The unique presentation of right sternalis muscle can be classified by expanding the Snosek et al. classification scheme to include triple-bellied subtypes. This presentation is classified as a mixed type-right triple, with single bicipital converging and single bicipital diverging. Documentation of sternalis muscle variations can prevent misdiagnoses within the anterior thorax.

BlueLink is a digital multimedia resource which provides high quality, expert‐reviewed anatomical resources free for educational use and accessible via the web. The BlueLink website was assessed by survey for user demographics and preference data. Data from the survey indicate consumers outside of U‐M are primarily learners from other medical institutions (85.6%). The majority of users came to the site via teacher or peer recommendation (58.4%), or an online search (40.7%), and most use the site for personal study purposes (91.8%). The preferred resources were 1) Online Practice Questions, 2) QuizLink Interactive Quizzes, and 3) BlueLink Cadaveric Atlas Images. Users suggest a potential benefit from making the site easier‐to‐navigate. These results indicate that while BlueLink has an international student user base, it can still expand to provide more of the requested video and animation‐based resources for its diverse variety of anatomical learners. These results demonstrate that digital resources, specifically cadaveric and quiz‐based, are highly utilized and preferred by anatomy students.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

Knowledge and publication of human anatomic variations has become increasingly emphasized in the clinical setting with the intent of decreasing the occurrence of misdiagnosis and surgical complications. We report a previously undocumented variant of sternalis muscle. The sternalis muscle is an anatomical variation of the anterior thoracic wall that is rare, though well‐documented. This inconstant muscle is typically parasternal and superficial to pectoralis major muscle, with its fibers running vertically. Dissection of the anterior thoracic wall on an 83‐year‐old female cadaver revealed bilateral sternalis muscles. The right sternalis muscle has a single belly and can be classified using the Snosek et al. (2014) classification system as a simple type, left single. The left sternalis muscle presented with three muscle bellies, each having a unique pattern of superior attachments. This variation is previously undocumented, and we propose the addition of a new subtype of sternalis classification, as well as a modification to the Snosek et al. (2014) classification scheme to include classifying different muscle bellies when multiple are present.This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

The University of Michigan BlueLink project provides expert reviewed and produced anatomical resources, specializing in cadaveric multimedia and curricular materials. BlueLink has begun developing a library of virtual (3D) resources. Using a Shining 3D EinScan‐Pro structured light scanner, osteologic and plastinated specimens are digitized and a 3D scan is produced within EinScan software. Initial scans focus on capturing the gross 3D details of the whole specimen. Once the scan is complete a combination of Meshmixer, Maya, and Blender are used to clean the models and finalize them both structurally and aesthetically. Sketchfab serves as our primary tool for distributing and annotating models. We provide all finalized models as free resources on Sketchfab, which provides an excellent platform to embed resources within our existing BlueLink website.

With the marked increase of diversity and inclusivity teaching initiatives at the University of Michigan, the Division of Anatomical Sciences’ faculty developed a research plan to investigate what aspects of diversity and inclusion are of most importance to students. A pre‐ and post‐survey regarding student perceptions of the importance of diversity and inclusion in anatomical dissection teams was distributed to two cohorts of students in the U‐M DENT 545 (Summer 2018 & 2019). The majority of students considered the Anatomy curriculum to be inclusive, but differed considerably in how important they considered diversity to be within a dissection team. Certain aspects of diversity had notably higher scores for providing positive contributions to a dissection team (race/ethnicity, gender/gender identification, culture, and age), which other aspects scored comparatively lower (political perspective, (dis)ability status, and religious commitments). Additionally, some qualitative comments provided actionable insights on how to improve an inclusive environment.