The views of Usak University Dental Faculty academic staff on anatomy education

Aim: In this study, we aimed to find out the positive and negative effects of the pregraduation anatomy education received by academicstaff working in the Faculty of Dentistry on their professions both as an educator and as a dentist.Material and Methods: The study was conducted through a questionnaire given to 19 academic staff at Uşak University Faculty ofDentistry. A 5-Likert type scale was used for the reliability of feedback.Results: Of the academic staff who participated in the study, 3 were research assistants, 13 were assistant professors, 1 was associateprofessor and 2 were professors. 84% of the academic staff who participated in the study stated that they “liked the anatomycourse during their undergraduate education” and 95% stated that “the content of anatomy course was useful in professional sense”.90% of the participants stated that “there should be an anatomy department in dentistry faculties”.Conclusion: We believe that these feedbacks we get from the academic staff participants will contribute to anatomy education givenduring undergraduate period in dentistry education

Physiotherapy outweighed multiple therapy methods of bell’s palsy: a review study

Although its etiology is not known, Bell’s palsy is commonly based on trauma, infection, nervous damage due to surgery, genetic predisposition, autoimmune disease, temporal bone fracture, cerebellar arachnoid cyst and viral infection associated with vascular ischemia and inflammation. Viral infection due to herpes zoster and herpes simplex is the most common known cause of Bell’spalsy. It is seen in about 20-35 out of 100.000 people each year. Its incidence is low in children under the age of 14 and it is more frequent within the range of 15-45 years. It is also known to occur equally in men and women. In the third trimester of pregnancy and postpartum in the first week, its frequency increases 3-fold. Unilateral paralysis, lagophthalmos, keratitis, droop of eyelid and edgeof mouth, mouth and eye dryness, conjunctivitis and decreasing sensation and 2/3 taste of luxury in front of lingua are its common symptoms. 3 days from the onset of palsy, patients begin to use corticosteroid and antiviral drugs. 71% of patients had improvement after recovery but 29% of patients were shown to have hemifacial weakness and residual sequela throughout life. Synkinesis is the most common sequela of Bell’s palsy. The effects of physiotherapy methods and their different combinations with other methods on prognosis were discussed in the treatment of Bell’s palsy

Evaluating of the effects of ramadan fasting on ankle proprioception performance

Aim: Human body has an unmatched capacity to keep the correct posture against gravity. Balance is the most important factor for the stability of ankle joint. Ramadan is a special religious month of Muslim calendar (The Hegira calendar) which includes an integrated life style change in dietary habits, sleep pattern, daily life and social activities. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of fasting on ankle proprioception sense.Material and Methods: This study was attended by 30 of the first year students of the Faculty of Medicine of Inonu University. Ankle proprioception sense was measured at 10º dorsiflexion (DF), 11º plantarflexion (PF) and 25º PF angles in eyes open position (EOP) and eyes closed position (ECP) by using active reproduction test. Deviations from these angles were recorded as proprioception score. The measurements were made two weeks before Ramadan started and 2 weeks after Ramadan started when the students were fasting. Ankle proprioception measurement was conducted separately for right and left foot with digital inclinometer.Results: According to the results of Wilcoxon paired samples test, statistically significant difference was found between pre-fasting and fasting period in ECP 10º DF and 11º PF angles of the right foot and ECP 11º PF angle of the left foot (p0.05).Conclusion: As a conclusion, we believe that fasting has an effect on proprioceptive sense, even though partly. Considering the difficulty of finding out the angles measured, associating the results with only fasting period is open to dispute

Names which originate from plants within terminologiaanatomica

&Ouml;z Tıp eğitiminin ilk adımı anatomi, anatomi dersinin temeli ise terminoloji eğitimidir. Anatomi bilimi olduk&ccedil;a zengin bir terminolojik birikime sahiptir. Bu terminolojinin temeli Latince ve Grek&ccedil;e k&ouml;kenli kelimelere dayanmaktadır. Bu kelimeler Terminologia Anatomica&rsquo;da (TA) liste halinde yayınlanmaktadır. Bitkisel k&ouml;kenli isimleri tespit etmek i&ccedil;in Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology tarafından 1998 yılında basılan TA tarandı. Bu isimlerin T&uuml;rk&ccedil;e anlamları &ccedil;eşitli s&ouml;zl&uuml;klerden yararlanılarak ortaya kondu. İncelediğimiz mevcut TA&rsquo;da insan v&uuml;cudundaki yapıları tanımlayan 7537 adet anatomik isim tespit edildi. Bu isimler iki gruba b&ouml;l&uuml;nd&uuml;. Birinci grup doğrudan bir bitki adını temsil eden (13 adet) isimlerden, ikinci grup ise doğrudan bir bitki adını temsil etmeyen ancak bitkisel bir k&ouml;kene dayanan (12 adet) isimlerden oluşturuldu. Bu isimlerin TA&rsquo;da ne kadar sıklıkta tekrarlandığına baktığımızda; t&uuml;m bitkisel isimlerin toplamda 647 kez ge&ccedil;tiği tespit edildi. Bitkisel k&ouml;kene dayanan isimlerin yer aldığı tanımların TA&rsquo;daki t&uuml;m tanımlamalara oranı % 7,4&rsquo;d&uuml;r. Anatomik terimler i&ccedil;erisinde bitkisel k&ouml;kenli olanları tespit edip ortaya koymak ve bunların anlamını bilerek &ouml;ğrencilere aktarmak anatomi eğitiminin daha kolay anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayacağı kanaatindeyiz. Anahtar Kelimeler: Anatomi; Terminoloji; Bitki.Abstract The anatomy is the first step in medical education. Education of terminology is the base of anatomy lesson. The science of anatomy possesses very rich terminological knowledge. The basis of this terminology is based on words which originate from the Latin and Greek. Those terms were published as a list in Terminologia Anatomica (TA). TA, published in 1998 by the Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology, was scanned to determine the names of vegetable origin. Turkish meanings of these names were detected from various dictionaries. We have determined 7537 anatomical terms in TA which defined the structures of human body. These names divided in two grups. Whether the first group names (13 names) were reminded directly by plant, the second group names (12 names) were not reminded directly by plant names but their origins were based on plant origin. We examined how often these names are repeated in TA. We determined that these names repeated in 647 times. The ratio of names which based on plant origin was 7,4% in total terms of TA. If we determine these plant origin names in anatomic terms and explain them to student with knowing the meaning of these names, we may contribute the better understanding of anatomy. Keywords: Anatomy; Terminology; Plant.&nbsp;</p

Analysis of the influence of somatotype difference on motoric parameters such as vertical jump, sit and reach flexibility and 30-m sprint

WOS: 000456480900003BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to show the somatotype features of young people with no symptoms and to find out whether motoric parameters such as vertical jump, flexibility and 30-m sprint were influenced by somatotype differences. METHODS: The study included 146 participants (88 males, 58 females) who had no symptoms. The Heath-Carter formula was used to find out the somatotypes of the participants and each participant's anthropometric measurements were found. Vertical jump, flexibility and 30-meter sprint test were measured to evaluate motoric parameters of male and female. RESULTS: In men, athletes with central type somatotype had the best score in vertical jump test with 53 cm, athletes with endomorphic mesomorph somatotype had the best score in sit and reach flexibility test with 30 cm, and athletes with balanced mesomorph somatotype had the best score in 30-m sprint test with 4.36 s. In women, athletes with endomorphic mesomorph somatotype had the best score in vertical jump test with 40 cm, athletes with Endomorphic Mesomorph somatotype had the best score in sit and reach flexibility test with 33.5 cm, and athletes with mesomorph endomorph somatotype had the best score in 30-m sprint test with 5.22 s. No statistically significant difference was found in male and female between different somatotypes and motoric parameters (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Although there were no statistically significant differences, it emerged that different somatotypes were more successful than others. An anatomic body structure specific for the sport branch influences performance greatly

20–28 YAŞ ARASI SAĞLIKLI GENÇ ERKEKLERİN TOPLAM VÜCUT HACMİ VE YÜZEYALANININ HESAPLANMASI

Bu &ccedil;alışma gen&ccedil; T&uuml;rk erkeklerinde v&uuml;cut ağırlığı kullanılarakv&uuml;cut hacmini tahmini olarak hesaplanması i&ccedil;inform&uuml;ller geliştirilmek amacıyla yapıldı. Bu &ccedil;alışmadatoplam v&uuml;cut hacmi, v&uuml;cut y&uuml;zey alanı, v&uuml;cut k&uuml;tle indeksi,toplam su miktarı, v&uuml;cut ağırlığı ve uzunluğu 20-28 yaş arası toplam 30 T&uuml;rk gencinde ortalama ve standartsapma olarak verildi. Toplam v&uuml;cut hacmi ile y&uuml;zeyalanı arasındaki ilişki de araştırıldı. Toplam v&uuml;cut hacmiile y&uuml;zey alanı arasında kuvvetli ve pozitif korelasyontespit edildi (r=0.821), aynı zamanda yine v&uuml;cuthacmi ile v&uuml;cut ağırlığı ve uzunluğu arasında da korelasyontespit edildi (r=0.788; 0.495, sırasıyla). V&uuml;cuthacmi ile v&uuml;cut ağırlığı ve uzunluğu arasında ayrı ayrıve birlikte regresyon analizi yapıldı. Regresyon analizinesonucu a&ccedil;ıklayıcılık katsayıları yalnızca boy i&ccedil;in0.486; yalnızca v&uuml;cut ağırlığı i&ccedil;in 0.621; v&uuml;cut ağırlığıve uzunluğu i&ccedil;in 0.753 olarak elde edilmiştir. Sonu&ccedil;tav&uuml;cut ağırlığı kullanılarak v&uuml;cut hacmi kolay olarakhesaplanabilir. Daha geniş gruplar &uuml;zerinde form&uuml;llerindoğrulanması a&ccedil;ısından ileri &ccedil;alışmalara ihtiya&ccedil; duyulmaktadır.The present study was undertaken to developpredictive equations for estimating total body volumefrom simple method using body weight in Turkishyoung men. Mean values and standard deviations oftotal body volume, body surface area, body mass index,total body water density, height, and weight of 30 Turkishyoung men aged 20-28 years are presented in thisstudy. Relationship between total body volume andtotal body surface area are also examined. Highly significantand positive correlations existed between totalbody volume and total body surface area according toMosteller (r=0.821) and also weight, and height thevalues of correlation coefficients (r) are 0.788 and0.495, respectively. Body volume was estimated fromweight, and height separately and together by usinglinear regression analysis. Based on the regressionanalysis results, coefficient of determination was foundas 0.486 for only height, 0.621 for only weight and0.753 for height and weight together. Thus actuallyproved to be easy using weight for calculate total bodyvolume. Further studies need to be performed with alarger sample size and using an external group to validatethe equations.</div

Assessment of in vivo calculation with ultrasonography compared to physical sections in vitro: a stereological study of prostate volumes

We compared three methods for the determination of prostate volume: prostate volume measured via transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS); the Cavalieri method for measuring physical sections; and volume by displacement. TRUS volumes were calculated by the prolate ellipsoid volume formula. Five patients underwent TRUS examination of the prostate prior to radical prostatectomy; specimens were measured when freshly excised. Mean prostate volume by fluid displacement, before formalin fixation was 52.8 +/- 21.5 cm(3), and after formalin fixation 50.4 +/- 20.9 cm(3). Volumes determined by the Cavalieri principle (point-counting and planimetry) were 47.8 +/- 19.3 and 49.1 +/- 20.5 cm(3); volume measured by TRUS was 42.9 +/- 21.9 cm(3). Thus TRUS underestimated prostate volume by 21.4%, but excellent agreement was found between actual volume and point counting techniques. We believe that the classic ellipsoid formula is inadequate for determining prostate volume. We compared three methods for the determination of prostate volume: prostate volume measured via transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS); the Cavalieri method for measuring physical sections; and volume by displacement. TRUS volumes were calculated by the prolate ellipsoid volume formula. Five patients underwent TRUS examination of the prostate prior to radical prostatectomy; specimens were measured when freshly excised. Mean prostate volume by fluid displacement, before formalin fixation was 52.8 &plusmn; 21.5 cm(3), and after formalin fixation 50.4 &plusmn; 20.9 cm(3). Volumes determined by the Cavalieri principle (point-counting and planimetry) were 47.8 &plusmn; 19.3 and 49.1 &plusmn; 20.5 cm(3); volume measured by TRUS was 42.9 &plusmn; 21.9 cm(3). Thus TRUS underestimated prostate volume by 21.4%, but excellent agreement was found between actual volume and point counting techniques. We believe that the classic ellipsoid formula is inadequate for determining prostate volume.</p