introduction: medical undergraduates usually understand and memorize anatomical course material with difficulty. also, the current text books and atlases of anatomy and histology do not fulfill all the learning needs of the undergraduates. therefore, it is necessary to consider the role of internet websites and computer programs (i.e. the role of electronic learning) in teaching. the present re...

successful endodontic therapy depends on adequate mechanical and chemical debridement of the canal which requires knowledge of the canal morphology. conventional radiography has been used to evaluate the canal type; however, direct digital radiography has recently been practiced for this purpose due to the shortcomings of conventional radiography. the aim of the present study was to compare the...

introduction: the increasing development of software in e-learning has opened a new horizon in education. the current research was conducted to assess the effect of web-based teaching of anatomy course on medical students’ attitude, perceived ease of use, perceived benefit and satisfaction with teaching method at kermanshah university of medical sciences. methods: the present study was an inter...

there are significant structural differences between the mouth and pharyngeal cavity of birds and mammals. it is usual to refer to a common oropharyngeal cavity of birds because the soft palate, which forms such an obvious delineation between the mouth and pharyngeal cavity, is absent. six male adult ostriches were used to study the oropharyngeal cavity and its components including the beak, ha...

the carotid is a small mass of chemoreceptor's and sustentacular cells that detects changes in the composition of the arterial blood. the aim of the present study was to identify the size, color, location, blood and nerve supply of the carotid body in makouei sheep. fourteen heads of sheep from both sexes were collected from urmia public slaughter-house. the exact situation and nerve supply of ...