{"id":207,"date":"2024-09-10T16:29:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T20:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/?page_id=207"},"modified":"2025-03-04T17:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T22:10:38","slug":"illustrated-dissectors-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/illustrated-dissectors-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Illustrated Dissector&#8217;s Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opportunity to dissect in a cadaver lab is a profound educational experience that allows students to have insights into the human body in a way no textbook can provide. It builds both technical skills and anatomical knowledge while creating a deep appreciation for the donors who make this type of learning possible.<\/p>\n<p>While textbooks and anatomy atlases provide a solid foundation, they often present idealized versions of the human body and rely heavily on dense text, making it challenging for dissectors to navigate structures effectively in the moment. The <em>Illustrated Dissector\u2019s Manual<\/em> aims to bridge this gap by offering a comic strip-style guide that visually demonstrates the best cuts to highlight key anatomical features. Each illustration is drawn directly from donors and cross-referenced with <em>Complete Anatomy<\/em> to ensure accuracy. Our goal is to eventually publish a comprehensive <em>Illustrated Dissector\u2019s Manual<\/em> to further support medical education.<\/p>\n<p><span>If you are affiliated with Boston University (valid BU email address required), simply click on the infographic&#8217;s title link to be directed to Open BU where you can download the full-size image. \u00a0If you are not affiliated with BU, please reach out to request access to full-size infographics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This work is licensed under a <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\" style=\"color: #333333;\">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License<\/a>.<\/span><span> You are free to share and adapt the material for non-commercial purposes, with appropriate credit given.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For all inquiries, please visit our &#8220;Contact Us&#8221; page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bu.edu\/handle\/2144\/49195\" style=\"color: #800000;\">First rib cut, donor IBXFT<\/a><span class=\"Z3988\" title=\"ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rft_id=3D4Medical.+%282024%29.+Complete+Anatomy+%287.1.0%29+%5BMobile+app%5D.+Elsevier.+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.3d4medical.com%2Fcomplete-anatomy&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2144%2F49195&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fdspace.org%3Arepository&amp;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bu.edu\/handle\/2144\/49198\" style=\"color: #800000;\">Second rib cut, donor IBXFT<\/a><span class=\"Z3988\" title=\"ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rft_id=3D4Medical.+%282024%29.+Complete+Anatomy+%282024+Edition%29+%5BMobile+app%5D.+Elsevier.+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.completeanatomy.com&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F2144%2F49198&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fdspace.org%3Arepository&amp;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.bu.edu\/handle\/2144\/49197\" style=\"color: #800000;\">Heart dissection, donor IBXFT<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2144\/49196\" style=\"color: #800000;\">Patellofemoral joint dissection, <\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">donor IBXFT <\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2144\/49474\" style=\"color: #800000;\">Shoulder dissection<\/a>, donor IBXFT<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><ds-themed-item-page-title-field _ngcontent-dspace-angular-c521=\"\" class=\"mr-auto\" data-used-theme=\"base\"><ds-item-page-title-field class=\"ng-star-inserted\"><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2144\/49552\" style=\"color: #800000;\">Carpal Tunnel dissection<\/a>, donor IBXFT<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/ds-item-page-title-field><\/ds-themed-item-page-title-field><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-207 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-responsive_gallery'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut-.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/First-Rib-Cut--600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-209'>\n\t\t\t\tFirst Rib Dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut.jpg'><img width=\"413\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-477x636.jpg 477w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Second-Rib-Cut-1000x1334.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-210'>\n\t\t\t\tSecond Rib Dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Heart-Dissection.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"330\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Heart-Dissection.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-211\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-211'>\n\t\t\t\tHeart Dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection-.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/08\/Patellofemoral-Joint-Dissection--600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-212'>\n\t\t\t\tPatellofemoral Joint Dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/09\/Shoulder-CR-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216'>\n\t\t\t\tShoulder Dissection\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR.jpg'><img width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-550x550.jpg\" class=\"attachment-responsive_gallery size-responsive_gallery\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-710x710.jpg 710w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heart\/files\/2024\/12\/Carpal-Tunnel-CR-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-228'>\n\t\t\t\tCarpal 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