The Prof. Dr. Sami Zan Anatomy Dissection Laboratory is an advanced medical education and research unit established to enable students to experience human anatomy, one of the fundamental building blocks of the medical education curriculum, directly on real cadavers under the most modern and appropriate conditions.
What is the Prof. Dr. Sami ZAN Anatomy Dissection Laboratory? / What is its Purpose?
Main Purpose: The primary purpose of the Prof. Dr. Sami Zan Anatomy Dissection Laboratory is to enable medical students to learn the three-dimensional topographical relationships of organs, tissues, vessels, and nerves in the human body by performing dissections directly on real cadavers.
Key Features: The laboratory provides students with the opportunity to perform hands-on dissection on real cadavers in a warm, comfortable, and fully compliant working environment that meets health and safety standards. The carefully selected cadavers used in the educational process are embalmed using modern techniques and renewed annually to ensure that students receive high-quality practical training.
Academic Contribution: The practical experience gained in the dissection hall goes beyond the limitations of conventional anatomy courses and theoretical atlases. By working with real cadavers, medical students have the unique opportunity to touch and physically experience the tissues they have studied theoretically, making their professional knowledge more permanent. In addition, the laboratory infrastructure has been designed as a versatile facility serving not only undergraduate anatomy education but also clinically oriented anatomical research and postgraduate clinical training courses at the specialist level.
Equipment and Technical Infrastructure Available in the Laboratory
Key Features: The laboratory is equipped with modern medical and technical equipment designed to provide a safe and comfortable dissection environment and optimize operational processes. The main equipment components available in the laboratory include:
- Modern Embalmed Human Cadavers: Human cadavers prepared using advanced preservation techniques and renewed annually in accordance with students' educational needs.
- Dissection Tables and Tanks: Laboratory units designed to position cadavers in a sterile, protected, and ergonomically appropriate manner for anatomical study.
- Surgical Dissection Sets: Surgical instruments such as scalpels, forceps, scissors, and dissecting probes used for examining tissues, separating them layer by layer, and tracing anatomical structures.
- Advanced Climate Control and Ventilation Systems: A safe and healthy ventilation infrastructure that provides continuous fresh air circulation and minimizes odors within the laboratory for students and faculty members.
- Lighting and Imaging Systems: High-intensity, shadowless surgical lighting units that facilitate clear visualization of deep tissue structures during dissection.
Research and Application Areas
All practical activities conducted within the laboratory focus on the following key areas required by modern medical education and advanced clinical research:
- Hands-on Cadaver Dissection Applications: Direct examination of all major muscle, bone, joint, vascular, nervous, and organ systems of the human body through incisions and dissection.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomical Research: Investigation of anatomical variations required by surgical specialties and the development of new operative approaches using cadaver models.
- Postgraduate Clinical Training Courses: Advanced anatomical and practical courses designed to improve the surgical skills of specialist physicians, residents, and surgeons.
- Topographical and Regional Anatomy Practicals: Analysis of the layered anatomical relationships and spatial proximities of different body regions according to principles of surgical orientation.
Contributions to Students and the Industry
- Learning Through Direct Physical Experience: Rather than relying solely on two-dimensional atlas illustrations, students gain an understanding of the actual volume of organs, the consistency of tissues, and the flexibility of anatomical structures by directly touching and experiencing them.
- Advanced Pre-Surgical Motor Skills: Medical students who perform incisions and dissections on real tissues develop their manual dexterity, tissue handling skills, and precision to an advanced level before entering the clinical phase of their education.
- Multidisciplinary Research Platform: The laboratory's structure, which is suitable for clinical courses and research, serves as a bridge between the university and the medical sector, facilitating the development of new surgical techniques and contributing to the medical literature.
