Anatomy education is the structured teaching and learning of body structure at gross, microscopic, developmental, and imaging-based levels within formal academic and professional training contexts [1][2][3][4]. It refers to curricula and pedagogical approaches used to develop understanding of anatomical terminology, spatial relationships, organ systems, and clinically relevant structural variation [1][2]. Anatomy education is characterized by combining conceptual knowledge with visual-spatial reasoning and practical identification skills through modalities such as cadaveric dissection, prosection, models, medical imaging, and digital or simulation-supported methods [2][3][4]. In health-professions training, anatomy education is a foundational disciplinary domain that supports subsequent learning in clinical sciences while remaining specifically focused on structural organization of the human body [1][3][4].
- anatomy education
- anatomical sciences
- cadaveric learning
- spatial anatomy
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