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- Human decay
- Stages of decomposition
- History
- In art
- Importance in science
- Importance in medical field
- Preserving for use in dissection
- Embalming with fluids
- Chemicals and their roles in embalming
- Advantages and disadvantages of using traditionally embalmed cadavers
- Plastination
- Advantages and disadvantages of using plastinates
- Body snatching
- Selling murder victims
- Motor vehicle safety
- Public view of cadaver crash test dummies
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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A cadaver, often known as a corpse, is a dead human body. Cadavers are used by medical students, physicians and other scientists to study anatomy, identify disease sites, determine causes of death, and provide tissue to repair a defect in a living human being. Students in medical school study and dissect cadavers as a part of their education. Others who study cadavers include archaeologists and arts students. In addition, a cadaver may be used in the development and evaluation of surgical instruments.