Anatomy study in medical education has been considered as a fundamental foundation. The use of cadavers in the study of anatomy is regarded as the gold standard, but in the course of its use, the use of cadavers in modern medical education has become irrelevant due to the consideration of several factors. Thus, the use of cadavers in learning anatomy has decreased in quantity. Of course, this dramatically affects the quality of medical education. This condition has resulted in several countries implementing anatomy learning using the VR system. This study aims to reveal what can be maximized to improve VR systems’ experience in anatomy learning. We carried out a literature review by collecting several papers relevant to the topic of discussion. The results of this study are in the form of research gaps that will be used to conduct further research.

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