LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Students at Lincoln Northwest High School are enhancing their science education through a state-of-the-art tool that offers virtual anatomical experiences.
As part of the Bryan College of Health Sciences Focus Program, students now have access to the Anatomage Table, an advanced 3D platform that provides a detailed view of the human body. The $85,000 table was purchased using a Nebraska Department of Education Revision Grant, offering students an unparalleled opportunity to explore health sciences.
The Anatomage Table features digital renderings based on cadavers donated to science, allowing users to examine and dissect the human body virtually.
“We’ve studied anatomy in the textbooks, but actually being able to see something like that in person is, it’s just really cool,” senior Charlotte Coughlin said.
With its touchscreen interface, students can navigate through different regions, from the head and neck to the lower torso, simulating real-life dissections.
“Seeing how like the pathology of things, how how real diseases and afflictions actually affect the human body is really nice because not everybody gets to see cadavers,” Coughlin said.
One of the table’s standout features is its capacity to simulate a beating heart and blood flow, something traditional cadavers cannot replicate.
Coughlin said she wants to be a general surgeon in the future and is confident that this experience can help her achieve that dream.
“I would say it’s definitely giving me a head start because I know a lot of people who take courses like this and they don’t have tools like this,” Coughlin said.
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