Disclaimer	The LUMEN Dissector is intended solely for educational purposes. I have elected to restrict Internet access to certain parts of the Dissector in deference to the generous individuals who have donated their bodies for medical education. We are grateful for their unselfish generosity. If you are interested in obtaining all of the material currently available on the Dissector we are working on a way to assign free user ID's for qualified users who wish to login through the Internet. Please stay tuned for further developments.
Objectives	The LUMEN Dissector has as its objectives: 1) to incorporate more multimedia into the principal learning environment of the student - the laboratory dissection; 2) to serve as a "prosection" for the student to preview the material before class and review the material after class; and 3) to provide a variety of resources that are designed to maximize the integration of information in the Structure of the Human Body course. The modern dissecting facilities include computer terminals at the dissecting tables thereby enhancing the availability of relevant information at the dissecting table where students can use it to the best advantage. I have deliberately used only images from student dissections to better approximate the actual appearance of the structures being dissected and to provide some appreciation of the variability of anatomical structures.
Client settings	A shortcoming of the Web platform is the difficulty of controlling the "look and feel" of the lessons. The LUMEN Dissector was designed (frame size, image sizes, fonts, etc) for the terminals used in the Stritch School of Medicine. The configuration of the terminals is as follows: Netscape Navigator 4.0 (or higher) with default font settings. 17" monitors at a resolution of 800X600 window set to occupy the full frame of the monitor. Turning off the "Show Directory Buttons" under the Options menu will increase the available window size.