Lucas Blázquez Lautre; Concepción Yarnoz Irazábal & Ana María Insausti Serrano

Learning anatomy is a challenge for health science students and the inguinal region is one of the most difficult parts. A good knowledge of anatomy is the basis for avoiding clinical errors. Practical teaching of anatomy has been based on cadaveric dissection, although in recent years alternative methods based on computer technology have appeared. A new practical method, carried out on paper by the students themselves, is presented and its usefulness is studied in comparison with cadaveric teaching. The learning obtained by students practicing with the new paper model is at least equivalent to that obtained with classical cadaver practice. The paper model is a good method to support the teaching of the anatomy of the inguinal region.

KEY WORDS: Inguinal; Anatomy; Teaching; Methods; New model.

BLÁZQUEZ-LAUTRE, L.; YARNOZ-IRAZÁBAL, C. & INSAUSTI-SERRANO, A. M. A new three-dimensional paper model to teach inguinal anatomy. Int. J. Morphol., 44(2):517-525, 2026.