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Neuroanatomic dissection of corpses as a study material in a medicine course

Resumo

The study of neuroanatomy is extremely important in the medical course, both for academics who wish to pursue neurology and for the training of general practitioners. Teaching-learning methods that focus on the development of practical skills of the academic, such as the dissection of human brains for the study of neuroanatomy, facilitate the acquisition of detailed knowledge of human anatomy. The objective of this work is to describe and demonstrate the dissections performed on parts of human brains intended for the neuroanatomical study of the Medicine course. Literature data referring to neuroanatomical dissection were reviewed and parts of human brains from the Anatomy Laboratory of the Universidade Regional de Blumenau were photographed. Dissection constitutes a selection of fundamental techniques for the preparation of the piece that will be the subject of study and is an efficient method for the learning of human anatomy by medical students. At the Laboratory of Human Anatomy of the Regional University of Blumenau, medical students have the opportunity to have contact with parts of the nervous system of human cadavers, which are dissected and prepared for visualization of the anatomical structures, at different levels of depth and relationship with other structures, also presenting serial cuts, which are similar to cuts performed in imaging exams, thus demonstrating the connections between them and the basis of neuroscience to be used when future professionals. The dissection process allows the student to transform the organ into a puzzle that has several ways to assemble and consequently absorb the content to be learned. Unlike the study only in synthetic, plaster or plastic models, neuroanatomical parts in cadavers allow a three-dimensional view of the nervous system, fundamental for the formation of the basic neuroanatomy of the future doctor. With the dissection and preparation of natural pieces, it is also possible for the academic to recognize anatomical variations, a source of practical learning, encouraging the student to actively participate in the search for knowing such variations and relating them to possible pathological processes. Thus, the use of human cadavers in the study of neuroanatomy in medical universities proves to be a differential for academic training, providing an adequate and efficient method for learning the nervous system.

Palavras Chave

Neuroanatomy; Dissection; Medical Education.