SUMMARY:In 2003, the UFG Faculty of Medicine, to revamp its educational project, reduced the hourly load of some subjects, among them those of anatomy, which in general leads to eliminate the practice of dissection. This practice is essential for the basic training of students, being then used in other sciences such as pathology. The objective of this study was to compare and link data between groups that made or did not make dissection after the anatomy course. Questionnaires were issued to 86 medical students from the UFG Faculty of Medicine, and from these, 10 made dissection and 76 did not. Analyzing the answers, it was found that both groups recognize the importance of this practice for the knowledge of the anatomy discipline and for future disciplines or their profession. It follows that dissection could help in the consolidation of post-modern paradigm in medical education since it improves the attention and learning of students.

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Babaçu (A. speciosa), Buriti (M. flexuosa), and Macaúba (A. aculeata) are palm trees typical of the ecotone area between Cerrado and the Amazon rainforest. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of the extracts prepared from the leaves of those palms as well as determine their chemical compositions. The ethanol extracts were prepared in a Soxhlet apparatus and tested by disk diffusion and agar dilution technique against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, and Candida parapsilosis. However, there was no significant activity at concentrations of 25, 50, and 100 mg·Ml−1. Moreover, the phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of tannins, flavonoids, catechins, steroids, triterpenes, and saponins. Gas chromatography (GC/MS) analysis also identified organic acids, such as capric (decanoic) acid, lauric (dodecanoic) acid, myristic (tetradecanoic) acid, phthalic (1,2-benzenedicarboxylic) acid, palmitic (hexadecanoic) acid, stearic (octadecanoic) acid, linoleic (9,12-octadecadienoic) acid (omega-6), linolenic (octadecatrienoic) acid (omega-3), and the terpenes citronellol and phytol. Based on the chemical composition in the palm leaf extracts, the palms have the potential to be useful in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries.

SUMMARY:Recently, the curriculum and the educational methodologies associated with health sciences courses are being reviewed and adapted. Pre-clinical sciences, such as anatomy and embryology are as well subjected to those changes. In human embryology courses it is common to use models to represent the different phases of development to facilitate learning, since the students can see and touch the models, obtaining knowledge by analogies. The purpose of the present study was to investigate if the construction of models by the students during practical embryology classes would improve or facilitate their learning. One year after the classes, 60 students answered a questionnaire with nine objective questions, including spaces for suggestions and observations. The student's responses suggested that the construction of models contributed to their learning.

As frutas nativas do cerrado, como a bacaba (Oenocarpus distichus Mart.), são apreciadas pelos seus sabores exóticos, entretanto, os aspectos nutricionais da bacaba ainda são pouco conhecidos. Assim, o presente estudo analisou parâmetros de qualidade, aspectos físico-químicos e de composição centesimal da polpa e da amêndoa da bacaba. A

The knowledge on the macroscopic internal structure of Cebus will provide data for histological and biochemical studies and too will contribute to ethological studies. Behavior, memory, use of tools and encephalization index have put the Cebus genus near to chimpanzees in relation to these aspects. The objective of this study is to characterize the nervous model of the forearm and hand of the Cebus monkey. For this, the main nerves and their branches located in the forearm and hand of the Cebus monkey were anatomically characterized, taking into consideration their frequency, number, origin and distribution. The data were compared with the same nerves found in specialized literature in humans, also specialized in other non-human primates. In this study, 7 Cebus libidinosus monkeys were used. The monkeys were provided by IBAMA (Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources), from the city of Sete Lagoas, State of Minas Gerais, in 1970, and housed at the anatomy collection of the Goiás Federal University (UFG). For the nerves of the forearm of Cebus, no variations were observed in the innervation pattern of the muscles, except for the deep flexor muscle of the fingers, which in Cebus and baboons is innervated by the ulnar nerve and in humans and chimpanzees by the median nerve; however, these nerves exchange fibers in the arm and in the brachial plexus. Innervation variations may occur in the fingers of Cebus in relation to other primates, but these variations have been reported with variations in humans. This identical innervation pattern in relation to the nerves of the arm and forearm and hand in Cebus justify its use as model for anthropological evolutionary studies.

Como o controle do vetor Triatoma infestans foi realizada no Brasil, o perfil de transmissão da doença de Chagas (CD) foi modificado, com um aumento do interesse de outras vias, incluindo a transfusão. Logo este estudo teve como objetivo analisar o CD no Brasil, com foco no estado de Tocantins, e fazer uma análise da importância dos bancos de sangue na delimitação de novos casos. Um estudo transversal foi realizado em um período de 2007 a 2014. A região Norte, onde está situado o estado de Tocantins, concentra 90% dos casos do Brasil. Hoje em dia, 80% das cidades em TO estão em risco de ter a transmissão da doença, devido a invasão de casas por espécie selvagem vetor, causado pelo impacto ambiental resultante da ação do homem em áreas naturais. O maior número de pessoas infectadas no Tocantins está na faixa etária de potenciais doadores de sangue. Devido estudos que demonstram a eficácia no controle da transmissão e métodos de detecção de CD em doadores de sangue transfusão, podemos concluir que os bancos de sangue têm importância no rastreamento e diagnóstico de novos casos.

Anatomy is the science that studies the body and a basic discipline in health and biological sciences indispensable to students that study this area, and plays a important role in the comparison of species. Nowadays anatomy is falling into academic and scientific crisis. Recently, the number of papers and reviews on health science education have increased considerably. Pre-clinical disciplines are essential for all health and biological science courses; among them anatomy is considered to be the basis of morphological sciences. For that reason, throughout history, this discipline has been viewed as a factual knowledge base that must be learned in its entirety. History of anatomy demonstrated that teaching in this area is facilitated by the use of dissection of both animal and human disciplines. In absence of human cadavers, it is possible to use animals for dissection for the benefits of students. The aim of this paper is to serve as a reminder to understand that anatomy is the basis of current health science and to realize what is important in the teaching of anatomy. It is also important to learn anatomy since researchers sometimes draw wrong conclusion because of lack of anatomical knowledge.