Muscle+history

=Muscle History= //[|Four Great Leaders of ANATOMY--blog entry]// media type="custom" key="820893" March 8, 2008 by Erin C and Jiyoon K

Let me tell you, I was not too excited about this new project. I mean come on researching a bunch of old anatomists and artists did not really sound like too much fun. However, I was proven wrong. Fun is not the best word to describe the whole experience, but it was enlightening.
 * Reflection **

After the initial shock of being forced to do this, I liked it. We were allowed to use the laptop and read about the different influential anatomists and artists, like Leonardo DaVinci and Henry Gray. I liked having class time to complete this assignment; it took a lot of stress off. A Power Point was also assigned with the project, or an alternate web program, which my partner and I could not figure out how to work.

Overall, I thought this assignment was beneficial the to classes’ minds. The anatomists and the artists focused on in the assignment enlarged the knowledge base of what people knew about the human body, its structure, and its functions. I believe by having to do the research on our own we learned a lot more than if a teacher just handed us notes. Now back to my project, it looked nice and included all of the essential information. My blog entry included much more information concerning the great thinkers than the Power Point did. I would not change anything. I liked the outcome of the project and believed I researched everything completely in order to complete the project.

This assignment has opened my eyes to the progression of anatomical studies and anatomy’s early developments. From this I have gained appreciation for those who had to face intolerance to pursue their studies of human anatomy. I hope to apply this new knowledge of artists and anatomists later in life. These great minds-- Gray, da Vinci, Vesalius, and Eustachi –have made such an impact that their diagrams and writings are still studied today. Their names and their work will be embedded into the minds of medical students for many years to come.

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