DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2015.v03i02.101

Pages: 1043-1045

Dissection is the act of cutting up and analysing a tissue or a specimen in detail. Dissection of a dead body is one of the oldest methods of learning human anatomy in a medical college. It requires a great deal of dexterity and is the marker of a surgeon. Besides surgeons, other medical practitioners need to perform endoscopic procedures. Hence knowledge of dissection is a must for all medical professionals. This art of dissection is first learnt in the Anatomy Dissection Hall. However, procuring human cadavers for teaching and training purposes are surrounded by ethical reservations. This paper highlights the usefulness of cadaver dissection, enlightening the precise forms in which the body of the deceased person can be procured and used for teaching as well as for research. It is designed at setting some nominal guidelines regarding rules and regulations recommended for sustaining the standard of dissection as well as the dignity of the cadavers. A cadaver has a fundamental moral- ethical value that necessitates a reverential attitude towards it. The use of the cadavers for dissection must be done with profound respect for the deceased person. The best method of cadaver procurement is Voluntary Body Donation.