Three-Dimensional Digitalized and Printed Tongue Models of the Cow, Dog, Pig, and Horse for Undergraduate Veterinary Educationh/Modelos Tridimensionales Digitalizados e Impresos de Lengua de Vaca, Perro, Cerdo y Caballo para la Educacion Veterinaria de Pregrado

• Published in: International journal of morphology 2021-03, Vol.39 (2), p.436
• Main Authors: Donato, Bettina Assis Di, Santos, Amilton Cesar dos, Silveira, Erick Eduardo da, Pereira, Helton Carlos Sabino, Neto, Antônio Francisco da Silva Lisboa, Alcobaça, Mayla Magalhães de Oliveira, Neto, Antônio Chaves de Assis
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0717-9367

This study aimed to construct three-dimensional (3D) anatomical models of the tongue of domestic mammals of veterinary interest. The tongues were obtained from the didactic collection of the Laboratory of Veterinary Macroscopic Anatomy in the Surgery Department of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Sao Paulo. Tongues from a cow, dog, horse, and pig were selected for scanning and creation of the 3D-printed models. The printer used a filamentous thermoplastic material, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), which was deposited together with a support resin. In addition to the printing of models, an interactive 3D PDF was generated, creating a didactic collection for students. The anatomical characteristics and peculiarity of the tongues were easily identified in the scanned and printed images. The 3D scanning and printing offered an innovative method of visualizing different anatomical structures and, together with the existing methods, can optimize anatomy teaching in an educational context. KEY WORDS: Additive manufacturing; Anatomical models; 3D models; 3D printing; Comparative anatomy.