In every medical area this anatomy is its basic science. Without knowing the anatomy nothing else makes sense. In every course in the first years anatomy is generally taught. The next years are spent on the pathophysiology and the later years on clinical sciences and study. This anatomy is very much important because without knowing it you cannot go through most of the courses and even if you do but with not much enough knowledge about it then your understanding of the pathophysiology and any clinical sciences will be limited. Anatomy is very much needed in every profession such as podiatry ie the foot whereas other professions like physiotherapy study a much wider range of anatomy.