Which ones?
2006-07-18 19:54:52 · 10 answers · asked by spudmeister 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
No. When I was in nursing school the same question came up and the answer is people donate their bodies to science. Are you thinking about doing the same?
2006-07-19 03:01:19 · answer #1 · answered by CTMEDS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bodies are donated to medical science. They are then processed by a company that preserves them (in formaldeyde and other nasty chemicals).
The university then buys the cadavers off the processing company.
It's similar to the way blood donation works in the UK - the blood is donated, but the hospital has to pay for it to cover processing costs.
2006-07-18 20:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by Song2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is always a shortage of cadavers for medical purposes. In an ideal world there would be enough people who donate their mortal remains, but in practice it is far from enough. So, yes, you are probably right that they buy them as well. I'm sure that a long ethical evaluation process is involved, before such a transaction is closed. At least I hope there is.
2006-07-18 20:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Hi y´all ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many people donate their bodies to medical science after they die, so these gifts are a major source of cadavers.
2006-07-18 19:59:51 · answer #4 · answered by Mark V 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats an interesting question. Are you selling cadavers LOL. Seriously though I am going to look for other answers to this post thats a good question.
2006-07-18 19:58:42 · answer #5 · answered by travallion 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends in what country ??
yes there are people who donate there body to science
the rest of it yes in Communist countries the homeless and lonely people's cadavers was given to the university studies
2006-07-20 09:30:15 · answer #6 · answered by qwq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about donors,but years ago,people that died and had no family,and no insurance to pay for their burial.Their bodies were given to the universities
2006-07-18 21:02:47 · answer #7 · answered by Jo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.
A person can sign up to donate his body while he is alive and when he dies the college comes to pick it up.
Who are you going to pay anyway?
2006-07-18 23:16:50 · answer #8 · answered by koz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so. They're donated to science.
2006-07-18 19:58:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you going to commit murder?
Want to know who to kill to get the best payment or what?
2006-07-18 19:58:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋