The Zagreb Skull Collection-The unique identified collection of human skulls from fetuses to centenarians.

Skull anatomy and development have been extensively studied due to their significance in evolutionary biology, forensic anthropology, and clinical medicine. Bone collections are an indispensable resource for conducting such anthropological and anatomical studies. However, worldwide there are only few skull collections containing specimens covering the entire fetal and postnatal period.

In the eye of the beholder - how course delivery affects anatomy education.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused major shifts in students' learning strategies as well as teaching environments that profoundly affected the delivery of anatomy courses in medical schools. The Department of Anatomy at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine had a unique experience where the anatomy course in 2019/2020 was first taught in-person before transferring to an online course delivery, while the inverse happened in 2020/2021. The core curriculum, course material and examination criteria were the same in both academic years.

The anatomy lesson of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: irreplaceable tradition (cadaver work) and new didactics of digital technology.

Aim: To compare the efficacy of different components of online and contact anatomy classes as perceived by medical students.

Methods: An anonymous course evaluation survey was conducted at the end of the academic year 2019/2020. The organization of classes due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic provided our students with a unique opportunity to compare online and contact classes.

THE ANATOMY OF OROFACIAL INNERVATION.

The whole human body receives rich sensory innervation with only one exception and that is the brain tissue. The orofacial region is hence no exception. The head region consequently receives a rich network of sensory nerves making it special because the two types of sensory fibres, visceral and somatic overlap, especially in the pharynx.

A Quantitative Golgi Study of Dendritic Morphology in the Mice Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons.

In this study we have provided a detailed quantitative morphological analysis of medium spiny neurons (MSNs) in the mice dorsal striatum and determined the consistency of values among three groups of animals obtained in different set of experiments. Dendritic trees of 162 Golgi Cox (FD Rapid GolgiStain Kit) impregnated MSNs from 15 adult C57BL/6 mice were 3-dimensionally reconstructed using Neurolucida software, and parameters of dendritic morphology have been compared among experimental groups. The parameters of length and branching pattern did not show statistically significant difference and were highly consistent among groups.

Neocortical calretinin neurons in primates: increase in proportion and microcircuitry structure.

In this article we first point at the expansion of associative cortical areas in primates, as well as at the intrinsic changes in the structure of the cortical column. There is a huge increase in proportion of glutamatergic cortical projecting neurons located in the upper cortical layers (II/III). Inside this group, a novel class of associative neurons becomes recognized for its growing necessity in both inter-areal and intra-areal columnar integration.

Dynamics of optic canal and orbital cavity development revealed by microCT.

Purpose: Numerous studies have attempted to clarify the exact anatomy and variations of the optic canal with non-conclusive results due to its close proximity to many vulnerable structures. We sought to determine the dynamics of growth and development of these structures on fetal skulls, which will help us to better understand of gender and age-dependent variations, as well as fatal malformations.

Methods: Fifteen previously macerated fetal frontal and sphenoid bones were analyzed and the diameters of optic canal, and distance of orbit from frontomaxillary suture to frontozygomatic suture were measured using 3D reconstruction images obtained by micro-CT.

Psychiatrists' empathy, beliefs and attitudes towards veterans suffering from combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

Background: Empathy is a powerful and necessary skill for understanding another person's subjective experience. In this study we wanted to explore psychiatrists' attitudes towards PTSD, general empathy, possible differences related to age, sex and regional location in Croatia.

Subjects And Methods: 205 psychiatrists from different Croatian regions participated in this study.

Self-perceived social support in Croatian war veterans suffering from combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder -- what should not have happened.

The goal of this study was to evaluate the association between self-perceived social support and chronic combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study included 262 male war veterans suffering from chronic PTSD. Their diagnosis was confirmed according to DSM-IV-TR.