Education-wise it is best to have an “uninteresting” cadaver to start with. Otherwise one might spend half a lesson trying to figure out something beyond their scope. But after grasping the basics it is best to delve into such variations, otherwise one might learn them mid-surgery. For research it is best to have the test subject be as “normal” as possible (unless the research is about the variation), so the findings are not skewed.
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latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
I mean… I’m not a scientist, but wouldn’t that be a good thing? A scientifically uninteresting apecimen, to me, means no abnormalities, no weird diseases, bog-standard “nothing interesting, they just died.”
Dave2@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 hours ago
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 hours ago
Yep! Most definitely not a scientist!:))) Thank you so much for the details, this has brought me to the point where I’m starting to understand what I don’t know about research in general!
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
That one medical student who picks up your head and comically operates your jaw …
“Hey look at me everyone, I’m a cadaver!”
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
I would pay extra to guarantee i was used as a comedy prop.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
What about donating your finger bones to make dice for that one company
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
Mum used to tell me stories about how dad and a mate of his would prank a third dude while practicing on bodies by casually having lunch over an open chest cavity, with the full salad on display. Frequently made the third guy lose his.
So far, the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree, so… yeah:))) Most likely=))))
T156@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
That’s a good way to get kicked out of the wet lab. Most tutors are incredibly serious about treating bodies with respect, you can’t take photos, or muck around with them.
Going Hamlet with them would be absolutely not on.
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 1 day ago
I think it’s implying the opposite, that they abused their body so much during life that they no longer qualify to be donated. Weight is one of the major disqualifiers for whole-body donation.
The vast majority of bodies go to medical institutions for surgical training, with a smaller percent going to research
other_cat@piefed.zip 21 hours ago
Why is weight a disqualifier?
FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 20 hours ago
There are a few reasons that I know of: Heavy bodies are more difficult to move, fat bodies take longer to dissect, and large bodies don’t always fit on the (usually decades-old) tables.
I think that weight is a disqualification that’s been changing in recent years, because even in Europe bodies are starting to trend larger, but it’s still something to keep in mind if you live in like Mississippi and think the University of Mississippi will take your 350 pound grandpa when he passes on.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 11 hours ago
Wait what? I converted 200 lbs to kg and it should be equal 90 kg. This isn’t severely obese. I weigh much more and do stuff like bouldering.
Anyways, doesn’t even matter because it is important to also train on fat bodies. Because otherwise we face the same problems medicine has with ignoring female and black bodies. Most studies have just been on white, able-bodied male bodies. To actually treat all bodies with the best care, medical professionals should be trained on all types of bodies!
maxwellfire@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
That implies to me that surgeons aren’t training on heavier people though which seems bad
latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
Oh, hadn’t thought about it that way! And, fair point, different types of interest in science.
Also think the “for science” specifier set it so that the entire thing would be research oriented:)) Were it for donation of organs, yeah… not much use for a nuked lover=)))