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ANATOMICAL SCIENCES EDUCATION
Volume 2, Issue 4, Pages 156-159Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ase.92
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anatomy education; clay modeling; cross-sectional anatomy; radiologic anatomy
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We incorporated clay modeling into gross anatomy and neuro-anatomy courses to help students understand cross-sectional anatomy. By making clay models, cutting them and comparing cut surfaces to CT and MR images, students learned how cross-sectional two-dimensional images were created from three-dimensional structure of human organs. Most students in a clay modeling group responded positively to this approach, and their average score on CT examination was higher than that of a group that did not use clay models. Clay modeling appears to be a useful supplement to conventional anatomy or radiologic anatomy education. It can be applied to any part of human body, and its effectiveness will be greater when a more complicated understanding of cross-sectional anatomy is required. Anat Sci Educ 2:156-159, 2009. (C) 2009 American Association of Anatomists.
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