Living anatomy is gaining increasing popularity as an alternative to the use of preserved cadaver specimens in musculoskeletal anatomy teaching. This article describes the development of a garment painted with musculoskeletal structures as an alternative to body painting. Garments offer some advantages over traditional body painting in anatomy teaching. The technique can be used across different disciplines, enhances students' ability to identify anatomic structures in living bodies, and provides insights into the topography of one or more body systems at the same time. The fact that garments are amenable to palpation by large groups of students with no damage to the painting favors repeated use in hands-on wet labs. Garments such as the one described in this article introduce a novel approach to interdisciplinary teaching and learning, which can be combined with traditional anatomy teaching methods. The first garment produced depicts part of the equine musculoskeletal system. Steps in garment construction are highlighted and indications, advantages, and limitations of the method discussed.
Anatomy is traditionally regarded as a difficult, non-motivating course involving a large body of theoretical and practical content, and it is often associated with high levels of dropout and failure. Given the relevance of the topic, we propose an alternative active multisensory teaching tool consisting of the construction of a low-fidelity anatomical model assembled into an articulated equine skeleton. Model construction and assembly assists students in the recognition of the topography and anatomical boundaries of the equine abdominal digestive system. Digestive system organs (liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestines) were constructed using common, easily available materials, such as newspaper, balloons, laminated rubber sheets, and polyethylene cylinders. The method described in this study is a low-cost, user-friendly teaching tool that is potentially applicable across different academic disciplines and that can also be used to construct models of other systems and species. However, it should be combined with other anatomy teaching methods because it does not provide detailed representation of specific digestive system organ features.
A busca de uma aprendizagem baseada no desenvolvimento de competências profissionais em um cenário globalizado e a maneira diversa de como o estudante reage aos diferentes métodos de instrução obrigam a universidade a promover transformações e inovações que auxiliem na formação de um profissional apto a desempenhar suas funções dentro de um cenário novo e competitivo. Este trabalho teve por objetivo a elaboração de material na área de Morfologia, como o body painting, imagens de modelos de animais de resina, jogos, quizzes, videoaulas e a associação da anatomia com a imagem radiográfica, para ser disponibilizado aos estudantes de Medicina Veterinária, através de mídia eletrônica. Resultados preliminares indicam que o material apresentado desta forma aumentou o interesse, estimulando o aprendizado integrado e participativo. A utilização de mídias eletrônicas aproxima o jovem de um ambiente conhecido e, portanto, oferece mais segurança e motivação ao estudante.
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