The Anatomy Department was established in 1979 on the main campus in Minden, Penang. It was based in Penang until 1988, when the medical school was moved to the Health Campus in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan. 

As a department, our participation in teaching encompasses many different courses: medical and dental undergraduates; postgraduate programs,  which include the Master of Clinical Anatomy; and the different specialties of the surgical-based Master of Medicine and Neurosurgery. 

The Department hosts an Anatomy Museum for teaching and learning activities, a dissection room facility with prosected specimens and a histology research laboratory equipped with multipurpose microscopes, multi-viewer microscope and an image analyser for research and teaching purposes.

Various specimens such as jar specimens, plastinated specimens are on display in the Anatomy Museum together with plastic models and fixed learning materials that can be used for teaching and learning activities.

The Department of Anatomy carries out research in various anatomy fields such as histology, neuroscience, tissue engineering, anthropometry, clinical anatomy and anatomy education.