This course will focus on the components and functions of the hematopoietic and the immune systems and on diseases affecting or caused by these systems.

Topographical Anatomy and Radioanatomy of the head, skull, central nervous system, neck and neck organs, upper and lower extremities, thoracic wall and organs, abdominal wall and organs, pelvis and pelvic organs, dorsal muscles, vessels, nerves, functions, clinical aspects. Methods: Anatomical dissection of human bodies.

Cross-disciplinary collaboration between engineers and medical doctors is indispensable for innovation in health care. This course brings together engineering students from ETH Zurich and medical students from the University of Zurich to experience the rewards and challenges of such interdisciplinary work in a project based learning environment.

Structure and function of the central and peripheral nervous system including its major disorders.

Structure and function of the sensory organs including their fundamental physical and biochemical background. Insight into major disorders, research fields and selected applications of medical technology.