Table 1 Objectives of the spine integrated cadaveric-virtual dissection laboratory. The virtual dissection component of the labs aimed to show students anatomy that was challenging to expose in the cadaver to provide students with a comprehensive learning experience
Cadaveric Dissection | Virtual Dissection | |
|---|---|---|
Technique | Cadaver prone, laminectomy dissection | Bone windows, whole skeleton included on single CT image |
Main objectives | ● Identify the key bony and ligamentous landmarks of the spine ● Describe how the anatomy of the spine contributes to its biomechanics | |
Detailed objectives | ● Identify the three meninges ● Identify parts of a typical spinal nerve ● Describe how a spinal nerve exits the vertebral column ● Describe how cranial and spinal nerves are named | ● Identify the bony anatomy of the craniocervical junction ● Describe the relationship between the dens and the skull base ● Describe the unique anatomic features of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae |