TECNOLOGIAS EDUCACIONAIS PARA A APRENDIZAGEM DE ANATOMIA HUMANA: O USO DA REALIDADE VIRTUAL

Abstract

With the various technological advances, the use of new tools for teaching human anatomy has become increasingly dynamic and efficient. The need to create new tools that allow greater accuracy in teaching, and also for the use in diagnosing patients, making it safer and more accurate, has generated several advances in the creation of new equipment, applications and software, including virtual reality. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the use of virtual reality in the human anatomy learning environment. To this end, a bibliographic survey was carried out in the Periódicos Capes, PubMed, Embase and Medline journals, using the keywords virtual reality, teaching anatomy, virtual reality and teaching human anatomy. It was concluded that virtual reality is a tool of great importance, that brings more interest from students to classes, creates a more productive space, with more refined and current information about the human body, making it unnecessary the constant use of cadavers, speeding up research and practical demonstrations. However, several pieces of equipment and programs are expensive, and many educational institutions are not able to afford them. It is suggested that this new way of teaching be widely disseminated, and that research that seeks to reduce the production costs of these new tools be carried out.