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. Cadaveric dissections and prosections have traditionally been part of undergraduate medical teaching.  Materials and Methods . Hundred and fifty-nine first-year students in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, were invited to participate in the above study. Students were randomly allocated to two age and gender matched groups. Both groups were exposed to identical series of lectures regarding anatomy of the abdomen and conventional cadaveric prosections of the abdomen. The test group ( n  = 77, 48.4%) was also exposed to cadaveric cross-sectional slices of the abdomen to which the control group ( n  = 82, 51.6%) was blinded. At the end of the teaching session both groups were assessed by using their performance in a timed multiple choice question paper as well as ability to identify structures in abdominal CT films.  Results . Scores for spatial and radiological anatomy were significantly higher among the test group when compared with the control group ( P  < 0.05, CI 95%). Majority of the students in both control and test groups agreed that cadaveric cross section may be useful for them to understand spatial and radiological anatomy.  Conclusion . Introduction of cadaveric cross-sectional prosections may help students to understand spatial and radiological anatomy better.

Anatomy of Teaching Anatomy: Do Prosected Cross Sections Improve Students Understanding of Spatial and Radiological Anatomy?