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McWeaksauce91 t1_jdep7pv wrote

Reply to comment by GuiltyandCharged in In the 1990s over 1,200 bones from roughly 15 bodies were found buried in Benjamin Franklin's London house, they are believed to be the remains from an anatomy school founded by an associate of Franklin's. by ffoboomstick

People donate their bodies to medical science upon death, for various reasons. A lot of med schools have “cadaver labs”

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Roushfan5 t1_jdew9ck wrote

The college I work for a has a cadaver lab for the med students. It was a sudden and uncomfortable reminder of my own mortality when I watched them unload the bodies one morning.

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Theletterkay t1_jdg7683 wrote

I knew I couldnt handle med school the first time I saw the manhandling of a cadaver. I just cant view a body like that objectively. I know they consented, but it still feels like a violation cutting into them.

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WingedLady t1_jdgl84y wrote

I was able to handle bones of various ages in an osteology lab and looking at plenty of pictures of cadavers while studying anatomy on my own time, until I came across one that looked like my husband.

That was a hard nope.

Any plans for studying forensics went out the window pretty quick after that.

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mememuseum t1_jdg7zfm wrote

I took some biology courses in college. I got to dissect a cat, but one day they showed us the cadavers and I got to hold a human brain.

It was a surreal and humbling experience. To hold that and know that it once contained all of a persons hopes, dreams, and experiences.

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theochocolate t1_jdgl2gb wrote

I loved my biopsychology class in college. My professor labeled the parts of actual human brains and let us hold one. It was quite awe-inspiring...it's difficult to describe the feeling. They're so small.

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CofaDawg t1_jdfstk3 wrote

1st year med student who has anatomy lab chiming in here.

Today, I removed the entire GI tract.

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Chairmanwowsaywhat t1_jdfpmmx wrote

No but in the 1800s there was a trade for illegally obtained cadavers in britain. There's a film called burke and hare about it I think

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McWeaksauce91 t1_jdftcah wrote

I didn’t mean back then. I was speaking to the person saying it wasn’t legal now. I was saying there’s no need to grave rob, because people donate. Sometimes willingly. Sometimes its not willingly, but those who don’t have a will or family at death (homeless, mentally ill, other like cases). But it’s been a long time since I’ve done a cadaver lab, so I could be misremembering

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