Dissection
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Dissection is the dismembering of the body of a deceased animal or plant to study its anatomical structure. Autopsy is used in pathology and forensic medicine to determine the cause of death in humans
Dissection of a pregnant rat in a biology class
Ginkgo seed in dissection, showing embryo and gametophyte
Dissection tools. Left to right: scalpels with No. 20 and No. 12 blades, two forceps and scissors
Galen (129 – c. 200 AD), Opera omnia, dissection of a pig. Engraving made in Venice, 1565
Cadaver
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A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, an
Corpses of Parisian Communards
Cadaver in refrigerator in the Forensic Medicine at the Charité Berlin
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt shows an anatomy lesson taking place in Amsterdam in 1632.
Study of the human skull by Leonardo da Vinci