Understand imaging of the brain and spinal cord. Dissection of the human body is a privilege that is often restricted to medical and/or students enrolled in health professions. Many anatomy educators ...

The dark practice of body snatching is directly tied to the advancements in the study of anatomy and medicine. The term was coined to describe the act of secretly removing corpses from graves for ...

Read more about how the Anatomy Education Core and Willed Body Program impacts our medical students. Anatomy, the study of the structure of the human body, is one of the most important courses in the ...

The Saint Louis University Center for Anatomical Science and Education (CASE) has been an established academic center providing expert anatomical education for more than 100 years. Our students ...

Anatomy has long been a subject of fascination and mystery, but alongside the scientific facts lies a world of superstitions and beliefs about the body. From the tiniest fingertip to the most ...

In the 16th century, when the study of human anatomy was still in its infancy, curious onlookers would gather in anatomical theaters to catch of a glimpse of public dissections of the dead. In the ...

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp was painted by Rembrandt in 1632. Dissection close DissectionDissection is the medical process of opening up a body to observe the inner structure of things ...