Virtual Human Dissector
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» is one of only a few colleges nationally using innovative software that combines the power of cadaver dissection with the technology of virtual reality. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s VH Dissector enhances students' learning experiences by allowing them to virtually explore real human anatomy in 3D.
Students in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s nursing programs and anatomy and physiology classes use the virtual dissector in several ways. Instructors can project 3D images and cross sectional views of a real cadaver onto a screen to reveal different systems of the body - such as skeletal, muscular, neurological and cardiovascular - to help students better visualize human anatomy.
The images, which came from a real human body that was dissected and scanned to create a detailed 360-degree image, can also be projected onto a simulation manikin. This allows students to see where internal organs and other anatomy lie in relation to a patient's exterior.
With more than 2,000 anatomic structures included, the VH Dissector allows instructors to show as much or as little of the anatomy as they want. As a way to quiz students, instructors can turn off all images and ask students to point to a particular anatomical structure on the dummy. The image can then be turned on to show only the selected body part, and students can see if they have the correct answer.