The Graduate School of Medicine at Chiba University is planning to introduce computed tomography (CT) images of donated cadavers to the gross anatomy laboratory. Here we describe an anomaly of the right subclavian artery that was detected by interpretation of CT images prior to dissection. The anomaly was verified to be the right subclavian artery, as the last branch of the aortic arch, by subs...

Objectives: Controversial in the development of anatomical science education is the role of dissection in the teaching of anatomy. Several doubts have been expressed over the usefulness of the use of cadavers in gross anatomy studies. This work was designed to compare the outcomes from a cadaver dissection-based study with a non-cadaver-based study. Methods: A total of 128 medical students divi...

The first edition of Human Structure was published in 1972 for use as an anatomy text. Since then, most medical schools have significantly decreased the time allotted to gross anatomy. This new edition is designed to fit a shortened anatomy course. The outline is unchanged from the previous edition, with 57 short chapters organized in eight general sections. The first section, "General Introduc...

Learning anatomy and surgical procedures requires both a conceptual understanding of three-dimensional anatomy and a hands-on manipulation of tools and tissue. Such virtual resources are not available widely, are expensive, and may be culturally disallowed. Simulation technology, using high-performance computers and graphics, permits realistic real-time display of anatomy. Haptics technology su...