Department of Anatomy

History of the Department

• Dr. Rathinavel
• Dr. Manikam Kalaiselvi
• Mrs. P. Vennila, M.Sc

Dissection Hall

Cadaveric dissection is an integral part of medical education and the basis of anatomy for first M.B.B.S. students. Dissection of cadavers is a time-honoured part of medical education. Undergraduates do dissection as a part of learning human anatomy. Cadavers are obtained from the forensic mortuary declared as an ‘unclaimed body’, or through donated bodies that include voluntary donation during life or after demise by their relatives.

The dissection hall is well equipped according to MCI guidelines. It is well lit and well ventilated with exhaust fans. There is a tank room in the dissection hall with adequate preservation tanks for cadavers and dissected specimens. There is an ante-room for students with lockers and wash basins with water taps. The dissection hall is well equipped with dissection tables, handsaw, cutting machine, X-ray view box, instruments, equipment & wall charts.

Cadaveric oath is taken every year while starting dissection for first year MBBS students.

Embalming Room

Embalming room is available adjacent to the dissection hall, with adequate electrical embalming machines.

Bone Room

There is a bone room in the dissection hall, with an adequate number of articulated and disarticulated bones necessary for the students.

Burial Ground

A burial ground is present close to the dissection hall, according to MCI norms, for disposal of decomposed cadavers and specimens. Bones are collected periodically from the pits for study purposes.

Cold Storage Room

One cold storage room is available with adequate space and uninterrupted power supply.

Museum

A museum displaying a number of instructive and explicit gross anatomy and embryology specimens, preserved and mounted with dexterity, and many models which have been catalogued according to regions. These silent teachers (preserved human specimens) are always there, enabling students to enrich their knowledge in Anatomy. The museum is well provided with adequate seating accommodation.

Histology Lab

The histology laboratory is fully fledged with all the basic facilities, equipped with enough light microscopes and dissection microscopes for research and teaching purposes. There are a number of laminated histology charts for the students to get a clear understanding of microanatomy.

Histology Research Lab

The research laboratory is well equipped with binocular research microscopes, stereoscopic dissecting microscope, incubator, hot plate, rotary microtome, microtome knife, etc. The research laboratory provides an ideal environment for the faculty and students to carry out research activities.

Library

The department has a library with journals & books covering various sub-sections of anatomy, including gross anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroanatomy, osteology, surface markings, embalming and radiological anatomy.

Demonstration Room

Two demonstration rooms, each of 60 sq. m, accommodating 75 students and equipped with appropriate audio-visual aids, add to the teaching ambience of the department.

Lecture Hall

Six well-furnished and spacious lecture halls, each with a seating capacity of 200. A well-furnished auditorium with a seating capacity of 325, and a specially built exam hall for 300 students. Halls equipped with the latest audio-visual equipment like OHPs, LCD projectors, computers, cordless microphones, etc.

Office Room

An office room for lab technicians and maintenance of official records is available.

Faculty Room

Adequate faculty rooms are available for HOD, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and Tutors.

Store Room

Store rooms are present for maintenance of chemicals, equipment and furniture.

Voluntary Body Donation

The forms of willingness of volunteers who intend to donate their body after death to the department are received, and after death, cadavers are brought to the department by relatives.

UG Courses

• MBBS
• B.Sc. Nursing
• B.Sc. Allied Medical Courses
  • B.Sc. (MLT)
  • B.Sc. (Operation Theatre Technology)
  • B.Sc. (Cardiac Technology)
  • B.Sc. (Radio-therapy Technology)

Periodic Academic Activities

• Didactic lectures
• Dissections
• Pre-dissection classes
• Demonstrations
• Histology practicals
• Clinical anatomy (OSPE charts)
• Symposiums
• Integrated teaching, both horizontal and vertical

• Daily slip test of previous classes
• Internal assessment test, both theory and practical
• Record work — both macroscopic and microscopic anatomy
• Daily practice of diagrams
• Radiological anatomy (basics in X-rays, CT, MRI)
• Developmental anatomy (lectures, models, charts)
• Osteology classes (articulated skeleton, disarticulated bones)
• Surface anatomy classes
• Early clinical exposure
• Self-directed learning

• Quiz programs
• Model competitions
• Hands-on workshops for UGs and PGs
• Hands-on workshop on cadaveric dissection by Department of Anatomy and Department of Orthopaedics

Intra-Departmental Quiz

Every year the Department of Anatomy conducts intra-departmental quiz programmes for first year MBBS students. Prizes are awarded to the winners and to those who answer correctly among the audience.

Early Clinical Exposure

Based on the medical education curriculum for first MBBS students, for early clinical exposure, students are taken to various clinical departments (viz. General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Paediatric Medicine).

Histology Rangoli Competition — I MBBS Students, 2017 Batch

Guest Lecture with Embryology Model Competition

As a part of academic activity, a guest lecture was conducted along with an Embryology Model Competition for the first MBBS 2016–17 batch students. The topic was “The Brain Stem and Its Clinical Aspects” by Prof. Dr. Sheela Grace, M.S. The best models were awarded prizes as encouragement for students and to stress the importance of Embryology.

Guest Lecture with Congenital Anomalies Model Competition — 2020 MBBS Batch

Dr. S. Dhivya, M.D., Professor and HOD of Anatomy, Government Namakkal Medical College & Dr. Pachiyappan, M.D., D.M, Cardiologist, GMKMCH, Salem

Guest Lecture — Additional Session

Gross Anatomy Models Competition — 2021 Batch MBBS Students

Judges: Prof. Dr. Thenmozhi, M.D., Vice Principal — Prof. Dr. P. Kannan, HOD of Cardiology — Prof. P. Sumathi, Professor in Surgery