Department of Anatomy
Medical School - University of Crete
Special Issue
"Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer"
Guest EditorsProf. Dr. John Tsiaoussis
Associate Professor of Anatomy, Department of Anatomy
Prof. Dr. John Souglakos
Associate Professor of Medical Oncology, Laboratory of Translational Oncology
The Department / Facilities
The Anatomy Laboratory is largely housed in the new Anatomy building, while a part of it (anatomical models room) remains in wing B7 of the central building complex of the Medical School. The Anatomy premises include the preparation room, the cold room, the dissection room, the surgical anatomy room, the imaging anatomy room, the research laboratory, the digital anatomy room, as well as the seminar room of the Anatomy Laboratory, as well as the offices of the Professors and the rest of the staff. In addition to the lectures, seminars and tutorials that take place mainly in the auditoriums, special emphasis is given to the laboratory practice of our students.
Central role, regarding the laboratory exercises of our students, holds the anatomy models lab, where students are educated by specialized staff in descriptive and topographical anatomy of the respective regions of the human body by using high-quality anatomy models. The analysis of clinical scenarios contributes to the consolidation of the knowledge acquired by the laboratory exercises. Recently, part of the laboratory exercises are implemented in the virtual dissection lab by using innovative educational tools, including virtual dissection in digitalized anatomy table and 3-D imaging.
The commission of the under-construction Anatomy Institute along with the development of the individual subjects of Anatomy (Clinical Anatomy, Surgical Anatomy, etc.) will constitute an important supply for the undergraduate and postgraduate studies of our School. Additionally, in the venues of the Anatomy Institute, new research laboratories of Anatomy will be developed.
