Los Angeles Chiropractic College - Aesculapian Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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Orthopedics Orthopedics is the comprehensive and concentrated study of the causative factors which contribute or predispose to variations in the bones of the human body. These factors may be congenital deformities, metabolic, nutritive, sys- temic diseases or compensatory for postural and struc- tural laxness. Particular emphasis is placed on postural integrity of the spinal column and the extremities which include the nutritional demands for the physiological well-being of the skeletal system. This course is presented by Dr. Martin L. Henn in a most unusually fascinating and informative manner. THANK YOU, Dr. Henn. DR. MARTIN L. HENN t Neurolo y DR WOLF ADLER Dr. Ad1er's Neurology class in session, To succeed as a chiropractor one must become a spe- cialist in the study of the nervous system, which includes the cranial and peripheral nerves, the 'central nervous system, and the autonomic system with its sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions. To ensure students of gaining a comprehensive understanding of the inexhaustive and complex material, the college has assigned the subject to two of its most outstanding instructors, Dr. J. Gordon Anderson and Dr. Wolf Adler. i. I 1 DR. J. GORDON ANDERSON V l A

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Anatomy Anatomy is a combined lecture and laboratory course in the structural, func- tional and developmental aspects of the human body. The subject matter is illustrated and explained with the aid of diagrams, charts, osteological speci- mens and models. Actual dissection is preceded by special lectures and demonstrations by Dr. Nilsson. The dissection is divided into the following parts: thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum: head and neckg the upper extremity: the lower extremity. The class is divided into small dissecting groups in order that each student may have the fullest opportunity for individual dissection. Myology Myology, the study of muscles, bears a close relationship to chiro- practic practice in as much as it is the mus- cle tone, or degree of tensiveness, which is partly responsible for maintaining the osseous structures in their nor- mal alignment and re- lationship. One-sided muscle stress may re- sult in occupational di- seases. it-'Z-.Hi 11 N DR. ARTHUR V. NILSSON Oste olo y A Embryology Embryology, or De- velopmental Anatomy, traces the development of the fertilized ova to its expulsion as afull- term fetus. Anatomy chairman Dr. Arthur V. Nilsson' s interesting lectures, plus' his ex- cellent drawings, coin- cide to allow the stu- dent a comprehensive view of the subject, which admittedly is dif- ficult to grasp from text book material a- lone. The study of bones is the freshman's forte. Following Dr. Nilsson's lectures, the folks at home better learn it's ilium, not hip bone: phalange, not fingerg scapula, not back bone. Syndesmology, the study of ligaments, and physics are other components of the chiropractic manipulative triad. 20

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f . Hlstology Microscopic anatomy is the most valuable study in the prac- tice of healing. That all living material is composed of units, cells, is the most fundamental concept in all biology. When the physician has mastered the knowledge of all body tissues, he is then prepared to learn the physiology of the cell. Disease, it has been claimed, is perversion of normal cell. It becomes clearer that the science of chiropractic, which restores the integrity of tissues composed of many individual cells, will be proven beyond refute on the basis of histological study. Dr. Anderson gives a combined lecture and laboratory course devoted to the microscopic study of the tissues of the human Phys iolo y The study of normal functions of the body is always fascinat- ing to students and physicians alike. Changes in concepts and reports from various fields of investigation constantly outdate the text. For this reason instructor and student are in the field of healing, especially new findings in the result of the chiro- practic adjustment, are appraised in the light of previous the- ories. Of increasing importance is the study of digestive and absorptive action of various foods, vitamins and minerals. The class is presented in a most interesting way by Dr. Henry G. Higley, Chairman, Dept. of Physiology. Parasitology Parasitology is that branch of biological science which considers the or- ganisms that take up their habital on or within another organism. At Los Angeles College of Chiropractic, laboratory studies make up an intricate part of the course. The protozoan and metazoan parasites common to man are considered. They arestudied because they are tied to man for their food resulting in sumerous pathologies. Emphasis is placed on diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Oliver Titrud presents the course to the students in a most fascinating way with a combined lecture and laboratory study.