Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2016 Mar;29(1):1-7. 10.11637/kjpa.2016.29.1.1.

Anatomy as Elective Course for Fourth-Year Medical Students

• Kong TH
• Kim SH
• Son YH
• Chung KS
• Jin HK
• Jang HW
• Oh CS

• KMID: 2161135
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2016.29.1.1

Abstract

Five medical students in the fourth-year took anatomy as their elective courses for 1 month. They dissected one cadaver, and investigated Digital Report, under the course subjects as follows; (1) the shape of thyroid gland and the location of its isthmus, (2) the branches of left and right coronary arteries, (3) the number of blood vessels and bronchi on the hilum of lung, (4) topographical relationship of the renal vessels and ureter, and the shape of the renal pelvis, (5) the location and attachment of the appendix, (6) the penetration of median nerve through the pronator teres, (7) the sensory nerves and the extensor tendons on the dorsum of hand, (8) the branches of deep femoral artery. The pancreatic and live samples were processed and stained with H&E, for LM observation, since the individual had suffered from pancreatic cancer and got a Pylorus preserving pancreatico-duodenectomy (PPPD). At the last step of the elective course, students wrote small articles following the conventional method for writing manuscript. From the viewpoint of professor, the anatomy course for the fourth-year students were definitely different from that for first-year students, and had many positive effects in terms of anatomy education.

Keyword

Anatomy education; Elective course; Digital report; Whole body dissection

MeSH Terms

Appendix
Blood Vessels
Bronchi
Cadaver
Coronary Vessels
Education
Femoral Artery
Hand
Humans
Kidney Pelvis
Lung
Median Nerve
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Pylorus
Students, Medical*
Tendons
Thyroid Gland
Ureter
Writing

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Poster of ‘Begin again – Anatomy' by a student, which includes the pictures and diagrams taken from all course subjects. A poster presentation of each student is required after the elective course is finished.

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  Fig. 2. Another poster by other student, which focuses only on the heart and microscopic findings of the pancreas.

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