The discipline of human anatomy and histology and embryology is an important discipline of basic medicine. The discipline was combined by the two,the discipline of Human Anatomy and The discipline of Histology and Embryology. The discipline was ratified to confer Master's Degree in 2003. The discipline was assessed as the school Key Discipline in 1999. Now there are 2 professors and 4 associate professors, of whom are master supervisors, 6 lecturers, and 3 technicians in the department. For a long time, with a variety of resources, The discipline has developed the systemic researches focusing on the neural mechanisms, tumor arising mechanisms and clinical and imaging anatomy. The discipline participated in the completion of more 10 national, provincial and departmental funds, and won one first prize for provincial outstanding teaching achievements, one second prize and one third prize for provincial scientific and technological progress. The department received 3 more Zhenjiang scientific and technological progress second prize and e third prize.