Grant’s Dissector provides step-by-step human cadaver dissection procedures for students to perform the dissections in lab and to recognize important relationships revealed through dissection. Each chapter is consistently organized beginning with a Dissection Overview, followed by detailed Dissection Instructions, and concluding with a Dissection Follow-up. 

The Dissection Overview provides a blueprint of what needs to be accomplished during the dissection session and includes relevant surface anatomy as well as concise coverage of osteology. Dissection Instructions offer a logical sequence and numbered steps for the dissection. The Dissection Follow-up emphasizes important features of the dissection and encourages students to reflect on and synthesize the information. 

TEXT: 

• Focus on consistency of text- Alan working to improve consistency with headings & intro paragraphs & figure labeling (making sure bold terms are actually shown on figures) 

• Check accuracy as highlighted by Bill (William Schwartz) 

• List clinical correlates at the beginning of the chapters now. Blurb & list at beginning of chapters telling what Clinical Correlations will be in chapter. 

• Update the clinical figures and stats (find articles whenever a number/percentage is cited) 

• Modify approach to atlas cross-references: 

• Focus on reference images from Grant’s Atlas to link the two texts more closely – convert references from page number to figure numbers for better alignment/linking in Grant’s Anatomy Lab and Health Library 

• Remove Netter Atlas cross-references from print and digital versions (TBD) 

• Remove Rohen Atlas and Lippincott Atlas cross-references from print version – include guide in Instructor Resources, include references and images in Grant’s Anatomy Lab, include references in VST e-book (TBD) 

• Switching order Skeletal and Surface Anatomy sections so that Skeletal comes first - b/c students palpate bony structure (need to know structure), then know where to make skin incisions – makes more sense from lab perspective 

• Within dissection sequence/steps –figure reference will be just on first step and not repeat same fig on subsequent steps 

Artwork: 

• Planning on 5 new and ~10 adapted illustrations (e.g., adding skin flaps, additional/different labels) 

• Skin flaps not removal  

• Demonstrate how to find muscular plane and reflect all together. Clean superficial veins from the deep side perhaps?  

• Ask Art Dalley how these are approached and taught, far faster to remove in one large piece  

• Lateral approach to the neck (2 new illustrations) 

• Emphasize fascial planes 

• Similar approach to new Netter image by Carlos M. 

• Other ideas for this or next edition – will narrow down:  

• Brain white matter tracts 

• Brain removal with eyes intact 

• Lateral orbit 

• Lateral approach to cranial nerves, same side as lateral neck or contralateral side for stability  

• Lateral approach to brain to keep pituitary intact. After lateral orbit?  

• Throacoabdominal wall reflection 

• Pelvis block 

• Consider Systemic approaches 

• Lung and heart block removal 

• Anterior approach to the spinal cord  

• Transgender dissection/ module on the process of gender reassignment. 

• Removal of heart ventricles  

Grant’s Dissection Videos Suggestions: 

• Dependent on JW Player enhancements: 

• Add jump points times – transition screens already included in videos (author to send)  

• 2x speed 

• Include direction marker in videos 

• Analyze improper technique  

• Time stamps of videos in text and/or hyperlink digital version(s)? 

• May add alternate techniques 

• Separate clinical anatomy videos proposal to come – to supplement Grant’s Dissection Videos for anatomy course and to be used in pre-clerkship anatomy sessions