AGE-RELATED ASPECTS IN X-RAY ANATOMY AS ONE OF THE KEY POINTS OF STUDYING NORMAL HUMAN ANATOMY AT THE ELECTIVE COURSE OF THE PEDIATRIC FACULTY

Abstract

Knowledge of radiological features of children’s age is of great importance for understanding the development of the child’s body from a clinical point of view. X ray images allow us to reliably assess the structure of the child’s body, clearly demonstrating the various stages of ontogenesis. Knowledge of age related features of the structure of the child’s body is a profile issue and an important point of studying the course of normal human anatomy by students of the pediatric faculty. X ray anatomy at the Department of normal human anatomy of the Voronezh state medical University. N. N. Burdenko is studied as part of an elective course during the third semester of teaching students of the pediatric faculty at the University. The knowledge gained by medical students in the process of studying x ray anatomy helps to increase the General level of knowledge about the structure of the child’s body and get a first idea of the clinical component of the discipline being studied. The Department of normal human anatomy has an x ray room equipped with everything necessary for the successful conduct of the educational process. The x ray room has a large collection of x rays for various systems and organs, which allows students to demonstrate different versions of the norm depending on the age of the patient. The main emphasis of the teacher is on age related features of the musculoskeletal system, demonstrating the points of ossification on the presented radiographs. Particularly significant in this regard is an x ray of the wrist joint with visualization of ossification points of individual wrist bones. In addition, students are shown x rays of the chest, where the teacher gives an explanation of the location of various structures of the mediastinal region and the lungs. Thus, x ray anatomy complements the classical anatomy, not completely replacing the latter, but visually facilitating the process of perception of information by students about the structure of various systems and organs of our body.