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A professor, one associate professor and one assistant professor, and a lecturer are employed in the Depatment of Anatomy as academic staff. The department is responsible from the anatomy education given to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Nursing and Health Care, Nutrition and Dietetics Departments of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and the Faculty of Dentistry besides Faculty of Medicine.. Courses were designated specific for each program.

The main purpose of the Anatomy Master Degree Program is to give detailed knowledge on the morphological structure of healthy human body in systematic manner, to determine body cavities, to evaluate the anatomical structure of the organs, their localizations in human body and projections to body surface, their relationship with eachother, and to determine their vascularization and innervation related with physiology. Besides landmarks those are important during routine practice are determined, and variations are evaluated. Students are also wanted to evaluate some pathological cases or lesions related with their anatomy knowledge. At the end of the program students should be able to use their theoretical knowledge in practice. They should also be able to create scientific projects and organize the methodology of the research.