An Overview of the Technologies Used for Anatomy Education in Terms of Medical History

Engin Kurt, S.Eray Yurdakul, Adnan Ataç

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences · 2013 · 44 citations · 11 references

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The term anatomy is coming from Greek Ana ‘on, upon’ and Temno ‘I cut’. Today, the basis of anatomy education is the work performed on cadavers. However, due to difficulties in modern and alternative approaches to participate in the educational process, an essential element of today's educational process. In recent years for both time and training costs advantages and in order to ensure a healthy laboratory conditions, such methods, computer-assisted learning, simulation-based training, using true-to plastic anatomical models, plastination started to be used.

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