About Us

The Department of Anatomy at Saveetha Dental College is located in ground floor of Basic Medical Sciences block. The Department is spacious with Dissection Hall, Histology Laboratory, Research Lab, Museum and an air-conditioned demonstration room, well equipped with Audio-Visual teaching aids. There is also a large collection of Dissected Specimens and dry bone sets in the department which serves in teaching anatomy more clearly with an understanding towards the topics dealt.

Major activities of the department are centered around teaching for BDS, MDS, B.Sc and MDS Elective subjects. The department is also involved in basic and core research activities as main part of their curriculum.

About the area of study

Anatomy is the scientific study of the structure of living things including their systems, organs, and tissues. The discipline of anatomy is subdivided into gross (Macroscopic) anatomy, microscopic anatomy (Histology), developmental anatomy (Embryology). Gross anatomy is the study of structures that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye. It can be studied using both invasive and non-invasive methods with the goal of obtaining information about the structure and organisation of organs and systems. Gross anatomy can be studied in cadavers by dissection or in living person by endoscopy, radiography etc., Histology is the the study of structures with the aid of a microscope. Embryology is the study of prenatal or postnatal developmental changes in an individual. Other branches of anatomy includes comparative anatomy, which relates to the comparison of anatomical structures (both gross and microscopic) in different animals, surface anatomy is the study of deeper part of the body in relation to the skin surface.