Through the fingers: Use of plastinated anatomical specimens for visually impaired students.

Autor: de Lima P; Postgraduate Program in Morphofunctional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.; Department of Medicine, University Center for the Development of Alto Vale do Itajaí, Rio do Sul, Brazil., Silva RSE; Postgraduate Program in Morphofunctional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Guedert DG; Postgraduate Program in Morphofunctional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.; Department of Medicine, University Center of Brusque, Brusque, Brazil., Mesquita ÉS; Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Ramos VS; Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Firmiano BDPX; Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Nunes Cavalcanti CV; Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Domingos ILS; Department of Dentistry, Centro Universitário Christus Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil., Silva PGB; Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.; Department of Dentistry, Centro Universitário Christus Fortaleza, Fortaleza, Brazil., Gondim DV; Postgraduate Program in Morphofunctional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil., Vale ML; Postgraduate Program in Morphofunctional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Morphology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anatomical sciences education [Anat Sci Educ] 2024 Jan-Feb; Vol. 17 (1), pp. 139-146. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 02.
DOI: 10.1002/ase.2332
Abstrakt: The plastination technique produces non-toxic human tissues, ensuring their safe handling in educational settings. This investigation aimed to understand if visually impaired students profit from the use of plastinated anatomical specimens in learning the anatomy of the nervous system. For this purpose, their learning performance was compared to sighted and blindfolded students recruited from three primary schools in Fortaleza city, in the state of Ceará. Initially, a questionnaire was applied before carrying out the pedagogical practice, followed by an anatomy lecture with practical components with the use of plastinated anatomical specimens and synthetic anatomical models of the nervous system. After these steps, the students answered the questionnaire previously applied. Our results showed that the tactile perception of the visually impaired participants was significantly more developed compared to sighted (p < 0.001) and the blindfolded (p < 0.0001) students. The average of correct answers in the reapplied questionnaire was higher in the groups that used plastinated specimens (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the use of plastinated specimens has proven to be an effective tool in promoting a better understanding of anatomical structures, mainly for students with or without visual impairments, making it a valuable asset in anatomy teaching.
(© 2023 American Association for Anatomy.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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