The Human Gross Anatomy course is comprised of two components: lectures and laboratory dissections. Human cadaveric dissection has withstood many challenges to its role in anatomy courses and remains unvanquished as the superior method of learning human anatomy. The Human Gross Anatomy course at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine utilizes cadaveric dissection for the advancement of student’s appreciation of the presentation of anatomical structures and their relationships. Yet, with the significant decline of Human Gross Anatomy course hours over the past five decades and the quantity of material to be taught/learned has remained unchanged, supplementary tools to drive a more efficient learning experience have been explored. “Traditional information …show more content…
Therefore, an independent aid that allows proper lab preparation and repetitive retrieval of information is required for long term memory development” (Drake et al., 2002). “The use of supplemental learning modalities, specifically computer aided instruction has proven to be an effective tool that facilitates the laboratory task efficiency” (Topping, 2013). Preparatory dissection videos – a supplementary educational tool that has been proven to increase anatomy examination scores (Topping, 2013; Saxena, 2008; Granger 2007; Wilson 1975) – has created an educational movement where medical schools are “increasingly engage their students in more independent learning of anatomy through interactive computer technology” (Saxena, 2008). At the University of California-San Francisco School of Medicine, students were provided video dissections of upcoming labs that followed scripted instructions adapted from anatomy syllabi and “were specifically edited to review the important steps of the dissection procedure, and to identify the key anatomic structures” (Saxena, 2008). This resource allowed students to prepare for the upcoming laboratory leading to their maximizing of dissection hours and a 3.4%
The concentration of dissolved substances is less in the extracellular fluid than in the cytoplasm. Hypotonic Solution Concentration of dissolved substances (solute) Concentration of water (solvent) What happens to an animal cells? Inside the cell Greater Less Outside the cell Less Greater Membrane
Write up a phlebotomy venipuncture procedure that you can use for the rest of the year and beyond. You may use textbooks, the internet, videos, pictures, and other laboratory procedures as examples. Make sure your procedure is in your own words and is easy to read and understand for use in a clinical setting. Please take a look at other Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in order to see an appropriate format for writing laboratory procedures. This will be a “living document” that will change and grow once you learn and experience more situations that will give you more “tricks” to utilize in the art of phlebotomy.
I had the pleasure of meeting Kaylin this fall semester in my Anatomy and Physiology course. She is a high school student attending Wright State University to advance her education. She has successfully completed the first semester of a two-semester sequence in which she plans to finish the second part of the course next semester starting in January. Anatomy and physiology is a rigorous course and requires a great deal of face time in lecture and the lab. One attribute that has impressed me is that Kaylin is doing better than nearly 75% of her peers which are older and one would think better prepared.
This meant that not only could the sonographer explain to me what was happening and what they were seeing, they could explain to the student observing. I remember thinking about how amazing that would be to sit and be taught one on one how
This pig dissction is designed to visuall show students the different systems inside a pig and indirectly their own bodies. Upon dissection they see the heart, the major organ in the circulatory system that pumps the oxygenated blood around the body; the lungs, the major organ in the respiratory system that provides oxygen to the deoxygenated blood coming from the heart and the small intestines, the major organ in the digestive system that digests the food and absorbs the nutrients from the food. These organ system control basic functions of life and without one, all cannot perform.Pigs are complex organisms with an internal structure similar to that of the human body. The pig dissection was a learning experience that allowed students to distinguish
Walker, Richard.3-D human body. London: DK, 2011. Print. Walker, Richard. E. guides: human body. New York: Doring Kingsley, 2005.
My interest in radiology started to form during a month-long ultrasound immersion course before starting my third year of medical school. The combination of physics and state-of-the-art technology resonated with my engineering background. It was fascinating to perceive patient anatomy and pathology in real-time using ultrasound. Moreover, I began to appreciate the clinical utility of imaging in diagnosis and medical decision making across all medical fields. During my third year rotations I was exposed to additional imaging modalities and their clinical applications, deepening my connection to radiology. As a visual and analytical person, I was naturally drawn to my patient’s imaging studies. For me, the intellectual challenge of searching for subtle imaging findings and correlating them to a patient’s history, physical and lab values was stimulating. Further, I was impressed by the breadth of minimally invasive therapeutic procedures performed
At first on hearing we are doing a pig dissection I was pretty excited. I remember in seventh grade we did a frog dissection. I was okay with it, but I thought the frog was to small. Moving around in the frog was hard and was confusing. I was pretty excited about the pig dissection knowing that it will be bigger than the frog. I was not scared or nerovus about this dissection at all as it is a nice way to learn about other animals and species that live on Earth.
X-rays and CT scans, were used to teach students about relevant normal and abnormal anatomy.
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I attended the CSU Anatomy camp in the summer of 2016 and experienced a taste of college level lectures. I touched real cadavers and learned so
Radiographic technologists have all taken at least one anatomy and physiology class. But while they tend to get wrapped up in memorizing what the anatomy is and where it is located, they often forget about the how. The second half of the class, physiology, is the study of how the body functions, and is just as important as anatomy because it is the foundation upon which we build our understanding of “life”. It also helps medical professionals treat disease and learn how to cope with different environmental stresses.
Anatomy is the foundation for the language of medicine and there is no replacement for the hands-on experience of the anatomy lab .
Currently, I am taking Fundamentals of Biology II Lecture and Lab. When we were studying about the major organ systems and organs, my professor instructed and encouraged the class to dissect a fetal pig in order to observe and identify specific organs after we just finished learning about a particular organ system during lecture. Although I was a little bit hesitant in the beginning, I realized the necessity of dissection in my education as it really helped me see the connection between various organs and organ functions. Dissection also helped me to specifically pinpoint the exact location of each body part. I was also able to infer how the functioning of a particular organ can affect another
I blended my lectures with multiple tools of teaching to clarify the complex concept and make lecture enjoyable. Besides enjoying the activities in my lectures, the students appreciate my pneumonic and jokes for memorizing anatomy terminologies. We further got an opportunity to start dissection from embalming a cadaver to prepare it for prosection. As a part of practicum I prepared museum standard molded and jar specimens. Advanced histology course got accomplished by taking pictures of H&E and Masson’s Trichrome slides we made, along with images from Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM). I evaluated a multidisciplinary graduate program which exposed me to the teaching styles of multiple faculties including, medicine, nursing, policy studies, law and business, further provide me with skills to evaluate the success of any program I am teaching. While working with Enrichment Study Unit (ESU), Queen’s University, I along with my colleagues developed quality curriculum, organized activities and instructed to