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Abdomen Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

55 - Anatomic Variation in Branches of the Superior Mesenteric Artery: Ileocolic and Right Colic Arteries Arising from a Common Trunk

56 - Anatomic Variation Study in Liver Vascularization: Report of Two Accessory Hepatic Arteries

57 - Anatomical Variation in Renal Arterial Vascularization: A Case Study on Three Polar Arteries

58 - Azygos Accessory Lobe in a Female Donor: Case Report

60 - Rare Quadfurcation of the Celiac Trunk

61 - Low Liver Radiodensity Is Associated with Early Life Stress, Low Bone Mineral Density, and Reduced Muscle Quality in a Pediatric Sample

Anatomy Education Posters

83 - Decreasing Costs to Increase Access: A Mixed-method 3D Printing Protocol for Crafting Affordable Anatomical Casts for Organ Model Production

85 - Interactive Anatomy Website to Enhance Student Learning

86 - Using Plastinated Cadaveric Models for Anatomical Study of Dorsalis Pedis Artery and Its Variation

87 - Evaluating the Self-assessment Capacities of Third-year, Non-medical, Undergraduate Anatomy Students in a Practical Examination Setting

88 - Confidence Crossroads: Unmasking Metacognitive Challenges in First-year Medical Students

89 - Health Professions Students’ Perceptions of Full-body Donation and Anatomical Dissection

90 - Gauging the Perceived Retention of Anatomical Knowledge in Respect to the Prefered Study Tools Utilized by Iu Medical Students

91 - Dissecting the Dissectors: A Comparative Analysis of Post-dissection Reflections by Students and AI

92 - Examining the Effectiveness of Table Leaders on Performance in Gross Anatomy

93 - Anatomy Workshops for Board Prep

94 - Gross Anatomy Teaching Assistant Training for Improved Self-efficacy in a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

95 - How to Train the Future Generation of Anatomy Teachers: A US Perspective

96 - Who Is Teaching Anatomy? A National Investigation

99 - Cadaveric Prosection versus Ultrasound: A Randomized Crossover Study Comparing Different Teaching Modalities on Cardiac Physiology Understanding

101 - Perceptions of Osteopathic Medical Students on Whole Body Donation and the Anatomy Experience

102 - The Anatomy Lab: Where Art and Health Sciences Intersect

103 - Visuospatial Ability, Psychomotor Ability, and Educational Outcomes of Ultrasound Training in Conjunction with Medical Gross Anatomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial in First Year Osteopathic Medical Students

104 - Learning Curriculum on Musculoskeletal Anatomy of the Lower Limb Using Student-centered, Experiential Learning and Yoga Asanas

106 - A Comparison of Pasifika and New Zealand European Students’ Visual Attention to Anatomical Images

107 - Dissecting the Masters of Anatomical Sciences: Academic Program Evaluation

109 - Development of a web-based electron microscopic atlas with serial magnification: a pilot study

110 - The Impact of Team-based Learning (TBL) on Gross Anatomy Students' Academic Performance: A Quasi-experimental Study

111 - Full Body Clinical Anatomy Review for M4

112 - The 3D Brachial Plexus: A Nexus of 3D Printing Technology and the Use of Puzzles for Anatomy Education

113 - Mitigating neurophobia in undergraduate neuroanatomy education: the impact of interactive e-learning modules

114 - Enriching the medical student experience via a short voluntary dissection course

115 - CN XII Variability in Medical Education

116 - PLASTINATION IN AMAZONIA AS A TEACHING RESOURCE

117 - Student’s perspectives of inclusive practices in anatomy education

118 - Impact of a self-selected, high autonomy lab-based peer teaching method on student performance in gross anatomy in an integrated medical school curriculum

121 - Unveiling the Dynamics of Self-directed Learning in Anatomy Education: A Hybrid Course Pilot Study

122 - The Impact of a Temporal Gap on Dental Residents' Anatomical Knowledge

123 - Implementation and Perceptions of a “digital Hand Story” in an Occupational Therapy Gross Anatomy Course

125 - Student Perceptions of a Reflection-based Body Donor Meeting

126 - The Menstrual Cycle: Comparing and Contrasting the Linear and Circular Model Through the Lens of Medical Illustration

128 - Claiming Our Space: Collaborative Development of Survey Questions for Studying Gender and Sex Inclusivity in Anatomy Education

130 - The Influence of COVID-19 Era Gross Anatomy Medical Education on the Decision to Pursue a Surgical Specialty

131 - Prevalence of Bone Damage in Human Anatomy Departmental Osteology Collection

132 - Anatomical Artifacts: The Role of Surgical Devices in the Gross Anatomy Lab in Medical Education

133 - Tools for Embryology Education: Histology, Anatomical Illustration, and Video Footage of Incision Support Incidental Finding of Ovarian Teratoma in Gross Lab

135 - Osteopathic Treatment of the Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction: A Novel Protocol

136 - Anatomy's Missing Faces: An In-depth Analysis of Representation Gaps in Textbook Imagery

137 - What the Illustration Shows About the Discipline: Teaching Histories of Anatomical Illustration to Students in Allied Health

138 - Visualization and 3D Measurement of the Heart for Anatomy Education

139 - 3D Visualization of Vasculature of the Head and Neck: From Students’ Perspectives

140 - Usability and acceptability testing of minigames for teaching the cardiovascular system to university students

141 - Beyond the Blade: Unveiling the Nexus of Spirituality and Cadaver Dissection Among Nigerian Medical and Allied Health Students

142 - Comparing Embalming Techniques for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Education

143 - Investigating the Influence of Dissection in a Three-tiered, Rotational Dissection Laboratory Format on Students’ Bellringer Assessment Performance

145 - Does Dissection Influence Weight Bias Among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students?

146 - Exam performance characteristics as motivating factors for student attendance in near-peer-tutoring of anatomy laboratory material

147 - Beyond the Binary Body: Current Landscape and Practical Suggestions for Incorporating Sex and Gender Diversity in Anatomy Education

149 - Efficacy of Plastinated Specimens in Anatomy Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

150 - The Good, the Bad, and the Challenging: Medical Student Perceptions of Ethical Conduct in Gross Anatomy Lab

151 - Indiana High School Student Awareness of Healthcare Career Options

152 - Evaluation of the Inaugural Anatomy Education Research Unconference

153 - Dissecting Through the Decade: A 10-year Cross-sectional Analysis of Interprofessional Experiences in the Anatomy Lab

154 - Components of Donor Memorialization Practices at Religious Institutions in the United States

156 - Can We Predict Your Performance? Exploring Relationships Between Pre-matriculation Data and Gross Anatomy Performance

Anatomy Education: Assessment, Curriculum & Mentoring Posters

110 - Lifting up One Another: Development and Implementation of the DELTA Program

111 - The Objective Structured Clinical Examination – Anatomy (OSCE-A): A New Performance-based Lab Practical for Medical Education

112 - Self-directed Learning Readiness, Mental Well-being, and Academic Performance in Preclinical Medical Education

113 - Assessment of Radiology Education in Physician Assistant Training

114 - Exploring Perceptions of Alternative Assessment and Grading in Graduate Anatomy Education

115 - Collaborative Assessments in a Time-restricted Gross Human Anatomy Course

117 - An Investigation of Instructor and Student Perceptions of Crib Sheets in Medical Sciences Education

118 - Relevant Anatomy of the Ear for Medical Education

121 - Bridging Prosection and Radiology: Assessing the Impact of Integrating Radiological Questions in Gross Anatomy Lab Practical for Medical Students

122 - Conformity and persuasion as negative social influences during two-stage collaborative testing

125 - Ungraded Assessment Items for Assessing Pre-clerkship Campus Comparability

126 - The Effect of Student Perception and Preference on Assessment of Anatomical Knowledge Using Three Visual Modalities

127 - Comparing Assessment Validity of Three Visual Bell-ringer Modalities in Anatomy Testing

Anatomy Education: Clinical Based Approaches Posters

129 - Building Competency for Preclinical Medical Students: Assessing the Impact of an Ultrasound Training Workshop on Anatomical Identification and Fracture Diagnosis

130 - Comparative Analysis of Blind Techniques for Central Line Placement in Hypovolemic Patients: Supraclavicular vs. Infraclavicular Approach in Cadaveric Model

131 - Development of Foundational/Applied Integrative Learning Sessions for Histology and Pathology for Pre-Clerkship Medical Students

132 - The Feasibility of Teaching Simplified Anatomic Renderings to Clinicians for Improved Patient Education

133 - Enhancing Cadaveric Prosection Education of Gastrointestinal System Anatomy with the Supplementation of Clinical Vignettes and Problem-Based Learning

134 - Dissection of the brain using the Klingler methodology by medical students and neurosurgery residents

135 - Enhancing Cadaveric Prosection Education of Upper and Lower Musculoskeletal Anatomy with Case-based Vignettes

136 - Systematic Review of Ultrasound-able 3D Printed Models Used for Graduate Medical Education

137 - A Randomized Controlled Study on Medical Students Learning Anatomy Through Hands-on Ultrasound

138 - “exploring the Gaps in Anatomical Education: Assessing Medical Students’ Anatomy Knowledge of Inguinal Region for Laparoscopic Hernia Repair”

Anatomy Education: Teaching Methods & Innovations Posters

83 - Development of a novel three-dimensional (3D) printed cervical examination board via an interdisciplinary collaboration

84 - Modification of three dimensional (3D) printed model of a horseshoe kidney to improve effectiveness of model use in the classroom

85 - Modification of three dimensional (3D) printed model of hypoplastic left heart syndrome to improve effectiveness of model use in the classroom

86 - Should we be teaching more anatomical variations in the medical curriculum? A case study with the subscapular artery

87 - “no Students Were Harmed in the Making of This Tiktok”: A Pilot Study in Using Social Media as a Teaching Tool in Anatomy Education

89 - Cranial Nerve Card Game: An Interactive and Practical Overview of Cranial Nerve Functions

90 - 3d-printed Models Significantly Improve Spatial Comprehension of Complex Topology of Paranasal Sinuses and Adjacent Vulnerable Structures

91 - Decline of Gross Anatomy in Medical Education III: Correcting Inaccuracy in Publications on Training in Gross Anatomy

92 - Physical therapy students' perceptions of a clinically-based, cadaveric laboratory project

93 - The Spatial Understanding of the Omental Bursa: Description of a Teaching Method

94 - Bringing PA Students Back to the Anatomy Lab: A Focus on MSK

96 - “studentbody:” Translational Learning and Research for the Student Body Through Medical Imaging

97 - Systematic Review of the Educational Impact of 3D Printed Cardiovascular Anatomy Models

98 - Learning Histology: Challenging Topics and Organ Systems

101 - Mastering Anatomy Through Collaboration: Elevating Learning with Open-ended Practice Questions

102 - Mandibuloglossolaryngectomy: A New Dissection Protocol with Implications for Teaching and Learning

103 - Emoji-based Emotional Valence for Students in an Ar-based Human Anatomy Curriculum

105 - Developing Observational Skills in Undergraduate Students Using Formal Analysis of Fictive Anatomy in Representations of the Body in Renaissance Artworks and Anatomical Models

107 - Integrating Active Learning into an Online Graduate Anatomy Course: A Guide for Anatomy Educators

108 - Exploring Learners' Perceptions of Gender and Sex Diversity Education Within Anatomy Courses

109 - Qualitative Assessment of a Pilot Workshop Integrating Cadaveric Anatomy with Precision Medicine

110 - Beyond Traditional Learning: Chatgpt's Role in Advancing Medical Education

111 - Active Learning in Medical Education: Addressing the Challenge of Integrating Anatomy & Clinical Knowledge

112 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Creating a Novel Study Resource for First Year Medical Students

114 - Beyond the Bones: Exploring the Aesthetic Dimensions of Anatomy in Medical Education

116 - “neuroanatomy Educators, Meet Your Global Community”: Inception and Implementation of the Global Neuroanatomy Network

118 - Using Familiar Simplicity to Teach Unfamiliar Complexity

119 - Incorporating Complete Anatomy and Visible Human Dissector Models into Lecture Slides to Enhance Lectures and Create Interactive Study Tools for Students

121 - Utilization of Cadaver for Instruction of Cesarean Section for Medical Students

122 - Can the Cadaver Help Students Understand Organ Pain Referral Patterns

124 - For Students, by Students: A Story of Design-based Research and Gamification in the Anatomy Lab

125 - Renal Race and Pathology at Play: A Tale of Two Board Games Designed for Renal Anatomy Education

126 - Improved Understanding of Cranial Nerve Anatomy Through Analytical Reasoning

127 - Station-based Neuroanatomy Laboratory Instruction with Donor Specimens Exploits Limited Pre-clinical Curricular Time to Increase Student Engagement and Improve Learning Outcomes

128 - Diversifying the Anatomical Sciences: The Anatomy Video and Imagery Diversity (AVID) Project

129 - Anatomy Beyond the Body: History, Art, and Narrative

130 - Anatomage Virtual Dissection Table Improves the Anatomical Medical Education Efficiency in Podiatry Medicine

131 - Incidental Finding of a Hairy Esophagus in the Gross Anatomy Dissection Laboratory: Opportunities for Teaching and Learning

132 - Improving Student Success in an Introductory Human Anatomy & Physiology Laboratory

133 - From Cadavers to Code: Establishing Best Practices and Protocols for Digital Cadaver Preservation

136 - Incorporating Cadaver-specific CT Images into Anatomy Education

137 - Comparison of Virtual Reality, Videos, and 3D Models on Learner Comprehension and Application of Functional Motion

138 - Assessing the Effectiveness of 3D Printed Models for Early Human Development in Medical Student Education

139 - Bridging Anatomical Dissection and Precision Medicine: The Summary and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Workshop for Preclinical Medical Students

140 - ORGAN-IZE: An Educational Card Game for Anatomy Students

141 - Does Gross Anatomy Laboratory Design and Delivery Impact Team Charter Effectiveness?

144 - Motivation in Community-engaged Learning: For Grades or Growth?

146 - Does Prosection Prepare Students for the Clinical Setting? The Long-term Impact of Prosection Anatomy

147 - A Retrospective Analysis of Different Teaching Methods for Osteopathic Medical Students' Gross Anatomy Education

148 - Comparing Two Active-learning Interventions Designed to Teach Functional Clinical Deficits of Brachial Plexus Injuries and Improve Health Professions’ Student Self-efficacy

149 - Case-based Neuroanatomy and the Effects on First-year Medical Student Learning

151 - Impact of Reciprocal Peer Tutoring on Medical Student Metacognition and Confidence: A Reproductive Anatomy Course Study

152 - Dynamic 3D printed anatomical models - can they help us teach complex anatomical movements?

153 - An interactive online module to improve students’ understanding of pelvic neurovasculature

154 - Revitalizing Anatomy Education: The Role of Peer Tutors in Reinforcing Reproductive Anatomy

155 - Development of an “Anatomy Bootcamp” to prepare medical students for remediation of Medical Anatomy

156 - Do student perceptions matter? Comparing feedback on a 3D printed model, computer model, and 2D wire diagram for learning cranial nerve anatomy

157 - Applications of Three-Dimensional Printing for Clinical Anatomy Instruction

158 - Enhancing comparative anatomy instruction through the utilization of 3D printed materials and virtual dissection resources

159 - Performance of Different Radiology Teaching Modalities in the Gross Anatomy Laboratory

160 - Initial Perceptions of Second-year Medical Students Regarding the Use of Body Painting as an Integral Curricular Tool in an Anatomy Course

162 - Stakeholder Perceptions of Interprofessional Education and Anatomy: Considerations for Future Implementation

163 - House’s Histology Escape Room

164 - Reciprocal Peer-assist Teaching (RPAT) in Team-based Learning Gross Human Anatomy Lab Increases Lab Participation but Not Students’ Learning Experience and Class Assessment Outcome

165 - Integrated Case-based Learning Sessions in Anatomy Is an Effective Teaching Method for Pre-matriculating Medical Students

167 - Implementation and User Experience of Virtual Reality Learning Activities in Anatomy Tutorial Sessions

168 - Tissues and the Skin Content Reinforcement Improves Short-term Anatomical Knowledge Retention in Nursing Students

169 - Visualizing Bias: Students Reflections on Bias in the Study of Gross Anatomy

Anatomy Education: Technology-assisted Learning Posters

139 - Spilling the Tea: How Students Really Feel About Learning Anatomy Using Virtual Reality

140 - What Difference Does It Make? Evaluating the Impact of Different Learning Modalities and Environments on Test Performance and Perceived Workload

141 - Taking the AI OSPE to the Next Level: Leveraging User Perspectives and Needs for Quality Improvements with Q-method

142 - Q-methodology for Quality Assurance and Informed Improvements of the AI OSPE Tool; Insights from Experienced Anatomy Students, the Teaching Assistants

143 - Examining Medical Student Use of a Large Language Model, Chat GPT, as a Resource for Facilitating Pathological Diagnostic Reasoning in Small Group Active Learning Exercises

144 - Studying in a Flash: Student Perceptions of Flashcard Usage in the First Semester of medical School

145 - Challenges in the Incorporation of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the Anatomy Laboratory: A Qualitative Study

146 - Material characterization of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and elastomers (TPE) for development of 3D-Printed surrogate organs for medical training

147 - Evaluating Undergraduate Anatomy Student Perceptions of the AI OSPE Tool Using Q-methodology

148 - Adoption and Attitudes of AI Large Language Models in Academic Settings and Beyond

149 - Virtual Reality as an Anatomy Education Tool: Determining Key Learning Factors

150 - The Rise of Anki: Medical Students’ Utilization and Perceptions of the Online Flashcard Application

151 - Exploring the Potential of Immersive Technology in the Enhancement of Anatomy Education

152 - Bridging the Gap: Cadaveric Dissection and Its Impact on Understanding Physical Exam Findings in Lower Extremity Anatomy

153 - A Novel Digital Flashcard Tool: Exploring Students' Perceptions

155 - Effective Timing for Integrating Virtual Reality in a Cadaver-based Human Anatomy Curriculum

156 - Improving Medical Education with 3D Printing

157 - Pedagogical Utility of Youtube Videos in a Human Cadaveric Dissection-based Anatomy Course

159 - Playbased Learning in Anatomy: Impact in Cadaveric Affronting and Cultural Conceptions in Medical Students

161 - You Spin Me Right Round: Cybersickness in a Virtual Reality Learning Module

162 - Development of a Three-dimensional Digital Animation for Improved Understanding of the Cardinal Movements of Labor

164 - The Impact of 3-Dimensional Holographic Models on Student Learning of Anatomy

165 - Exploring the Use of a Novel Virtual Reality Anatomy Tool on Biomedical Illustrator Trainees’ Depth Perception

166 - We’re Engaged! Virtual Reality & 3D Printing Enliven Computer Models

167 - Development of a 3d Printed Task Trainer for Alveolar Bone Graft Procedure

Anatomy Education: Undergraduate Education Posters

157 - Cognitive Load Differences in a Flipped vs. Non-flipped Physiology Class

158 - The Effects of Supplemental Instruction Derived from Peer-leaders on Student Outcomes in Undergraduate Human Anatomy

159 - Visuospatial Ability Does Not Correlate with Academic Performance on a Written Spatial Task

160 - Differing Categories of Anatomical Structures (CoAS) on a Bellringer Examination: Effects on Academic Performance and Self-assessed Confidence in Knowledge

162 - A Nontraditional Lab for the Traditional Student

165 - The Early Bird Catches the Worm…or Does It? Investigating the Effects of Acute Chronotypic Mismatch on Spatial and Haptic Abilities

166 - Applied histological research on cadaver room pathogen in department of human anatomy and cell biology in Delta State University Nigeria

167 - Qualitative Analysis of Course Evaluation Data to Provide Insight into Perceptions of Integrated Formative Assessments in ANAT-A215

168 - Sounding the Alarm on the Traditional Anatomy Bell-ringer Lab Exam

169 - A Study on the Performance of ESL Students in Anatomy and Physiology Courses

170 - Randomized Control Trial of Nudging Effects in Human Anatomy and Physiology Lectures

171 - Does Timing Matter?: Correlations Among Lab Days/times and Outcomes in an Undergraduate Anatomy Class

Anatomy Lab Practice Posters

74 - Green Body Donation: The Umass Chan Experience

75 - Controlling Growth of Penicillium Corylophilum in the Anatomy Laboratory

76 - Methods to Reduce Formaldehyde Concentrations During Cadaveric Dissections

77 - Anatomical Study of the Innervation of the Lateral Pterygoid Muscle and Its Correlation with Myofascial Trigger Points: Preliminary Results

78 - Anatomical Substract of the Opponens Pollicis Muscle Myofascial Trigger Points

81 - The Benefits of Using Cranes in the Human Anatomy Laboratory

82 - Anatomical Substract of the Adductor Pollicis Muscle Myofascial Trigger Points

Animal Models Posters

2 - The 40th Anniversary of the Anatomy of the Dromedary: Creating a Veterinary Atlas in the Pre-digital Age

3 - Localization of Myosin VI at apical and basal tubulobulbar complexes in the rat seminiferous epithelium

4 - Transchromosomic rodent models of Down syndrome: TcHSA21rat vs TcMAC21

5 - Too Close for Comfort: Role of Fibronectin Matrix in Suture Development and Disease

Bones, Cartilage & Teeth Posters

17 - Impact of Edentulism on the Human Viscerocranium

18 - Masticatory Muscle Morphology in Early Postnatal Mice with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

19 - Colocalisation of Collagen Fibre Type-i/-ii at the Osteochondral Cement Line: A Potential Bonding Mechanism

20 - Assessing the Age at Death and Osteological Sex of Deceased Individuals Using Machine Learning

21 - Articular Cartilage Becomes Thicker Under Load: A Rodent Model of Cartilage Response to Bipedalism

22 - Differential Response of Cortical and Trabecular Bone to Bipedal Locomotion in an Experimental Rat Model

24 - Understanding the relationship between viscerocranial anatomy and dementia

25 - Comparing measured Q-angle to 3D modeled trabecular meshwork via micro-CT in cadaveric patella

27 - Comparative alveolar anatomy in crocodylians and mammals using micro-CT imaging and formalization of the term alveolar trough

28 - Skull ontogenetic trajectory variation and phylogeny in primates

29 - Applying Bone Densitometry to Commingled Bone Fragment Identification in Forensic Anthropology

32 - Comparative Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Type a and Placebo Interventions for Alleviating Pain in Sleep Bruxism: A Meta-analysis Study

33 - Osteoclasts-induced Post-traumatic Angiogenesis in Alveolar Bone via SDF-1/CXCR4 Pathway

34 - Histological Diversity of Lizard Osteoderms and the Identification of a Novel Skeletal Tissue

Cardiovascular Posters

12 - Documenting the Cardiothoracic Anatomy of the Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) for Improved Clinical Outcomes for Captive Gorillas

15 - VISUALIZING VESSELS: A Low-tech Approach to Nomenclatural Problems

16 - VISUALIZING VARIANCE: Looking at Anatomical Variant Names as Members of Sets

17 - Assessment of posterior interventricular artery dominance in the anatomy laboratory of the State of Amazonas

18 - A case of Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava with an attenuated left-sided azygos vein accompanying normal right-sided antimeres

20 - ABERRANT LEFT VERTEBRAL ARTERY: CASE REPORT

22 - Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery : Case report

23 - A Morphological Study of Right Atrial Septal Pouches

24 - Internal Thoracic Artery Variations with Implications for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Autologous Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report

Developmental Biology Posters

1 - Embryonic origins of lower jaw pathologies in FGFR-related craniosynostosis: Morphometric insights from mouse models of Apert and Crouzon syndromes

2 - The Effect of Early and Late Life Chronic Social Stress on the Cellular Morphology of the Spheno-Occipital Synchondrosis in Female Post-natal Mice

3 - The Presence of ets2, etv4, and etv5 in lhx2+ Cells of the Distal Limb Provide a Mechanism for Fgf-regulation of lhx2

4 - Transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of SHH expression controlled by PBXs in the Frontonasal Ectodermal Zone during facial morphogenesis

5 - Downstream branches of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling act interdependently to shape the face

6 - A Novel 61 Base-pair Intronic Deletion of Snrpb Is Crucial for Snrpb Regulation and Normal Development in Mouse

8 - Nephron Development: A Role for shroom3

9 - The Requirement of TMED2 in Placenta Formation

10 - Clinical Neuroanatomy by Imaging of Apathy in People Living with HIV: Differential Alterations in Depressive Disorder and Attentional Networks

11 - Effects of Early Life Stress on Brain Development and Mental Health

12 - Despite Apparent Overlapping Roles, the Expression and Regulation of lhx9 Differs from Its Paralog lhx2 in the Developing Chick Wing

13 - Early embryonic morphology of brains and chondrocrania in the Fgfr2+/P253R mouse model of Apert Syndrome

15 - Understanding the Role of Iron Regulation in Human Uterine Stromal Cells

16 - Modelling Axial Defects Seen in CCMS in Mouse Model

Ethics Posters

100 - The Antecedents of the Pernkopf Atlas

101 - Respect and Empathy for Anatomical Donors: Five Core Themes to Incorporate in Human Anatomy Laboratories

102 - At Umass Chan, You Are More Than Just Your Body

103 - A First Look into the Nefarious Origins of the Spanner Atlas

104 - Visualizing Consent: Reviewing Legal Language in Body Donation Documents

105 - Accuracy and Misleadingness of Anatomical and Embryological Language in Anti-abortion Legislation

106 - Claiming the Dead: Who Has Legal Access to the Unclaimed?

107 - Sacred Choices and Willing Hearts: Exploring Spiritual Beliefs in Body Donation - A Cross-sectional Study of Nigerian Medical and Allied Health Students

Evolution and Comparative Anatomy Posters

52 - Cats vs. Dogs: Exploring the Evolutionary Divergence of Facial Muscles in Wild Felids and Canids

55 - The Anterior Braincase of Cotylorhynchus Romeri (Synapsida: Caseidae) Shows Similarities to Therapsida

56 - Anatomical Variations in Bat Larynges Involve Different Echolocation Behaviour

57 - Muscle Architecture and Biomechanics of Snake Dorsal Constrictor Musculature

58 - Evolution and Genetic Basis of Dorsal-ventral Patterning of the Cichlid Gill Arches

59 - Revised Stapedial Morphology of the Basal Mammaliaform Morganucodon

60 - Modularity and the Chondrocranium in Mammals

61 - Osteological Correlates of Fascicle Length and Gape Across Carnivora

62 - Non-avian Theropods Did Not Have Laterally-wrapping Pterygoideus Muscles

63 - Morphometry of the Mandibular Condyle Differs Based on Feeding Style in Bats

64 - Genetic and Developmental Basis of Functionally Relevant Shape Variation in the Cichlid Hyoid

65 - Muscular Anatomy of the Pectoral Region of the Gerenuk

66 - Exploring Pelvic Girdle Morphology in Benthic Adaptation Across Diverse Fish Lineages

67 - Structural Equation Modeling Provides the Statistical Framework to Integrate Genes, Form, and Function

68 - Ontogenetic Differences in the 3D Architecture of Jaw Muscles of Mallard Ducks

69 - Modularity of the Cichlid Pharyngeal Skeleton: Developmental/genetic Origins and Evolutionary Consequences

71 - Wild North American River Otters, Lontra Canadensis, as a Model of Sexual Size and Shape Dimorphism of the Skull and Endocranial Cavity

72 - The Effect of Different Zinc Concentrations on the Stiffness of the Crystalline Lens

73 - Comparative Cephalic Vasculature in Monitor Lizards (Varanus) and Iguanas (Iguana)

74 - Differing Spondyloarthropathies in Two Mammuthus Columbi

75 - Sex- and age-related volumetric differences in white matter during early brain development in rhesus macaques using diffusion MRI tractography

76 - 3D Histology of bone vasculature and life history in juvenile tyrannosaurs compared to modern ratites

77 - Ex vivo experimental analysis of the impact of soft tissues on 3D hip joint mobility in two contrasting amniotes

78 - Finite Element Analysis of Neonatal Cranial Strain Patterns in Relation to the Caldwell Moloy Pelvic Classification System

79 - Quantifying Shape Variation in Denticle Morphology Through Ontogeny Using Geometric Morphometrics

80 - The Functional Morphology of the Coelomic Wall in Sea Lampreys (Petromyzon Marinus): An Example of a Hydrostatic Organ

82 - Mechanical properties of snake skin vary longitudinally, following large prey ingestion, and among species

83 - Using Regularized Deep Network for troublesome bones: a novel segmentation method for exploring trabecular morphology of the femoral head in a 55 Ma stem primate

84 - Impact of Heavy Metals on Bone Properties in Lontra canadensis

Gastrointestinal Posters

30 - Immunohistochemical Study Demonstrating Expression of Collagen V and VI by Hepatic Stellate Cells

31 - Evaluation of Effects of Finasteride on the Histomorphology of Liver and Spleen of Adult Male Wistar Rat

32 - Unusual Postoperative Complication Following Bilateral Inguinal Hernioplasty: A Pocket Hernia Case Report

33 - Pathophysiology After Spinal Cord Injury Is Nonuniform Along the Gastrointestinal Tract

34 - Targeted Cadaveric Dissection Facilitates a Deeper Anatomic Understanding of the Critical View of Safety for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Medical Student Perspective

35 - Targeted Cadaveric Dissection Facilitates a Deeper Anatomic Understanding of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Trocar Insertion Sites: A Medical Student Perspective

36 - Case Report: Ectopic Varices of Sigmoidal Veins: A Rare Finding in an Anatomical Donor

37 - Improving Treatment for Infant Perianal Abscesses

Head/neck Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

85 - Identification of the External Branch of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve: a topographic human cadaver study

89 - Unilateral Variation of the Left Ascending Pharyngeal Artery

90 - Anatomical and Genetic Insights into Myelomeningocele

91 - Unraveling the Uncommon–clinical Implications of an Atypical Common Carotid Artery: Case Report

92 - Mapping the Common Carotid Artery Bifurcation: A Geospatial Analysis of Its Position Relative to Neck Landmarks Using Human Donors

93 - Exploring Hyperostosis Frontalis Interna: Insights from a Cadaver-based Dissection Case Series

94 - Vertebral Artery Variation and Imposed Risks Associated with Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Procedures – a Case Study with Surgeons’ Perspectives

95 - Quantitative Stereological Morphometric Analysis of the Lateral Angle of the External Auditory Canal by Computed Tomography in Sudanese Population

97 - Dorsolateral Funiculus versus Posterolateral Tract: Are They Synonyms?

98 - Anatomical Variation in the Site of Origin of the Human Levator Veli Palatini Muscle: Attempting to Clarify Three Centuries of Ambiguity

99 - An unusual vagal mediastinal mass of unknown etiology

Imaging Posters

27 - Leveraging in Situ Microct to Visualize Human Neural Anatomy

28 - The Relationship Between the Sublaminar Ridge and Spinal Stenosis; A Clinical Story

29 - A Rare Case of Polymicrogyria with Polygenic Underlinings in an 81-year-old Female Cadaver

30 - An Interactive Educational Tool for Exploring Shoulder Anatomy Through Ultrasound

32 - Characterizing Fascicular Anatomy of the Human Accessory Nerve Including Connections with the Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, and Hypoglossal Nerves

33 - A normalized ferret tracheobronchial diameter model using µCT

34 - Imaging the Developing Brain Pathways in the Early Second Trimester of the Human Fetal Brain Using Ultra-High-Field (14T) Diffusion-weighted MRI

36 - Anatomical Variation of Frontal Sinuses Evaluated by CT Scans in Relation to Age and Sex in Sulaimani City

37 - Semi-automated 3D Tissue Segmentation for Whale Larynges from MRI Studies

38 - What the Eyes and Forceps Tell: A Multi-faceted Exploration of the Lumbar Sublaminar Ridge

40 - Sorting Signal from Noise: Simulating 3D Morphology with SlicerMorph and Advanced Normalization Tools (ANTs)

41 - Clarity, Consistency, and Continuity: A Longitudinal Study of Optimal Embalming Techniques for High Fidelity Ultrasonography Skills Training in Regional Anesthesia

42 - We’ve Got Your Back: Quantifying the Sublaminar Ridge with CT Scan Reconstructions

Injury Repair and Regeneration

23 - High Throughput Drug Screening in Zebrafish for Identifying Novel Compounds That Influence Engraftment Efficiency

25 - The Anti-inflammatory Effect of Alloferon on Imiquimod-induced Psoriasis Through the Regulation of interleukin-22 Receptor Expression and Its Related Factors

26 - Nf-kb Suppression in Cardiomyocytes Unveils Aging-associated Responses in Cardiac Tissue

27 - Investigating the Angiogenic Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cell Networking via HGF, VEGF, and VEGFR2 Upregulation

29 - Structural and Functional Regeneration of the Heart Following Cryoinjury in the Lizard Eublepharis Macularius, the Leopard Gecko

Lower Limb Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

66 - The Presence of Variant Muscles in the Deep Posterior Leg Compartment Can Result in Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

67 - Piriformis Syndrome: A Case Report

68 - Anomalous Bifurcation and Coursing of the Sciatic Nerve Found During an Incidental Cadaveric Dissection of the Deep Gluteal Muscular Region

69 - Assessment of human anthropometry with a markerless motion capture system

70 - Navigating Knee Joint Anatomy and Precise Injection Sites: A "First Patient" Exploration Using Cadaveric Dissection

71 - Iliacus Variations Found Through Five Years of Gross Anatomy Dissections in the Physical Therapy Anatomy Laboratory

73 - Evaluation of a Novel Denervation Technique to Relieve Lower Back Pain: A Cadaveric Feasibility Pilot Study

74 - An Extensive Review of the Fibularis Quartus Muscle – a Supernumerary Muscle of the Lateral Leg Compartment

75 - Anomalous Origination of the Lateral Femoral Circumflex Artery in a Male Cadaver: An Anatomical Case Study

76 - Does angular momentum conservation explain small pelvic rotations in human bipedalism?

77 - DUPLICATE GREAT SAPHENA VEIN: CASE STUDY

78 - A Case Report: Rare Presentation of a Popliteal (Baker’s) Cyst in a Male Donor

79 - Fibularis Unicus: A Novel Discovery of a Singular Muscle in the Lateral Leg Compartment

80 - Does the Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Have Two Bundles? Comparing Gross and Histological Observations

81 - Exploring Plantaris Diversity: An Investigation into the Variability and Prevalence of the Plantaris Tendon in the Human Population

82 - Laterality in Anatomical Variations: A Cadaveric Study Investigating Sciatic Nerve and Piriformis Muscle Relationships

Neural Crest, Placodes and Craniofacial Development

38 - Effects of Early, Acute Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Cranial Neural Crest Cell Differentiation in the Developing Mouse Skull

39 - Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Disrupted Ear Development: Investigating the Role of the Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Pathway

40 - Modeling Cerebro-costo-mandibular Syndrome (CCMS) with Tamoxifen-induced Snrpb Deletion

41 - The Role of cad6b Long N-terminal Fragments in Matrix Metalloproteinase Activation During the Cranial Neural Crest Cell Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transition

43 - Retinoic Acid Regulates Commitment of Osteoprogenitor Cells During Bone Development

44 - Effects of Incremental Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery on Airway Resistance and Facial Topography

45 - Impact of Mandibular Distraction on Hyoid Position in Patients with Pierre Robin Sequence

46 - Variations in Tissue Interactions During Head Muscle Development

47 - Ribosome Biogenesis Is Essential for Craniofacial Cartilage and Bone Development

48 - The Impact of Capsaicin on Ethanol-induced Teratogenesis in Chicken Embryos

49 - Proteomic Profiling of Uterine Tissue Reveals Molecular Clues to the Protective Effect of thm1 Heterozygous Female Mice Against Cleft Palate in Offspring

50 - Using Hydrocortisone to Investigate Conjunctival Placode Development – a Potential Role for FGF20

51 - Trade-offs in Ncc-derived Traits in Cave-adapted Astyanax Mexicanus

Neurobiology Posters

3 - Variations in the Branching Pattern of the Obturator Nerve with a Focus on the Branches of the Common Trunk; Does the Nerve Occasionally Innervate Obturator Internus?

4 - An In-Depth Exploration of Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR): A Comprehensive Systematic Review

5 - Sciatic Nerve Ultrastructure in Rats Malnourished by the Basic Regional Diet (BRD): Possible Involvement in an Autoimmune Disease

6 - Neuroprotective Effects of Different Polarity Fractions from Allium Cepa on Experimental Model of Nerve Crush Injury

7 - Histological Exploration of the Perivascular Space Using Human Post-mortem ALSP Brain Tissue

8 - Assessing Fetal-Type Circle of Willis in Puerto Rican Cadavers

9 - Anatomical variation in the path of the sciatic nerve and their clinical and surgical implications: case report

10 - Investigating the effect of noise-induced hearing loss on microglial and cholinergic expression related to Alzheimer’s Disease in a rodent model

11 - The Potential of S100B and GFAP as Molecular Biomarkers for Predicting Severity and Progression of Traumatic Brain Injury

14 - New Insights into the Anatomy of the Cervical Vagus Nerve via Gross Dissection and Imaging

15 - Defining the carotid sinus nerve: characterization and revised descriptive criteria

17 - Anatomical Study of the Vertebral Artery Transposition and Its Clinical Relevance

19 - Anatomical Variation and Distribution of the Hypogastric Nerve Plexus

20 - Thoracodorsal Nerves Derive from Both the Anterior and Posterior Divisions of the Brachial Plexus

21 - A Dissection of the Sympathetic Chain and Its Distribution

Outreach Posters

1 - Impact of Graduate-level Anatomy Outreach Program on High School and Undergraduate Students

2 - Comfort Levels of Middle and High School-aged Learners in Anatomical Donor-based Anatomy Outreach Sessions

Pelvis Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

62 - A Cadaveric Study Investigating the Arterial Supply of the Pubic Symphysis

64 - A Rare Discovery: Ossified Penile Tissue in a Human Cadaver

Thorax Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

40 - Lung Fissure Variation in a Midwestern US Cadaveric Population

42 - Utilizing Cadavers to Enhance Anatomical Knowledge of Cricothyrotomy Simulation Training

43 - Advanced Dissection Protocol for Human Zygapophyseal Joints

44 - Suspensory Ligaments of the Breast Are Similar in Structure to Other Retinacula Cuti in the Human Body

45 - Anatomical Findings of Situs Inversus Totalis Case Discovered During Routine Cadaveric Dissection

46 - Anatomical Study of the Innervation of the Pectoralis Major Muscle and Its Correlation with Myofascial Trigger Points: Preliminary Results

47 - Examining the Structural Composition and Organization of Chordae Tendineae and Papillary Muscles in the Mitral Valves and Observing Possible Correlation with Left Ventricular Chamber Size Between Age Groups and Sex

48 - Pulmonary Lobe Variations and Clinical Implications: A Case Series

49 - An Anomalous Septum Situated Between the Atrial Septal Wall in a Male Cadaver

51 - Leveraging Cadaveric Dissection for Enhanced Lung Anatomy and Clinical Examination Understanding: A Medical Student's Perspective

52 - Implications of a Left-sided Inferior Vena Cava on Systemic Venous Compression

Upper Limb Case & Anatomical Studies Posters

43 - Examination of an Aberrant Extensor Muscle of the Thumb

44 - Anatomical Variation of the Musculocutaneous Nerve: Case Report

45 - Accessory Head of the Biceps Brachii Muscle in a 93-year-old Male Cadaver

46 - Atypical Palmaris Longus Muscle Morphology in an 80-year-old Female Cadaver: A Case Study

47 - The Prevalence of the Extensor Pollicis Et Indicis Communis Muscle

48 - Unilateral Variation in the Brachial Artery: High-origin Common Interosseous Artery and Presence of Superficial Ulnar Artery

50 - Bilateral Variant of the Interscalene Triangle and Accessory Coracobrachialis Muscle in a Female Cadaver: An Anatomical Case Report

51 - Identification of a Rare Brachial Artery Bifurcation in Proximal Forearm in a Cadaveric Specimen and Its Potential Clinical Significance

52 - Description and Clinical Implications of a Unique Teres Minor Variation

54 - Anatomical Variations of the Trajectory of the Recurrent Branch of the Median Nerve

55 - The Median Artery: Bilateral Persistence in a Cadaveric Specimen - A Case Report

56 - A Journey to the Centre of the Armpit: Mapping Axillary Sensory Cutaneous Nerves for Enhanced Analgesic Approaches in Breast Cancer Surgery

57 - New Bilateral Variation of the Serratus Anterior Muscle

59 - Case Study on a Combination of Brachial Plexus Variations: Analysis and Visualization

60 - A Cadaveric Study Unveiling Novel Anatomical Variations in Poland Syndrome

61 - Subscapular Artery Variations and Military Personnel Considerations - A Case Report and Review

62 - Variations in the Extensor Digitorum Communis Muscle Tendon in the Burmese Population: Implications for Hand Reconstructive Surgery

63 - Bilateral Tensor Fascia Suralis Muscles and Unilateral Accessory Biceps Femoris Muscle: A Cadaveric Case Study

64 - A Characterization of the Posterior Femoral Cutaneous Nerve and Its Clinical Application for Autologous Breast Reconstruction

Urogenital Posters

70 - The Gift That Keeps on Giving: The Use of Cadaveric Tissue for Histological Education and Research

71 - A Women’s Place Is in the Anatomical Sciences: One Step Closer to Equitable Representation of Diversity in Urogenital Gross Anatomy and Histology

An Evaluation of Medical Students' Retention of Pathology After Integration in Anatomy Lab

Anatomical Relationships in Vestigial Muscle Presentation: A Multi-institutional Anatomic Study

Bilateral Persistent Median Artery and Bifid Median Nerve in a Male Cadaver: An Anatomical Case Report

Effects of System-based Active-learning “art in Anatomy” Laboratory Sessions in Pre-clinical Medical Student Anatomy Learning

Hydro-dissection and Preservation Method in Teaching Palmar Anatomy : An Innovative Instrumentation in Anatomy for Chemical Free Dissection

Piriformis syndrome revealed: High rates of sciatic nerve variation in a donor population

Prevalence and Major Patterns of the Berrettini Anastomosis of the Median and Ulnar Nerves- A Cadaveric Pilot Study

Pupils and Heartbeats: Using Biometrics for Real-time Measurement of Student Cognitive Load in Virtual Reality Learning Experiences

Sciatic Nerve Morphometry in the Gluteal Region in a NigerianPopulation: An Anatomical Study

The prevalence of the Arc of Riolan artery of the large intestine: a cadaveric pilot study

Urogenital Vascular Anomaly: A Cadaveric Case Study

Virtual Posters

X-ray Morphometric Assessment of the Hand Fingers Palmar Surface Skin Interphalangeal Flexion Grooves to the Interphalangeal Joints Gaps Correspondence