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Medical schools in countries like Argentina use cadavers as an essential tool for teaching anatomy, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and a deeper u
by wslh 2y ago
Medical schools in countries like Argentina use cadavers as an essential tool for teaching anatomy, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and a deeper understanding of human anatomy.
- bhickey 2y agoYou may have misunderstood the above comment. While using cadavers in medical education is commonplace, _taking body parts home_ is no longer the norm.
- chasil 2y agoHowever, cadaver parts are now surgically implanted in patients for a variety of reasons, and those are certainly taken home. A quick search results in "allograft bone." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_grafting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_grafting
- fluoridation 2y agoHow is that related to medical students taking body parts out of a lab and dissecting them at home?
- chasil 2y agoThe body parts are going home. In some contexts, this is forbidden, unorthodox, or expected.