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George W Yip1, Kanagasuntheram Rajendran
1Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore. georgeyip@nus.edu.sg
Abstract:
Computer-aided instruction materials are becoming increasing popular in medical education and particularly in the teaching of human anatomy. This paper describes SnapAnatomy, a new interactive program that the authors designed for independent learning of anatomy. SnapAnatomy is primarily tailored for the beginner student to encourage the learning of anatomy by developing a three-dimensional visualization of human structure that is essential to applications in clinical practice and the understanding of function. The program allows the student to take apart and to accurately put together body components in an interactive, self-paced and variable manner to achieve the learning outcome.
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