Enhancing anatomy education using anatomical sign language: expanding its expressive capabilities to the upper and lower extremities, face, and brain structures

• 발행기관: 대한해부학회
• 저자명: Mi-Sun Hur Dong-Su Jang Chang-Seok Oh
• 간행물 정보: 『Anatomy and Cell Biology』Vol.58(2), 173~185쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2025.06.30

국문 초록

Various information technologies have been introduced for anatomy education in the current digital era, includingthree-dimensional (3D) virtual reality, mobile augmented reality, and 3D printing. While these technologies enhanceeducational effectiveness, their high cost often restricts their accessibility. Conversely, low-cost methods using everydayitems have proven effective in anatomy education. The anatomical sign language (ASL) method has been introduced,and uses the fingers, hands, and arms to represent anatomical structures to leverage muscle memory to aid the retentionand understanding of complex anatomical structures and provide a comprehensive and interactive approach to anatomyeducation. This study was performed to expand ASL to include the expressive capabilities of the upper and lower extremities,and the face and brain. The results indicate that ASL effectively illustrates the anatomy of various structures. The educationalbenefits of ASL for anatomy and radiologic anatomy education are discussed.

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Anatomical sign language Anatomy education Muscle memory Anatomical structures