From ancient Greece to Australian universities — body donations have unlocked the gates of modern anatomy, but what really happens when you gift your body to science.
We all depend on medical innovation — whether to help us get over the flu or bring us lifesaving cures — but what happens when we die?
Of those who did support body donations, contributing to research and helping future student education were among the top reasons why. Dean of medicine and head of the Adelaide Medical School Danny Liew says the program receives approximately 300 consent forms each year.Dr Liew says there are varied reasons to sign up.
"They are making a lasting contribution to the education and training of our current and future health professionals and advancing science through research."Western Sydney University Human Anatomy and Physiology associate professor Peter Shortland agrees, saying the "education value is just huge". "It's a difficult subject because it deals with issues people don’t want to think about, like their own mortality or the death of a loved one," Dr Shortland says."Some of these are cultural or religious but some of these are just ignorance.Thriving anatomical research also depends on a variety of bodies, even though older Australians are the most likely to sign up and donate.
Dr Berry said the university respects the wishes of the family if it chooses not to donate their loved ones.
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