Interdisciplinary Development of 3D-Printed Anatomical Models for Human Gross Anatomy Education
Sonia Osorio, Daniel Solis, Nathalia Ramírez, Oscar Iván Campo, Luz Edith Pérez-Trejos, Faruk Fonthal, Paulo Cesar Calvo · 2026
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Sonia Osorio and colleagues describe, in a 2026 study, building 3D-printed anatomy models with an interdisciplinary team in a setting short on cadavers. Anatomy teaching suffers where donated bodies are scarce. Engineers, designers, and teachers worked in three phases: first finding what students struggled to grasp, then printing models from medical imaging data, and finally testing them in class. Two models resulted, one of the trigeminal nerve and one of the lower airway.
Students and teachers rated the prints well for usability, design, fit with course materials, and help in understanding structure. The survey itself held together consistently under statistical checks. The authors present the workflow as proof that local teams can manufacture their own teaching aids cheaply. Controlled studies with measured learning gains are the stated next step before stronger claims follow.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Sonia Osorio, Daniel Solis, Nathalia Ramírez, Oscar Iván Campo, Luz Edith Pérez-Trejos, Faruk Fonthal, Paulo Cesar Calvo |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |