The Department of Anatomy is core of the core Departments of the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences. It was created alongside the Departments of Medical Biochemistry and Physiology at the inception of the College of Medicine of Ekiti State University.

The Department was established with the aim to teach anatomical sciences to medical, dental, nursing, physiotherapy, pharmacy, medical laboratory sciences students and those of other related disciplines. At present the Department runs broad based undergraduate Anatomy programme that is sufficient to lead to the production of graduates who will be able to acquire competency in the use of basic anatomy laboratory equipment. The Department has two lecture rooms each with a capacity to sit 32 students, another two each with a capacity to sit 40 students and a large one with a capacity to sit 72 students. There is a gross anatomy laboratory with mortuary attached, a histology/histochemistry teaching and research laboratory, an anatomy museum for anatomical models and specimens and a radiological anatomy teaching and research laboratory. Other laboratories of anatomy (clinical embryology and anthropology, medical cytogenetics, biological anthropology and forensic anatomy, animal cell and tissue culture) are being gradually developed for effective research and learning of anatomical sciences.

Anatomy department has a well-lighted standard reading room for her students. The room has comfortable reading desks and is equipped with air conditioning unit for student’s comfort. The room is situated in the upper stairs of the department. It is devoid of noise and distraction. Coupled with the ICT Room, the reading room is linked with several online libraries where recently written medical anatomical and scientific books are readily available for students’ perusal. The Department utilizes state of the art form of internet technology. Internet facility is readily available for staff and students. The dissection room is situated on the ground floor of the department. It is a well-ventilated room with many air extractors two high capacity air-conditioner, and nine dissection tables. The dissection room is supplied with water and has a proper drainage system. There are waste bins in the dissection room for the disposal of dissected tissues.