Courses

Anatomy and palpation 1: abdomen

The first part of this series focuses on abdominal cavity and its content, which includes organs, muscles, fascia, membrane, ligaments, attachment system, lymphatics, and neuro-vasculature.

Anatomy and palpation 2: pelvis and lower extremities

This part explores pelvic structure consists of bones, muscle, fascia, peritoneum, ligaments, lymphatics and neuro-vasculature. Further, students will learn internal pelvic organs including bladder and female and male reproductive organs. Then, the class moves on the study of the lower extremities including important articular structures, muscles, tendons, ligaments, neuro vasculature and acupuncture meridians.

Anatomy and palpation 3: chest and upper extremities

Chest is not just a place that houses the two vital organs, but also an important cross road of the body. We will explore the container including bones, fascia, muscle, ligaments and content of this region including lungs, pleura, mediastinum, heart, pericardium and its attachments, lymphatics, and neuro-vasculature. Then, articular structures and tissues of upper extremities including neuro vasculature and acupuncture meridians will be explored.

Anatomy and palpation 4: neck, cranium and brain

In this part, fascial system of neck, musculature connecting cranium to the thorax, cranial bones and membranes, neuro-vasculature of the thorax to the cranium will be explored. Then, we will engage in studying the brain in-depth. We will find major land mark of brain and explore each cortex, motor-sensory area, limbic system, basal ganglia, corpus collosum, cingulate gyrus, cranial nerves, and arterial and venous system in the brain.

Anatomy and palpation 5: systemic review of neuro-vascular-lymphatic structure

In this part of the course, we will look at the whole system of neuro-vascular-lymphatic system. We will study and feel how central nervous system connects with peripheral nervous system and how spinal cord branches out through cervical, brachial, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral plexus to the body’s peripheral region, and how internal organs communicate with brain through sympathetic and para-sympathetic nervous system. In vascular circulation system, we follow the flows of blood from heart to lung, lung to heart, and heart to other viscera, and returning of the blood through surface venous system as well as internal venous system including portal system and azygos system. Further, we will explore lymphatic circulation, its passages, main ducts, locations of lymph nodes and lymph organs and how to palpate and feel lymphatics.