Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2015 Jun;28(2):79-85. 10.11637/kjpa.2015.28.2.79.

A Guide Book for Children and Adolescents to Experience Anatomy and Clinics

• Chung BS
• Koh SB
• Park EM
• Song MG
• Lee SE
• Jeon TH
• Cho SK
• Chung MS

• KMID: 2283756
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.11637/kjpa.2015.28.2.79

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to enable children and adolescents to experience anatomy and clinics. For the purpose, the ways to use the anatomy educational resources (comics, 3-dimensional images, and 2-dimensional images) and diagnostic tools (stethoscope, sphygmomanometer, pen light, and reflex hammer) were described in a guide book. Following the guide book, students experienced anatomy and clinics in a course of the science museum. They learned anatomy with the comics, then did virtual dissection with the 3-dimensional and 2-dimensional images. Sequentially, with the diagnostic tools, they listened to heart sound, measured blood pressure, and performed light reflex and knee jerk. Through this study, we have found that anatomy and clinics should be experienced pleasantly. The complimentary guide book is expected to be further improved in future, so as to achieve better experience at home, science museum, and school.

Keyword

Anatomy; Clinics; Experience; Education program; Computer software

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Blood Pressure
Child*
Heart Sounds
Humans
Knee
Museums
Reflex
Sphygmomanometers

Figure

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  Fig. 1. A feature of Korean guide for anatomy experience (left) and clinical experience (right).

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  Fig. 2. Anatomy tools for the experience. Easy anatomy (left), PDF file of 3-dimensional images (center), and browsing software of 2-di-mensional images (right).

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  Fig. 3. Video guide to explain how to examine heart sound using stethoscope. The Korean subtitle at the top delivers instruction for each step of experience.

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  Fig. 4. Students reading the anatomy comics and using the stetho-scope in the course, held in Gwangju National Science Museum, Korea.

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