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| Department of Human Anatomy |
| The anatomy branch was founded along with the establishment of the faculty of medicine in AL-Nahrain University in 1986 including: human anatomy, histology embryology, medical biology, and the electronic microscopy unit as well. The anatomy branch deals with the teaching of human anatomy materials and medical biology for the first year students, and human anatomy, histology and embryology for second year students. Moreover, the syllabuses of graduate studies for the Master's and doctoral degrees in human anatomy speciality and joint syllabuses with the rest of the college branches such as pathology, chemistry and diagnostic radiology. The branch currently continuing to grant Master's and doctoral degrees in human anatomy for students who are graduates of human medicine colleges. The first Master's degree in anatomy was granted in 1993, and the first doctorate in the philosophy of human anatomy in was in1995. In addition the branch was adopted to be as training centre for the Iraqi Council of medical specialities in the granting of the first board certification in clinical and applied anatomy in 2004. |
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| **The Master's thesis discussion of student Yara Ali Sami in the Department of Human Anatomy** |
The Master's thesis discussion of student Yara Ali Sami in the Department of Human Anatomy took place on Monday, July 22, 2024. The thesis is titled:
**"Evaluation of the effect of different colour light exposure on histological feature of prefrontal and occipital cortex and amyloid deposition in mice using Congo Red"**
This study aims to examine the histological changes in the frontal and occipital lobes after exposure to different colored lights using H&E staining, measure the thickness of the altered layers in the frontal and occipital lobes, and identify amyloid precursor protein in the frontal and occipital lobes of the cerebral cortex using Congo Red staining.
**Study Results:**
The results of this study for the experimental groups showed that the group exposed to green light suffered from general lethargy, deterioration in feeding habits, and circadian rhythm with a noticeable change in skin color. The most common histological change in the frontal lobe section was neuronal atrophy and glial cell deterioration, while in the occipital lobe section, there was clear neuronal atrophy with apoptosis, with a p-value < 0.001 for both lobes. A positive Congo Red result indicated amyloid deposition in both the frontal and occipital lobes with a p-value < 0.001. The cortical thickness showed a decrease in the frontal and occipital lobes with a p-value < 0.001.
In the experimental group exposed to blue light, the histological change showed a p-value < 0.001 for both the frontal and occipital lobes. A positive Congo Red result indicated amyloid deposition with a p-value < 0.001, but a negative Congo Red result was observed in the occipital lobe with a p-value of 1.000. The cortical thickness and volume showed a significant decrease in both the frontal and occipital lobes with a p-value < 0.001.
In the group exposed to red light, the result showed a normal distribution of cortical layers, including histological changes with a p-value of 1.000 for both the frontal and occipital lobes, and no amyloid deposition with a p-value of 1.000 for both the frontal and occipital lobes. The cortical thickness was p-value of 0.662 for the frontal lobe and 0.425 for the occipital lobe.
**The discussion committee consisted of:**
- Prof. Dr. Haider Abdul Rasool Jaafar (Chair)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Haider Hammadi Abdul Ameer (Member and Supervisor)
- Asst. Prof. Shatha Mahmood Hassan (Member)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Namir Fadhel Ghaib (Member)
The thesis was successfully accepted with a grade of Very Good.
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| Dr. Thaer Mahmood Farhan received a certification as a scientific reviewer for research. |
Dr. Thaer Mahmood Farhan, a faculty member in the Department of Human Anatomy at the College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University, received a certification from a globally recognized journal indexed by Scopus and Clarivate Web of Science. He was acknowledged as a scientific reviewer for the journal *Applied Immunohistochemistry & Molecular Morphology* during his participation on 2024/04/11. 
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