University of Maryland School of Medicine - Terrae Mariae Medicus (Baltimore, MD)

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HISTOLOGY AND NEUROANATOMY WaLLH J. H. NAUTA, M.D,, PH.D. Professor of Anatomy Here we see a fecalilh in the Circle of Willis.

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7 This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home ... This, gentlemen, is malnutrition . metabolism; constitional diseases of mice; and other equally varied and unanswered questions. What can the student of tomorrow expect — more anatomy or less anatomy? Well, chances are he will get more, for the future of medicine lies in bringing the basic sci- ences and clinical medicine closer together. And a biopsy was taken.

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A most stimulating and provocative part of our learning career was the microscopic dis- section of the human anatomy, including the nervous system structure. More concerned with the effort to teach dynamic concepts rather than static slide specimens, Drs. Nauta, Nice talk for a doctor! Mack, and staff use every learning aid avail- able towards this end. A senior ' s memories of these courses tends to become rather hazy, but as he thinks back. I ' ll find the lost cord if it takes all year, ' certain images return — the unending slide boxes; the naps as the lights went out; the philosophical discussions; the formaldehyde fumes; and the upside-down backward movies. Unlike the senior student however, the de- partment is looking, not backwards, but ahead. An electron microscope has recently been purchased and is in the process of being installed. Investigations into the non-myeli- nated fiber tracts of the nervous system; neurosecretions of the hypothalamus; and the relationships of the rhinencephalon (wher- ever that is! ) to the hypothalamus are exam- ples of the behind-the-scenes actitivies of the department. Gee! I shot Id hat e gone to barker college: '