This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Laszlo B. Tamas, neurosurgeon: My medical school was McGill in Montreal. We had nice, modern medical science and administrative buildings, but the ...

As an early hub for modern medicine and education, Philadelphia was a nexus for both the science and art of human anatomy, with famed anatomists like Dr. William Osler leading dissections in his ...

Every Friday afternoon, 60 students cram into three laboratory spaces. Those labs have a distinct smell: ethanol and other chemicals, preserving four human cadavers. More than half of the 60 students ...

Human anatomy class is a right of passage for medical school students, but the bodies they dissect tend to be an afterthought. Who can know the story behind this person on the lab table before them ...

AMES, Iowa – In a recent class session devoted to reviewing the components of a monogastric digestive system, Alexandra Else-Keller reminded an animal science student how to position her fingers as ...

To learn more about WSU’s Willed Body Program, call (509) 368-6600, email wsu.willedbody@wsu.edu or visit them online at medicine.wsu.edu/give/willed-body-program ...

Gross anatomy, the study of the human body at the macro scale, remains a pillar of medical education. The dissection of human cadavers in gross anatomy laboratories is considered a rite of passage ...

More than 160 students from 43 public high schools gathered Tuesday for the state’s first-ever Anatomage Tournament, a ...

The BioDigital Human is a three-dimensional, fully interactive visualization program. While it won’t completely replace old-fashioned dissection, its users can explore a human body in ways not ...

AMES, Iowa – A new anatomy laboratory at Iowa State University is nearing the end of its first year offering students an opportunity to study human cadavers donated for teaching purposes. The anatomy ...

As its title indicates, this is a book for use in a practical comparative anatomy course. It is intended for a somewhat unusual class of student, and consequently its contents, outlook, and method of ...