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A convenient three dimensional model to teach the arterial supply of the brainstem

Authors
H. Gangata*
Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
*Tel.: +27 729541181. E-mail address: hopegata@yahoo.co.uk
Corresponding Author
H. Gangata
Received 27 February 2009, Revised 19 March 2009, Accepted 20 March 2009, Available Online 21 April 2009.
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2009.03.001How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Artery; Brainstem; Anatomical education
Abstract

An easier approach of teaching the three dimensional nature of arteries of the brainstem is being proposed and aids the understanding of clinical vascular conditions of the brain. Various regions of a standing student appear to represent different parts of the brainstem: head (midbrain), trunk (pons), thigh (medulla oblongata), leg (spinal cord), satchel (cerebellum) and plastic box (fourth ventricle). The vertebral arteries travel proximal to the spinal cord and medulla oblongata and unite at the position of the belt buckle to form the basilar artery. The basilar artery runs superiorly and finally bifurcates laterally at the neck of the student, to form the posterior cerebral artery. The teaching aid is simple, convenient and depicts 19 arteries of brainstem and circle of Willis.

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<Previous Article In Issue
Journal
Artery Research
Volume-Issue
3 - 2
Pages
89 - 90
Publication Date
2009/04/21
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.1016/j.artres.2009.03.001How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2009 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license.

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