Brain Removal With an Occipital Hinge Preserving Overlying Anatomy.

Brain removal during a gross anatomy course in medical school serves multiple purposes. It allows for the teaching of cranial vault anatomy, as well as the external brain, cranial nerves, and cerebral vasculature. Techniques to remove the brain while preserving these delicate structures generally damage the overlying anatomy of the dura and suboccipital triangle.

Integrating Clinical Reasoning Into Medical Students' First Weeks of Education Improves Understanding of Cranial Nerve Anatomy.

Clinical reasoning is essential to the practice of medicine. Such reasoning involves analytical (deductive) and non-analytical (recall) processes. Non-analytical reasoning is taught extensively in medical schools, and it dominates medical students' time as they review question banks and lecture notes, watch videos online, and memorize flashcards, algorithms, and illness scripts.

Correlation of In-situ Hand Anatomy With Point of Care Ultrasound.

The effective use of point-of-care ultrasound for the diagnosis and treatment of hand conditions is dependent upon a thorough understanding of its anatomic bases. To facilitate this understanding, in-situ cadaveric hand dissections were correlated with handheld ultrasound images in the palm focusing on key areas of clinical relevance. The palms of an embalmed cadaver were dissected, minimizing the reflection of structures whenever possible to emphasize normal relationships and tissue planes.

Anatomical Correlation for Focused Assessment With Sonography in Trauma.

When learning the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) exam, anatomical orientation can be difficult, especially in the subxiphoid and upper quadrant views. To facilitate understanding in these areas, a novel in-situ cadaver dissection was used to demonstrate anatomy related to the FAST exam. In situ, because the structures remained in normal positions with adjacent organs, layers, and spaces clearly visible from the point of view of the ultrasound probe.