.0
·Reviewed May 26, 2020
It was a very pleasant experience with wonderful instructors. I will like to have another course in similar domain as it is very useful in my career as a medical professional.