TY  - JOUR
TI  - The contribution of plastinates to teaching
complex anatomy of the heart
AB  - Objectives: The use of plastination can minimize health risks and cost in anatomy laboratories. Plastinates are easy to han-
dle and can facilitate the learning of complex anatomical structures. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the contribution of
plastinates to teaching complex anatomy of the heart.
Methods: Standard S10 technique was used for heart plastination by fixation, dehydration, impregnation and curing stages.
Ninety volunteer first-year medicine students at Akdeniz University, who did not take cardiovascular system anatomy lectures
yet, were included. Formalin-fixed heart specimens were used in the lecture of group 1; both formalin-fixed heart specimens
and heart plastinates were used in the lecture of group 2. After the lecture, a 10-question exam was administered. Statistical
significance between the scores of the two groups was tested with one sample t-test, and post hoc Tukey test was used for
multiple comparisons.
Results: The pre-test scores of the groups were compared with the scores obtained after the 2 hours of lecture (p=0.002,
p<0.05). The test scores of both groups increased significantly after the lecture (p<0.05). The post-test scores of group 2 wer e
significantly higher than group 1 (p= 0.047, p<0.05). The average test scores of those trained with formalin-fixed specimens
increased from 23.78±1.94 to 48.22±3.19 (p<0.05). Students gave positive feedback about heart plastinates, and they stated
that their rising interest in the anatomy lecture due to the odourless, disinfected and reusable materials.
Conclusion: In conclusion, besides being cost-effective, healthy, long lasting and easy to maintain materials, plastinates are
useful tools to teach complex anatomical structure
AU  - ŞEKERCİ, RAHİME
AU  - GÜRÇAY, Sezgi
AU  - Aytac, Gunes
AU  - Oguz, Nurettin
AU  - OGUT, Eren
AU  - sindel, muzaffer
DO  - 10.2399/ana.21.85778
PY  - 2021
JO  - Anatomy
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SN  - 1307-8798
SP  - 69
EP  - 75
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/509150
ER  -