Pulling my gut out--simple tools for engaging students in gross anatomy lectures.
A lecture is not necessarily a monologue, promoting only passive learning. If appropriate techniques are used, a lecture can stimulate active learning too. One such method is demonstration, which can engage learners' attention and increase the interaction between the lecturer and the learners. This article describes two simple and useful tools for demonstration during gross anatomy lectures. One is an apron for demonstrating midgut rotation and the other is a simple "human" model for demonstrating the relationship between the uterus and the peritoneum.
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Lap Ki
LK
Department of Anatomy and Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 21 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China. lapki@hku.hk
D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D047108:Embryonic Development; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000196:embryology; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D014599:Uterus / Q000033:anatomy & histology