Supplemental clinical dissections for freshman gross anatomy

Abstract

This paper describes a series of nine short clinically oriented dissection exercises as supplements for freshman gross anatomy courses. These procedures heighten and focus student interest, and they do not extensively lengthen the time required to accomplish the regular dissection assignments. The exercises are: (1) lumbar puncture, (2) anterior approach for shoulder arthroplasty, (3) acromioclavicu‐lar dislocation, (4) fenestration of the diaphragm, (5) appendectomy, (6) cholecystectomy, (7) display of the facial nerve as in parotidectomy, (8) posterior approach for hip arthroplasty, and (9) injuries to the knee ligaments and meniscectomy.