A Story on the Brachial Plexus

Abstract

Introduction: Traditionally, the teaching of the brachial plexus and nerves of the upper limb starts from theory, followed by a recognition practice in the amphitheater. Objetive: To propose a pedagogical strategy for the teaching and learning of this topic that allows the understanding of the relationship between nerve roots, the formation of trunks, fascicles and terminal nerves. Materials and method: To understand the anatomy of the brachial plexus, an in-depth reading of the classic human anatomy textbooks was initially performed; applications with 3D images were reviewed to facilitate spatial location; drawings of the brachial plexus were made and, through virtual meetings, it was decided to create a structured story with introduction, climax and conclusion, which would allow an analogy between everyday life and the brachial plexus, entitled “A story in the brachial plexus”. Afterwards, the Procreate program from Apple was used to illustrate the characters according to the descriptions created. Finally, the animation
was made using the Adobe Premiere program. Results: A story about the brachial plexus was designed and animated with 15 original illustrations that personify each of the ventral divisions of the nerve roots from C5 to T1. The spatial location is represented by the socioeconomic strata and the relationships between the nerves by family relationships. Conclusion: The active participation of students in the design of pedagogical strategies allows the understanding of human anatomy, facilitating the construction of knowledge in the area. This makes this activity an excellent teaching, learning and evaluation strategy that involved creativity, writing, teamwork and in-depth understanding of the topic in order to make the analogy.