Typically a medical student would train on a cadaver before ever going near the human body with a scalpel. It's the only way to get hands-on experience, that doesn't involve potentially maiming a live ...

While we might not hear much about a "worldwide shortage of cadavers," the fact is that in developing nations and other places, they are in short supply. It costs money to properly embalm and ...

An important part of students’ medical education at Baylor College of Medicine comes through the anatomy lab, where they receive training during their first months as students. Read more about how the ...

Zygote Body is a comprehensive and unique way to learn about the human body. The human body is fascinating and complex. Students puzzle over those different bones, blood vessels, muscles, and ...

Teaching assistant and third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) student Kaitlyn Phillips works with Dr. Eunse Park, assistant professor of physical therapy, in UNG's anatomy lab. Students in the ...

The human body is made up of interconnected systems, such as the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, and nervous systems, which perform specific functions. Organs are ...

Mary Roach's new book Replaceable You explores what we do when bits of our bodies break down or need switching out. It makes ...

September 17, 2004 • Getting into medical school is the easy part. Making it through the first day of gross anatomy lab is where it gets hard. In part one of a series following first-year medical ...

The truth about male nipples and armpit hair. June 4, 2014— -- intro: Every day, people have their tonsils, appendix, and wisdom teeth removed--and after the pain subsides, they proceed without a ...

Any individual at least 18 years of age or older and of sound mind may make an anatomical gift to the School of Medicine. Is there an age limit to donate my body to the Department of Anatomy? Although ...