Background In 2008, members of the TEPARG provided first insights into the legal and
ethical framework governing body donation in Europe. In 2012, a first update followed. This …

Considerable attention is being given to the availability of bodies for anatomical education.
This raises the question of the manner in which they are obtained, that is, whether they are …

With the emergence of the Covid‐19 pandemic in 2020, it was difficult to predict if the
“cadaveric‐based (golden) standard” of teaching anatomy would be possible in the …

Little is known regarding the profiles of whole body donors in Muslim majority countries
where donation is scarce. Therefore, this study aims to profile registered donors in Turkey by …

Persisting difficulties in body procurement in Turkey led to the acquisition of donated,
unclaimed, autopsied, and imported bodies regulated under current legislature. Yet, no …

While dissection remains the method of choice for teaching human anatomy, ethical
requirements for obtaining cadavers has made the process of acquiring human bodies more …

Cultural practices in the African continent have been thought to impact negatively on body
donation. Thus, most African countries continue to rely on unclaimed bodies for dissection …

Most anatomists agree that cadaver dissection serves as a superior teaching tool in human
anatomy education. However, attitudes toward body donation vary widely between different …

Background Culture, society and spirituality contribute to variability in the characteristics of
human body donors and donation programmes worldwide. The donors and the body …

The use of human material in anatomy education depends upon the generosity of body
donors. However, little is known regarding the demographics of body donors in Brazil, where …