Photographed here is the anatomage table received by the Health Sciences Department. Photo courtesy of Grayson Elliott.
This year the Health Science classes have received an anatomage table, a 3D gross anatomy and dissection table. The Health Science departments will use the table to examine cadaver bodies to further their knowledge of health and the human body. HOSA students hope this table will give them a leg up on their competition.
The Health Science department is looking forward to using this table in a number of the classes that they offer as well as HOSA club.
“We foresee using the table in Health Science 1, Health Science 2 and HOSA,” said Ms. Lentz and Ms. Miller, our two health occupations teachers. “Health Science 1 and Health Science 2 are electives offered in the CTE Department. Health Science 1 is a prerequisite to Health Science 2.”
Each class focuses on a different area of the human body. With the table the teachers are hoping to further student understanding of the respective materials being covered in class as well as aid HOSA competitors in their understanding of material.
“In Health Science 1, we break down each body system by structure, function and disorder and see how each system builds on the other to make the body work in its own incredible way,” said Lentz and Miller. “This table will be an excellent way to fully see each structure, where it is located and how it works.”
This is particularly relevant to students taking the higher levels of health science.
“Health Science 2 offers students the opportunity to learn more about the heart and lungs and earn their CPR/AED certification,” said Lentz and Miller. “Being able to see the heart and lungs and flow of blood through the body makes CPR easier to understand and allows students to see how important early compressions can save a life.”
The table displays cadaver bodies that are visual representations of people who have died of a natural cause to present a realistic human body to further student learning.
“The cadaver bodies that we see were people who donated their bodies to science,” said Lentz and Miller. “Each either had an injury or disease at the time of death. We have 2 female and 2 male bodies from different ethnic backgrounds.”
The table allows students to dissect organs, take quizzes about anatomy, and look at a body as well as how it functions.
Watauga senior Brooke Scheffler is a member of HOSA and has recently started working with the table to further her learning about human anatomy.
“I think this table will be a great addition to the curriculum in the Health Science classes,” said Scheffler. “There are so many different things you can do with it including; dissecting organs, taking a deeper look into the systems of the body and their functions, as well as taking quizzes for memorization.”
Junior Grayson Elliott has also begun working with the table and hopes that this new addition to the department will help elevate his understanding of the human body that may not have been accessible in traditional classroom learning.
“I have been able to visualize human anatomy and pathology at a level that is not usually accessible in the classroom. Personally, visual and hands-on learning allows me to understand complex and difficult concepts,” Elliott said. “The anatomage table has allowed me to connect my prior knowledge of the human body to a virtual human cadaver.”
This table is able to show exactly what is happening inside of a human cadaver, which will help prepare Watauga students for future careers in healthcare.
“There is so much more than what we see from the outside and being able to show students why we are able to function each and every day will be a helpful guide for our future endeavors in healthcare,” Scheffler said.
The 3D anatomage table is an advanced tool that is capable of furthering students who are interested in the field of medicine learning, and offering a unique look at the human body. The health science department has amazing plans for the table, and is a great asset to further the learning of health science and HOSA students.
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