ANAT2009 Comparative Primate Anatomy (University of Sydney): rated 4.2/5 overall across 8 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
ANAT2009 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health in Department of Medical Sciences. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 比较灵长类解剖学
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Department of Medical Sciences
Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of student covers the musculo-skeletal anatomy of the human body with particular emphasis on human evolution and comparisons with apes and fossil hominids. The topics covered include the versatility of the human hand, in manipulation and locomotion, bipedalism, climbing and brachiation in apes, and the change in pelvic anatomy associated with bipedalism and obstetric consequences.
ANAT2009 has 8 scored reviews: overall 4.2/5 · usefulness 5.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 StudentVIP reviews (average 5.0 stars); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.4/5).
On Reddit: "ANAT2009 is fun and interesting and of very little use for any future career. Don't get me wrong, it's a great subject, but it won't help for medicine (assuming you're doing BMED units) and it won't help for research. Unless you're looking at a career in evolutionary or primate …"
On Reddit: "What are your future plans? I did anat but didnt do mblg. anat was straight forward and interesting however I'm in research now and mblg would have been a lot more useful. So if you're looking at med probably anat, if looking at research then mblg."
The course panel on USYD Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ANAT2009 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 8 reviews: usefulness 5.0/5, overall 4.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ANAT2009, and when is it offered?
A: ANAT2009 is taught by the Faculty of Medicine and Health. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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