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ffoboomstick OP t1_jdctxq4 wrote

At the time the school was in operation, the idea of dissection wasn't exactly "legal", so it's possible that the cadavers came from grave robbers and other less legitimate sources.

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dragracesssss t1_jdfjl7q wrote

Thats alot of bones but then I remembered we have 365 so that can be made up in about three and a half or so people.

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EDIT: I did my math wrong and I forgot how many bones we have (I'm a psych/history major, not bio and math) so its more about six people.

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KingoftheMongoose t1_jdfmcm2 wrote

Replying to dragracesssss (#2,327,766)

And since the 1200 were from at least 15 people, that means that most likely they are at different levels of completeness. What really would be interesting, would be to read first hand written accounts of how that initial discussion took place to decide “Yep, just bring them over to my house; I know just the place.”

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McWeaksauce91 t1_jdftcah wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,325,435)

I didn’t mean back then. I was speaking to the person saying it wasn’t legal now. I was saying there’s no need to grave rob, because people donate. Sometimes willingly. Sometimes its not willingly, but those who don’t have a will or family at death (homeless, mentally ill, other like cases). But it’s been a long time since I’ve done a cadaver lab, so I could be misremembering

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professor_doom t1_jdftnq8 wrote

>1200 bones from roughly 15 bodies

Let’s do the math. 206 bones in the human body. 206 bones x 15 bodies =3090 bones. That’s a quarter of the bones found. That’s a pretty generous “roughly”.

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Herbacult t1_jdg628y wrote

Replying to hungry4danish (#2,329,922)

I’m only 60% through, but it’s wonderful! I love nonfictions like this. Richard Preston’s The Hot Zone and The Demon in the Freezer + Bill Bryson’s An Occupant’s Guide to the Body are great too.

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Theletterkay t1_jdg7683 wrote

Replying to Roushfan5 (#2,325,404)

I knew I couldnt handle med school the first time I saw the manhandling of a cadaver. I just cant view a body like that objectively. I know they consented, but it still feels like a violation cutting into them.

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mememuseum t1_jdg7zfm wrote

Replying to Roushfan5 (#2,325,404)

I took some biology courses in college. I got to dissect a cat, but one day they showed us the cadavers and I got to hold a human brain.

It was a surreal and humbling experience. To hold that and know that it once contained all of a persons hopes, dreams, and experiences.

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theochocolate t1_jdgl2gb wrote

Replying to mememuseum (#2,330,266)

I loved my biopsychology class in college. My professor labeled the parts of actual human brains and let us hold one. It was quite awe-inspiring...it's difficult to describe the feeling. They're so small.

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WingedLady t1_jdgl84y wrote

Replying to Theletterkay (#2,330,182)

I was able to handle bones of various ages in an osteology lab and looking at plenty of pictures of cadavers while studying anatomy on my own time, until I came across one that looked like my husband.

That was a hard nope.

Any plans for studying forensics went out the window pretty quick after that.

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