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My husband, age 48, died in April of this year. He had medical issues that led to his death. He was accepted for a full-body donation and your channel has been so unbelievably educational in learning what happens and how helpful his donation was/is. Thank you for your work, your lessons, and your channel. My most sincere admiration and appreciation to you 'guys'.
And even in the afterlife the students are tearing him apart and trying to get under his skin. And his nightmare of being naked infront of the class has finally come true.
My first wife died seven years ago at age 45 from ALS. She wanted her body donated to UCLA to hopefully assist in ALS research. I just found your channel yesterday, and it is a wonderful feeling to know how her remains were likely treated and the enormous benefit derived from her donation. She didn't want a grave, and her ashes were not returned (her body may actually still be in use, which was fascinating to discover). I have no issue with any of this, and I plan to do the same thing. Thank you so much for your channel.
I am a 63 year old Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor that had radiation treatments in 1976 at age 18. Those early treatments left many of us survivors with life long late effects. Mine include thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, lung issues, degenerative disc disease and now heart disease. I hope to donate my body to science so the long term effects of radiation treatments can be studied. Its important what you guys do.
The effects of radiation, depending on how much radiation there is, is different i think for the individual. But it is deadly. And causes many many different side effects. I will never ever get radiation if I have cancer. Stem cells are amazing but very expensive. Also weed and cbd can help a lot. I'm sorry you had to go through that but you're alive and I'm also going to donate my body for what trauma does to the body and brain.
My grandma suffered from skin cancer probably caused by the long term effects of industrial lubricants used in the WW1 ammunition factory she worked in as a young adult. She was cremated post mortem (lung cancer) so never made it as a career cadaver. BUT she was a participant in early radiotherapy trials for skin cancers at the Christie’s Hospital in Manchester U.K. Folk volunteering for medical research are vital for the education of young scientists and health practitioners of various kinds!😊
As a retired firefighter/EMT I've seen many dead bodies, from many different causes, I plan to donate my body when I pass! Thank you for putting out this video to help me understand what happens to the body when it's donated.
Thank you for your service as a firefighter. I'm also donating my body to science - I'm all signed up and have my card. After watching this video, I am further convinced it's the right thing to do.
Greetings from Hong Kong. Here we call body donors "Prof. Body". Med students hold a simple but solemn ritual to welcome and pay respects to these teachers in the beginning of school term.
Almost same like My friend that on medical school in Indonesia rn call them "guru", "teacher" or "lecturer". And they also do some prayers and pay respect before study the cadavers
@@TheBelldiver the college pays. And we get the whole body. It is just that we have to dissect a part of the body first. It also depends on who are you in the medical field a dentist or a surgeon.
I think medical studies with cadavers would be easier to accept and less scary. I think being a funeral parlor mortician working on fresh would be really scary.
As if each of those cadavers/ humans ended up there voluntarily… there is no proof our stillborn son‘s remains have ever been buried and the black market tissue and body part business is unfortunately in high demand. With more and more funeral homes being convicted of illegally selling body parts to science and medical facilities, I‘d be careful who I‘d „exhibit“ for some clicks online.
Being a medical student meaning lots of work with cadaver at some point. It's such a sacred & exciting experience. We do some praying together before we start learning or proceeding, and we move & placed their body parts slowly & carefully as it was a fragile precious items
hi as an young guy who become an body doner for use in anatomy education after iv passed will my body go though embalming processes in this kind of manner also if an body is fully clothed and has personal items such as watch ear stud etc are these items returned ?? thanks
My mom (leukemia, 74 yrs.) and dad, an Internist, (accidental fall, 48 yrs.) both donated their remains; dad's eyes were used to give someone site and mom's body was studied as a cadaver for about 8 months(?). The students invited all of us for a fantastic dinner and musical concert that was performed by the students themselves. They each spoke to us from the lectern, thanking us profusely for giving them this opportunity to learn.
That's so nice! For my Dad, they had his body for 2 years and after they returned the donors they had a memorial for a group of donors & their families. It was such a beautiful but sad thing they did for us. The medical students/doctors who studied using the donors were all there and spoke about how important what our family members did was not just for them but the advancement of science. They had people sing/perform for us and they spoke about them individually. We couldn't afford a burial or funeral, so, having them do that was the next best thing. I was a mess the whole time (we were VERY close) but it was amazing!
Awww that's incredible... So happy to hear that, that's so nice. Really makes a difference. Your mom and dad would be SO happy to hear that.. even in death, they were helping people.
Thank you for this video! My brother just died, a little over a month ago. His wife let us know that he donated his body to the local medical school, at University of South Alabama. I'm grateful that y'all made this. It's a comfort to know the kind of respect people like you show to the selfless people who give their bodies to further medical education and, hopefully, the research to find therapies to combat some devastating diseases. I've already made the choice to allow for anatomical donations but his gift has made me consider giving what remains to either a medical school or a facility such as yours. Thank you for your continuing dedication to advancing medical knowledge.
It's a disturbing, fascinating and disgusting all at the same time. But, without those people that donated themselves and people like these two guys here teaching students, we wouldn't have the advancements in medical science that we do today.
They are not teaching students. At least not medical students. We don't need this to improve medical advancements as of today's technology. This feeds morbid curiosity of many sick people. If you read the comments you'll find many of them making fun or simply making ovations about "working with cadavers". Try Netter's anatomy instead. We've had it for over 30 years and is quite good.
@@AlanLarawalktheearth You know, you can't learn riding a bike, swimming, driving, walking just by books ? And letting students who don't even know what the actual human body looks like from inside to operate on actual LIVE patients is probably gonna be a disaster
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned ask a mortician. She goes through the whole embalming process. It's fascinating. yet educational in a slightly different way
It’s such a sacrifice for the individual’s family and medical students everywhere are very grateful to them for the opportunity to learn from them. My daughter is in a DPT program working with cadavers this semester. She said it’s amazing how much you can learn with hands on. And that the students are extremely respectful of each body.
This is THE most frequent line of questioning I get in my office (outside of the patient’s chief complaints)!! All senses aside, it was my favourite lab. Took a while for me to eat meat again, but well worth it. I’m so grateful to those who donated their bodies so my education could be top notch for the living.
No need to eat dead rotting body parts when EVERY single thing can be made from plants instead. Better for our health, the animals and the planet we're all forced to share.
Personal choices are no longer just your own when they impact the planet and resources we're all forced to share. The way you feel about the facts i wrote isn't bcse of my "soapbox", it's your conscience letting you know you're old enough to know better and therefore do better.
If you're actually a Dr you should know better and strive for health and wellness not only for yourself but also for your pts and the environment. So thank you for reiterating how uneducated and bought and paid for physicians actually are.
I'm an embalmer myself, I always think it's cool to watch your guy's videos. I never get to see what happens to a body once I've done my work, so having the opportunity to see things in detail and described the way you do is always humbling in a sense.
I'm an orthopedic mess. I've broken over 24 bones, most due to high impact injuries. I've had plates in my leg, arm and back, several random screws and a plate in the back of my head. I definitely want to donate after seeing this video. Awesome stuff.
My stepfather's the same. He's a bit of a mess due to his father serving in the Pacific during the war so the effects of radiation has passed through my stepfather's family. He's lined up to be donated when he passes as well so- he says- they can figure out what he died from!
Has anyone been pulled over with a cadaver in the bed of the truck? That sounds like a lot of fun having to explain why there is a dead body in the back seat of the car.
I have donated my body to my local medical school. As part of the process I had to agree to never having my body returned. That's how it's done in New Zealand. As I understand it I may not even be kept whole, different parts of me may end up in different places. Maybe this is because I have a rare genetic disorder and different labs want a bit? I don't know, but at the end of the day, it's just a body, it's not me. I would urge people to donate their bodies, we can't have medical staff if they can't learn. You never know, your donation could save lives.
I think in Britain when they have finished with your body it just get cremated..not necessary your body as one piece.. My father worked at Liverpool university in the 70s and basically it might be a coffin full of hands or leg etc..but it’s just a body ,when you have died you have left your body.
@@johnmulligan7609 That's what happens here. That's why your family doesn't get your body back. Every year the medical school has a memorial service for the donators.
All parts were cremated and returned to the family 2+ years later from the Gold Coast University hospital and a joined Memorial service for the families was carried our with many of the University admin and medical team in attendance... very touching.
As a paramedic and part time deputy coroner, I love your channel. Have you thought about a video on the dying process? E.g.agonal breathing, death rattles, cold extremities, heart stopping leading up to rigor and lividity?
There are hospice nurses who do videos on the dying process. Probably not as medically in depth as these gentlemen would, bit the videos do help families with what to expect. I worked in hospice and I think they are great for the layperson.
hi hope i can help as much as older body donoers do as im young but sadley termilly ill with out family so decided to donate my body for use as an cadaver for education at med school
When they deliver the bodies back to you, do they bury them or do they just like come to your door with a delivery truck and put the body on your front doorstep?
@@blackqweenmarsYou may not be aware but that’s a pretty disrespectful question. Have the decency to watch the actual videos (there are 3 in this set and they are not very long so won’t use up too much of your time) and you’ll find your answer there
@@blackqweenmars Fair enough. All the parts are put together, cremated then given back to the family if that was the wishes of the deceased, if not, then cremated and put in a common grave.
As a boy about 70yrs ago I was so fascinated by what I knew of the human body that I composed an essay about an anonymous “machine”. I knew before I started that this would be unreal reading by any phlegmatic person. Readers would assume I was into science fiction which in fact I find totally uninteresting. I loathe movies with people in distorted body suits doing dumb things. My “machine” would function electronically, electrically, hydraulically,with tension return springs,fuelled by integrated converted vegetable matter and water. It would be supported by a system of internal scaffolding and contained by an elastic film strong enough to withstand pressure loads at given points in excess of 200lbs. I lived in New Zealand at the time and we used imperial measurement and I assumed my teachers feet were supporting about that much weight. I avoided use of anatomical terminology so gradually my “machine” became more and more improbable. My evolutionary acquaintances loathed it whereas my creationist acquaintances shared my awe in what was becoming evident. I chose not to speak of my machines ability to heal itself or reproduce itself because I didn’t want it to appear too “over the top”. That paper went the way of all my childhood paraphernalia lost forever but not from my memory. Add to this the computer system required to operate this machine both directly and indirectly. The latter being ability to maintain balance. Balance in situ would be phenomenal as at that time before computers as we know them now, my knowledge of balance was limited to my dad being an aircraft engineer and designer when they used high speed gyroscopes for orientation. But balance in motion would be mind blowing and put my creation into the realm of science fiction which I earnestly try to avoid. Although in deference to my friends this did smack of extraterrestrial. I was from the age of five years a believer in Creation but aware that in order to prove my concept I would need to show the absolute complexity of the human body as I knew of it then. This team above only compound my conviction. They describe human organs as chemical factories shaped to conform to surrounding organs and how they interact. As I grew to become a teenager I realised my “machine” came in the form of a gorgeous girls body and I became more intrigued. Now I’m old and content I stick to looking at flowers and their impossible structure of weather ability colour structure and way too complex for any man or woman to replicate. Then the seed of that flower. It is encoded not only to produce another plant but codes for replication millions of times over with potential variants in size shape and colour....all within that single seed. The form of that gorgeous girl who married me almost 50yrs ago who with a little help from me reproduced 4 beautiful children each one so different to either of us still fills me with awe. Regrettably she passed peacefully 5yrs ago this month. Where did she go? Well for a start the body she was born with was not the body she had at 7yrs of age or so my teachers told me. Her skin regenerated by the hour and finally her bones they said completely replace themselves over that 7yrs. I truly and deeply loved each generation of her from 19yrs till 64yrs and on and on in my memory. Will she be recreated? If so she would want it to be in a garden with her children, her 4 granddaughters and maybe me. Neither of us wished to be in a heaven looking down on the other in grief. We wanted to be asleep. I left Sunday school in Masterton NZ because my Sunday school teacher spoke in riddles. I set out to find for myself what is true and I found it....just sayin
One of my patients who was also a family friend was donated to science. She was a quadrapalegic. I hope she helped make some advances towards treatment of spinal cord injury. Thanks Roz. missing you always
My brother died from an aneurysm, donated hid heart and kidney. I heard two family men revived them. He said he always wanted to be a father. He was 58.
Being a registered donor in Scotland UK, I thank you both for giving me a deeper insight into autopsy . Anything that can advance medical knowledge should be encouraged. Thank you once more
I want to thank you two. However the greater appreciation goes to those whom gave their body to educate a greater number. This would include myself. I’m in a wheelchair due to a broken back. I have or know people which suffer from a myriad of inflictions. The two of you make understanding easier because we can see the actual body parts. Illustrations are difficult to put a finger on the issue being described. I just found your channel and have subscribed. I’m unable to support you financially at this time. I understand the cost to bring us instruction, and wish to let you know that I honestly appreciate you both.
The work you are doing is absolutely fabulous! I’ve utilized your “c-section” video to demonstrate the layers in the abdomen and peritoneal cavities. I’m a nursing instructor and I teach A&P. The peritoneal space and subsequent conditions can get lost in translation when trying to explain to students with static images. Your video helped to capture and explain peritoneal dialysis, peritonitis, the elusive “lace apron,” and so forth. It is wonderful to see the respect and explanation you give your students and viewers regarding the donated bodies. Keep up the fabulous work you do!
My father always wanted to have his body donated to science when he passed, in 2019 we honored those wishes and received the remains not being used as ashes. He would have been additionally happy knowing they paid for all cremation related costs and I can only hope his body helped someone learn valuable lessons.
i honestly think ur body being used for education for years on end is so cool, and any limbs being sawn off is just part of it. ppl consider the concept of life after death and i think this is a real-world application of it. how many lives have been saved by ppl learning from these donors. keep up the great work!
It’s interesting to know what goes on after someone donates their body. My mom passed when I was 15, and only a week plus before she was 50 of breast cancer. She was donated to Michigan State University. It’s nice to know that even unexpected finds can teach others and advance the medical field. Thank you guys!
Until seeing this video, I never thought about what they may have found when my Dads body was donated. He died of Colon cancer but it spread. He also had Congestive Heart Failure as well as several injuries over the years but I'm curious what we didn't know about🤔
@@hardcorehunter9438 I donated my father's body. It made me a little uncomfortable when we were deciding but after hearing about the benefits to science, it changed my mind. Without those who donate, we wouldn't have many of the medical advancements we currently have. Or the amazing doctors we have. You have to think about the positives. The students studying using the donors treat them with respect and understand the importance. Some even name them and talk to them. They aren't given any personal or identifiable information
I recalled my first day as a medical student in an anatomy cadaver lab, I almost passed out with that concentrated smell of formaldehyde. But as time passed by I got used to it. Dissecting the skull and rib cage was one of the difficult part of this course.
Gosh this seems so crazy. When I've heard my friends who are studying medicine talk about working with cadavers I didn't think much of it, but seeing it even on video and realizing that that is a body is so crazy. This stuff is amazing and I'm learning so much from these videos, but I don't think I could do your guys' job. I commend you for doing this!
Right lol! Incredible and awesome channel, very educational, but I would NOT be able to work here, or be around the bodies.. just scares me and saddens me that this was a PERSON.
When my niece was studying human dissection at university she used to write to her grandparents and tell them all about what she was learning. She was working with another student and they had named their elderly lady and always talked about her with respect. My parents looked forward to Jo’s letters and didn’t find it creepy. As a retired nurse I’ve thought I’d like to donate my body to a medical school.
Formaldehyde, Rectifiant, Introfiant, Permaglo, Metasyn, Metaflow, Freedom Cav, Proflow, Regal 30, Chroma pink 5, Plasdo 5, Jaundofiant… these are just a few off the top of my head that I can remember from my dad’s funeral home. Some of the fumes are worse than pepper spray.
As a non academic, but nonetheless someone who has a fascination in the sciences, I appreciate both that you make anatomy accessible to all, but also how in so doing you dispel the ghoulish element that is often associated with death and the dead. You show how it’s all just natural as well as incredibly interesting how the my mechanics of the human machine work. Thank you guys; a superb channel.
Yeah, people in the medical field forget sometimes that saying things like that can sometimes skeeve people out. I still do it and I stopped being an RN 10 years ago. 😳 (I'm working on it, tho!) 😄
I’m no no way in the medical field, however always enjoy learning about this subject. It’s fascinating to me! I learn so much from you & a thank you is due. I’ve always said just donate me after I pass, perhaps it’ll teach something! Anyhow thanks
Y'all are gonna have lots of fun with me when you get me in there, Dr's can't figure out what's wrong with my body, so hopefully I can help y'all understand more from beyond the vessel.
Yes, thank you for the answer, finally! Could you make a follow up video about the ethics of it? What did you initially feel, years ago as you began working on cadavres? How did you develop? What do your relatives think? Do you sometimes ask yourself what this person might have been like, its character? Etc.
I second this! I imagine the ability to be comfortable things such as the sagittal dissections would have been something that took quite a while to develop
I worked in a mortuary that embalmed cadavers and assisted on a few of them. Embalming fluid is typically injected into the common carotid artery. The internal jugular vein is opened and a drain tube or forceps are inserted to keep the vein open. As embalming fluid is pumped into the body, the blood is displaced and drains from the open vein. Other arteries (femoral, brachial, etc.) can be used if it appears the embalming fluid is not reaching all regions of the body or if the carotid artery is in poor shape. Once arterial embalming is complete, a trocar is used for cavity embalming. The trocar is essentially a long (maybe 2 feet?),hollow, metal pipe with a spear point on one end. The other end can be hooked up to different hoses for aspiration or embalming. The trocar is typically inserted near the navel and is used to aspirate all internal organs of any remaining blood, fluids, liquid feces, and urine. Once aspiration is complete, the trocar is typically connected to a bottle of embalming fluid via a hose, and gravity is used to inject the embalming fluid into the abdominal cavity and organs. For our cadaver cases, the trocar was also used to penetrate the the cranial vault via the nasal sinus and inject embalming fluid for preservation of the brain. Most standard embalming fluid mixtures contain formaldehyde, dyes, and water, and are not very strong in terms of formaldehyde concentration. Cavity fluids are typically stronger than the solutions used for arterial embalming. The cadaver cases we embalmed used a much stronger solution that included phenol, among other chemicals.
Great channel! When I was studying Anatomy , our cadavers were embalmed as per usual , but we we also had the added feature that the arteries were injected with a red latex that was easily seen to give us an instant reference to the Atlas. Our dissecting tables were slightly sunken with a drain , as we needed some drainage for spillage when we poured preserving fluid over the cadaver and the linen before covering it with the plastic sheet after every session. The worst thing you could do is have a new blade on the scalpel as you could easily cut through and miss some essential structures. So my setup was a new blade for deep cuts ( on either a number 3 or 4 handle) , with some semi blunt to blunt blades for delicate cuts and scraping. Apart from that , most dissection was done with the back of the scalpel handle , and as you showed , the outside edges of the scissors , pincettes and gloved fingers. Keep up the great work! Greetings from South Africa.
I'm at that age where I am doing estate planning and a will and thinking about my coming demise. I've always thought I'd donate my body to science, but I didn't really know much about it and wanted my children to be well-informed as well. This video is one we needed to see. There are, of course, other uses for cadavers that we will explore but this is the main one. Many thanks for helping us make and accept this important decision. You guys are just fabulous!
I bumped into you guys by accident this morning, the second video I've watched thus far. I can't wait to show my grandson your channel when he gets home from school. You make it fun to learn and captivate me, which is hard to do. Thank you! 🙏🏽 ❤️ Maddy
Life on earth is only a small peice of our existence. We continue on into the afterlife which is forever when we die down here. Jesus died for our sins so we could spend eternity in heaven. He wants to have a relationship with each one of us. If you believe and accept his free gift of salvation you will spend eternity with him. If we choose instead to live life on our own terms and keep living in sin, we will not be allowed to enter heaven and will spend eternity with the rest of the nonbelievers in hell. We all have a choice as to which place we want to go, pick wisely eternity is a long time
@@abutterfly7975 Don't you think that an eternity in hell is a bit excessive? Seriously...why would a super intelligent being want to subject someone to an eternity in hell? Not even the most vindictive evil person on the planet could be so cruel and heartless to cause another human being pain and agony forever, but yet you say that Jesus is capable of performing the most incredibly despicable action imaginable that is boundlessly more evil than anything ever done by a human? A being so intelligent to create trillions of stars, planets, galaxies and dimensions that it is beyond the scope of our brains to even begin to comprehend is going to do something that is so cruel? Why would you want to spend an eternity with such a heartless entity thinking that it is okay?
A Butterfly. Who can believe that all earth human existence revolves around the story of one man.! Stories from thousands of years ago. And you or no one you have ever known has ever, ever seen even a glimmer of the dude, and yet he is thee determining factor of the eternity of the forever human race.!?? And I imagine the dude is responsible for all beings, anywhere in the universes,,, eh.? And that the god would put the soul of any being into horrendous torture fukken forever.! Oh shit, not a god I want any part of. Just take a moment and finally think about reality and about all the fantasy stories that humans have made up in trying to understand why we are. There is a grand answer...it can not be this tiny little box of beliefs. But some humans just can't get past the self hatred and self judgement that they have been taught...oh sin, what a sin to place another entity between one's self and the god.
I love the respect you give these people. I'm a long time RN, and the cat I dissected in my A And P course had a vary distinctive odor. She also had a massive tapeworm. I loved her anyway.
When I heard we were going to dissect a cat in A and P I dropped the course and changed my major. I love cats and it would bother me more than a human body.
"Gee, I can't believe that we're TH-cam stars now." "I know right? So many people are watching us." Conversations heard from the lab after these 2 guys went home.
Thanks to everyone who donated these and also u guys for teaching us I was shocked and surprised how that fetus technically lived for 40 years and doing such a good deed of teaching humanity
I absolutely love your videos. Ever since I got my drivers license and the DMV asked if I wanted to be an organ donor I had been researching and saw that "donating my body to science" as a "what do you want when you die" option versus burial or something made me really happy. I have expressed to everyone in my family that I want my body donated because I wouldn't need it anymore, and if my body does more good even when I'm gone, that's absolutely amazing.
I lost my mom to breast cancer 2 weeks ago. It would be really interesting and helpful for me to learn more about breast cancer and what it looks like inside the body from that cadaver
I’m so sorry. It’s been eight years for me. I’m just an internet stranger, but you are welcome to reach out today or many years from today if you need someone to listen. 💖
@@thehutch7728 that’s so nice of you. I lost my mom a year ago in April and still struggle some days really bad. People say it gets easier. I’m thinking “when?” I miss her so very much. She was my best friend.
I am glad to hear we get the body back as my dad is doing this when he dies and this video almost had me in tears. I honestly thought we would never have anything to burry or chromate. So this is something i am glad to have learned.
@@hardcorehunter9438 Possibly. I'm in Philadelphia and we had my Dads ashes back/buried after 2 years. I don't remember them asking us about a time period. I always thought that was the norm. I guess that part varied but they all return/bury the cremains
I took the first incision on my medical school cadaver in October 1973. I am still a general practitioner. I enjoyed anatomy, but found it very laborious to fully understand in days before computers. But I would like to say I have never seen anatomy explained or taught as well as you do on this channel. In my opinion, a good knowledge of anatomy is probably the most important of all the basic medical sciences to comprehend in order to be a good doctor I find your videos fascinating. And I am glad you have Jeffrey as a true articulated skeleton. And not one of those plastic ones which I feel can never quite reproduce reality.
I remember your first youngest-oldest donor with the tendon rupture! The baby donor is also one of my favorite videos. Thank you both for sharing this process of donors arriving and for how long you are able to keep them for studies.I love the art work, so please shamelessly plug away!
I am in nursing school and love love love cadavers when learning anatomy. I am giggling at how gently you are describing the cadavers for those who haven’t worked with them hands on. Also Ask a Mortician has a lot of videos on embalming and mortuary processes.
I went to a community college where I took Human Anatomy. I thought every College had the opportunity to work with cadavers, so it was surprising to find out that some of my friends who went to other schools studied on pigs instead of humans. It was really a unique experience. We had different body parts stored in different containers, and two whole cadavers in the front of the class room. I remember our class got two new donations, and we had to remove the skin from the specimen. We ALWAYS kept the faces of full body cadavers covered, and phones were NOT allowed out to protect the cadavers privacy. I never ate before the class because the smell of formaldehyde was overwhelming, & even though we wore lab coats during class I always went home smelling like it!
What's sad is the "vulture" companies that deceive families and then sell parts of donated bodies for big profit. Even a funeral home was caught doing that a while back. Apparently, some of the "parts" go to legitimate teaching facilities, but some are actually sold online. Dateline investigated this and made a test purchase. Point is, it's uplifting to see things done right, as seen here. Thanks guys for sharing this amazing information.
The sad part is that you can't Sell your own body (years before death). You can't even sell your own blood. If you could do that, there would not be a shortage of cadavers, there would be no need for firms to use deception, and the sellers would be better off during their life.
You can sale the plasma from your blood 2 a month...when a body is released from the family..they sign a waver to do what they want .. surgery hardware is then removed from the body.. don't think it would be reusable...given it is made in correct measurements of that body....and sizes differ
When I took a cadaver lab, one of the cadavers grew mold on its leg. The professor took a saw and removed the leg and put it into the tissue box you were speaking of. It was interesting to see how they handled it. Also, you are so correct about it looking and feeling like boiled chicken
@@Thindorama not because of looks, but the smell. In my anatomy lab they explained that some of the chemicals used to preserve the cadaver are known to stimulate hunger, and that we should be surprised if we leave the lab hungrier than when we arrived.
I love your channel. Love you both. I appreciate the way you explain anatomy and anomalies. Thank you for your dedication and hard work into educating the public. Kudos to you both. You should do a quick video educating everyone on yourselves, name, education etc, it would help all those new to your channel get to know you and the cause for keeping your channel updated and growing. Thanks for all your hard work.❤
since anatomically correct replicas of a human skeleton are extremely expensive, yes, you can. I don't know the laws in the US, but in some less strict countries...
Love Caitlin, also watch Kary (can’t remember her name and spelling as I’ve recently found her). Caitlin makes very good productions and is very knowledgeable!
I have studied with cadavers and i have to say its initially a little unnerving but when you realise these people have donated their bodies for the use of learning and helping the future i had nothing but the upmost respect for those who helped me through my studies
Absalutely fascinating, respect to the people who donated their bodies for science and research and it is good to know that all body parts go back to the body when it is no longer 'in use'. In theatres they cover the face of patients who pass on the table, to hide the cyanosis after death.
I've always looked away when watching crime documentaries if they show gruesome scenes but here i am watching over 10 of your videos now, its presented so professional and in a positive way, thankyou. Also i can't help but wonder how people react when you tell them you do this for a living
Great job on all your videos. I've been dealing with a chronic disease of RSD, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy for 32 years. I've Had to self educate for decades as no one wants to deal with this disease. Your info has helped pull many theories together for me. Great teaching methods and presentations. Bless you all.
I loved this video. It reminds me of what it was like that first day in the cadaver lab for me. Profound gratitude for the donor who made my anatomical education what it was.
Both of my living elderly parents have donated their bodies after death. Honestly it’s taking a little while to get used to the idea. Thank you for making this video. It helps me feel good about their decision.
This is fascinating and a little sad. But without these donations we wouldn't understand a lot about these diseases. Thank you to all who donated their bodies for science and understanding. 😢
I think your videos are amazing and I think it's great that people donate their bodies to science, so that it can help students learn about the human body, which will in turn, save lives!!! You're doing great work!!!
Because I am a visual learner the videos have helped me tremendously. A special thank you goes to the ones who donated their bodies for the purpose of teaching others.
@@caroljane6313 How does it impact your mental health, if at all? On the one hand I could see it being reasonably stressful, but on the other I can see it really helping one to understand and accept death.
@@EpicPrawn I suspect these guys and the like DON'T look at the bodies as human beings, just specimens, only a guess though, but I have that assumption by listening to the comments and the bodies are just tossed in the back of a truck
I must say how interesting I found this video, your explanation of the process was an education for me as I had no idea what happens in a lab like yours even that they exist. Thank you very much for putting it up.
Ugh I just love you guys. I can’t explain how much you help everyday life. I have thanatophobia and this helps to desensitize the process a bit, not to mention, youve helped me to be healthier, take care of myself better and even make sense of my body
We truly appreciate your patience with us as we figure out audio issues. Sadly there's a lot of frequency interference at our lab, which forces us to do considerable adjustment to the audio to make it listen-able. We're on the verge of having the issue fixed - we promise!
Thanks you for the video they are helpful in understanding the human body
It sounded perfectly fine to me just now. 🌺🌸
Thanks for the videos.
Very educational and interesting..
How did u overcome ur fear of dead bodies?
You guys are phenomenal 👏
Great work 💪
My husband, age 48, died in April of this year. He had medical issues that led to his death. He was accepted for a full-body donation and your channel has been so unbelievably educational in learning what happens and how helpful his donation was/is. Thank you for your work, your lessons, and your channel. My most sincere admiration and appreciation to you 'guys'.
Hope you're doing okay 💕
So sorry for your loss. I am glad that you have found answers here, I hope it helps your grieving process.
May he rest in peace, I lost my dad in April as well.
Sending you my sincerest condolences. Thank you for honoring his wishes.
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Imagine one of those cadavers is a teacher and after he died..he’d still be a teacher..his body serves the purpose
Why did this comment make me emotional 🥺
Damn that’s deep
And even in the afterlife the students are tearing him apart and trying to get under his skin. And his nightmare of being naked infront of the class has finally come true.
Well that person would be in school for their whole life and afterlife
Damn. Just. Damn.
My first wife died seven years ago at age 45 from ALS. She wanted her body donated to UCLA to hopefully assist in ALS research. I just found your channel yesterday, and it is a wonderful feeling to know how her remains were likely treated and the enormous benefit derived from her donation. She didn't want a grave, and her ashes were not returned (her body may actually still be in use, which was fascinating to discover). I have no issue with any of this, and I plan to do the same thing. Thank you so much for your channel.
Make sure you specify, you wouldn't want it being used for government bomb testing and whatnot which can happen.
@@Andrew-th8jk bomb testing?😂😂😂
If i die i will be cremated no to donated to UCLA 👎
@@mar7dong What’s the reason you’d say no? Just curious 😊
@@tarahpi7821 if you die you would see your dead body while the spirit is up and away.
I am a 63 year old Hodgkins Lymphoma survivor that had radiation treatments in 1976 at age 18. Those early treatments left many of us survivors with life long late effects. Mine include thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, lung issues, degenerative disc disease and now heart disease. I hope to donate my body to science so the long term effects of radiation treatments can be studied. Its important what you guys do.
waauuu,great
Bless you my friend!
The effects of radiation, depending on how much radiation there is, is different i think for the individual. But it is deadly. And causes many many different side effects. I will never ever get radiation if I have cancer. Stem cells are amazing but very expensive. Also weed and cbd can help a lot. I'm sorry you had to go through that but you're alive and I'm also going to donate my body for what trauma does to the body and brain.
My grandma suffered from skin cancer probably caused by the long term effects of industrial lubricants used in the WW1 ammunition factory she worked in as a young adult.
She was cremated post mortem (lung cancer) so never made it as a career cadaver.
BUT she was a participant in early radiotherapy trials for skin cancers at the Christie’s Hospital in Manchester U.K.
Folk volunteering for medical research are vital for the education of young scientists and health practitioners of various kinds!😊
GOD BLESS YOU LEE 🙏
As a retired firefighter/EMT I've seen many dead bodies, from many different causes, I plan to donate my body when I pass! Thank you for putting out this video to help me understand what happens to the body when it's donated.
That's how I am like man we're dead tf we need the body for anyway that and organ donors
@@hora8180 frr
Thank you for being a helper in a world of greedy people. I appreciate you!! 👌🏽💜
Mike " The HAMMER 🔨 🍆" Hammer
Thank you for your service as a firefighter. I'm also donating my body to science - I'm all signed up and have my card. After watching this video, I am further convinced it's the right thing to do.
Greetings from Hong Kong. Here we call body donors "Prof. Body". Med students hold a simple but solemn ritual to welcome and pay respects to these teachers in the beginning of school term.
Almost same like My friend that on medical school in Indonesia rn call them "guru", "teacher" or "lecturer". And they also do some prayers and pay respect before study the cadavers
nice
It's really awesome to know that students everywhere have great respect for the body donors.
Soon in HK they'll be known as "political dissidents"
Wow thanks for sharing 💕
As a third year student in med-sci who gets to work with cadavers, I can honestly say that the people who have done this are truly amazing.
How much do you have to pay and are you only getting parts or the whole body?
@@TheBelldiver the college pays. And we get the whole body. It is just that we have to dissect a part of the body first. It also depends on who are you in the medical field a dentist or a surgeon.
I think medical studies with cadavers would be easier to accept and less scary. I think being a funeral parlor mortician working on fresh would be really scary.
@@conmanumber1 I don't trust them
As if each of those cadavers/ humans ended up there voluntarily… there is no proof our stillborn son‘s remains have ever been buried and the black market tissue and body part business is unfortunately in high demand. With more and more funeral homes being convicted of illegally selling body parts to science and medical facilities, I‘d be careful who I‘d „exhibit“ for some clicks online.
Being a medical student meaning lots of work with cadaver at some point. It's such a sacred & exciting experience. We do some praying together before we start learning or proceeding, and we move & placed their body parts slowly & carefully as it was a fragile precious items
hi as an young guy who become an body doner for use in anatomy education after iv passed will my body go though embalming processes in this kind of manner also if an body is fully clothed and has personal items such as watch ear stud etc are these items returned ?? thanks
Same experience I had when I was in medical school.
@@floraambrose4542 hi you did body dissection of an cadaver ??
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its quite strange to think that these lifeless bodies once were living people with friends,family and their life problems :(
And now getting cut into pieces its wierd that they're not breathing beings anymore
And we are going to be the same one day
Handling them is very strange too, but I’m grateful to learn from them
Same makes me feel weird about it lol :(
Ah deal with it
My mom (leukemia, 74 yrs.) and dad, an Internist, (accidental fall, 48 yrs.) both donated their remains; dad's eyes were used to give someone site and mom's body was studied as a cadaver for about 8 months(?). The students invited all of us for a fantastic dinner and musical concert that was performed by the students themselves. They each spoke to us from the lectern, thanking us profusely for giving them this opportunity to learn.
That's so nice! For my Dad, they had his body for 2 years and after they returned the donors they had a memorial for a group of donors & their families. It was such a beautiful but sad thing they did for us. The medical students/doctors who studied using the donors were all there and spoke about how important what our family members did was not just for them but the advancement of science. They had people sing/perform for us and they spoke about them individually. We couldn't afford a burial or funeral, so, having them do that was the next best thing. I was a mess the whole time (we were VERY close) but it was amazing!
Awww that's incredible... So happy to hear that, that's so nice. Really makes a difference. Your mom and dad would be SO happy to hear that.. even in death, they were helping people.
Site? 💀 Bro, do you mean sight?
Lovely! Eyes!
This is very interesting..
Thank you for this video! My brother just died, a little over a month ago. His wife let us know that he donated his body to the local medical school, at University of South Alabama. I'm grateful that y'all made this. It's a comfort to know the kind of respect people like you show to the selfless people who give their bodies to further medical education and, hopefully, the research to find therapies to combat some devastating diseases. I've already made the choice to allow for anatomical donations but his gift has made me consider giving what remains to either a medical school or a facility such as yours. Thank you for your continuing dedication to advancing medical knowledge.
donate your cadaver : people praise you for donating ur body to science
donate many cadavers : sudden screaming
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“WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP, YOU’RE A CADAVER, DAMN IT”
It's a disturbing, fascinating and disgusting all at the same time. But, without those people that donated themselves and people like these two guys here teaching students, we wouldn't have the advancements in medical science that we do today.
They are not teaching students. At least not medical students. We don't need this to improve medical advancements as of today's technology. This feeds morbid curiosity of many sick people. If you read the comments you'll find many of them making fun or simply making ovations about "working with cadavers". Try Netter's anatomy instead. We've had it for over 30 years and is quite good.
@@AlanLarawalktheearth you are quite possibly one of the most ignorant men i have ever seen comment on a subject he most likely knows nothing about
@@AlanLarawalktheearth i’m a nursing student and I’ve learned way more about anatomy from this TH-cam channel than any professor in college. Bye
@@sasuxsakuxfan You know you could just grab a book to learn right?
@@AlanLarawalktheearth You know, you can't learn riding a bike, swimming, driving, walking just by books ?
And letting students who don't even know what the actual human body looks like from inside to operate on actual LIVE patients is probably gonna be a disaster
Mad how you take the knowledge in when your not forced to learn it :)
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Omg yes! 😂🤣
I know, right?
There's something useful to explore with the original comment. It's hard to disagree. I don't think we've taken advantage of that.
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I'm surprised nobody's mentioned ask a mortician. She goes through the whole embalming process. It's fascinating. yet educational in a slightly different way
Caitlin is incredible! ❤ There is so much I've learned because these experts and advocates are answering questions that so many are afraid to ask!
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It’s such a sacrifice for the individual’s family and medical students everywhere are very grateful to them for the opportunity to learn from them. My daughter is in a DPT program working with cadavers this semester. She said it’s amazing how much you can learn with hands on. And that the students are extremely respectful of each body.
Hello Dear, how are you doing?
I'll like to know more about you
Yes you'll fall more to your career chosen on doing hands on stuff. All of the sleepless nights would pay off 🤧
sadly I stopped going to uni.
This is THE most frequent line of questioning I get in my office (outside of the patient’s chief complaints)!! All senses aside, it was my favourite lab. Took a while for me to eat meat again, but well worth it. I’m so grateful to those who donated their bodies so my education could be top notch for the living.
No need to eat dead rotting body parts when EVERY single thing can be made from plants instead. Better for our health, the animals and the planet we're all forced to share.
@@MoyferZy This was not meant to be your soapbox to preach. I respect your choices, please respect mine.
Personal choices are no longer just your own when they impact the planet and resources we're all forced to share. The way you feel about the facts i wrote isn't bcse of my "soapbox", it's your conscience letting you know you're old enough to know better and therefore do better.
@@MoyferZy You’re right, person on the internet I’ve never met! Thank you for the psycho-analysis and setting me straight. I’m a vegan now!
If you're actually a Dr you should know better and strive for health and wellness not only for yourself but also for your pts and the environment. So thank you for reiterating how uneducated and bought and paid for physicians actually are.
I'm an embalmer myself, I always think it's cool to watch your guy's videos. I never get to see what happens to a body once I've done my work, so having the opportunity to see things in detail and described the way you do is always humbling in a sense.
These videos are for guys and gals.
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@@trocaar maybe John Rogers is referring to your profile picture. Lol
@@Lifeletnothingholdudown Always thought the Bathory goat was a cool album cover, didn't think much past it though
My Dad donated his body after he died in October ‘22. It’s amazing how long these bodies can be used! We were told up to 2 years!!
As the video states they can be used for as long as 10 years.
Amazing really!
I'm an orthopedic mess. I've broken over 24 bones, most due to high impact injuries. I've had plates in my leg, arm and back, several random screws and a plate in the back of my head. I definitely want to donate after seeing this video. Awesome stuff.
24 😳 what do you do?
Crash dummy, from the sound of it :)
Who threw that many plates at you? Wow!
My stepfather's the same. He's a bit of a mess due to his father serving in the Pacific during the war so the effects of radiation has passed through my stepfather's family. He's lined up to be donated when he passes as well so- he says- they can figure out what he died from!
Sounds like your body qualifies for the scrap metal yard rather than medical school.
Has anyone been pulled over with a cadaver in the bed of the truck? That sounds like a lot of fun having to explain why there is a dead body in the back seat of the car.
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I'm sure they travel with all the paperwork involved but that must be an interesting story from their perspective and the cop's
No but there are stories of human parts being found in parcels because somebody purchased that part for whatever reason
Hey Deku
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I have donated my body to my local medical school. As part of the process I had to agree to never having my body returned. That's how it's done in New Zealand. As I understand it I may not even be kept whole, different parts of me may end up in different places. Maybe this is because I have a rare genetic disorder and different labs want a bit? I don't know, but at the end of the day, it's just a body, it's not me. I would urge people to donate their bodies, we can't have medical staff if they can't learn. You never know, your donation could save lives.
I think in Britain when they have finished with your body it just get cremated..not necessary your body as one piece.. My father worked at Liverpool university in the 70s and basically it might be a coffin full of hands or leg etc..but it’s just a body ,when you have died you have left your body.
@@johnmulligan7609 That's what happens here. That's why your family doesn't get your body back. Every year the medical school has a memorial service for the donators.
All parts were cremated and returned to the family 2+ years later from the Gold Coast University hospital and a joined Memorial service for the families was carried our with many of the University admin and medical team in attendance... very touching.
@Debra Charles fr ?
May I humbly ask what condition you have?
As a paramedic and part time deputy coroner, I love your channel. Have you thought about a video on the dying process? E.g.agonal breathing, death rattles, cold extremities, heart stopping leading up to rigor and lividity?
There are hospice nurses who do videos on the dying process. Probably not as medically in depth as these gentlemen would, bit the videos do help families with what to expect. I worked in hospice and I think they are great for the layperson.
hi hope i can help as much as older body donoers do as im young but sadley termilly ill with out family so decided to donate my body for use as an cadaver for education at med school
My grandma did a 2 year donation with remains returned to us. I am proud that she was able to help teach so many with what she left behind.
When they deliver the bodies back to you, do they bury them or do they just like come to your door with a delivery truck and put the body on your front doorstep?
@@blackqweenmarsYou may not be aware but that’s a pretty disrespectful question. Have the decency to watch the actual videos (there are 3 in this set and they are not very long so won’t use up too much of your time) and you’ll find your answer there
@@MsDamosmum I didn’t mean it to be disrespectful lol just generally curious
@@blackqweenmars Fair enough. All the parts are put together, cremated then given back to the family if that was the wishes of the deceased, if not, then cremated and put in a common grave.
Just ran into this channel yesterday and I’m so happy I did. The human body is incredible and this channel is incredibly educational. Love it.
Return to sender lol
As a boy about 70yrs ago I was so fascinated by what I knew of the human body that I composed an essay about an anonymous “machine”. I knew before I started that this would be unreal reading by any phlegmatic person. Readers would assume I was into science fiction which in fact I find totally uninteresting. I loathe movies with people in distorted body suits doing dumb things.
My “machine” would function electronically, electrically, hydraulically,with tension return springs,fuelled by integrated converted vegetable matter and water. It would be supported by a system of internal scaffolding and contained by an elastic film strong enough to withstand pressure loads at given points in excess of 200lbs. I lived in New Zealand at the time and we used imperial measurement and I assumed my teachers feet were supporting about that much weight. I avoided use of anatomical terminology so gradually my “machine” became more and more improbable. My evolutionary acquaintances loathed it whereas my creationist acquaintances shared my awe in what was becoming evident. I chose not to speak of my machines ability to heal itself or reproduce itself because I didn’t want it to appear too “over the top”.
That paper went the way of all my childhood paraphernalia lost forever but not from my memory.
Add to this the computer system required to operate this machine both directly and indirectly. The latter being ability to maintain balance. Balance in situ would be phenomenal as at that time before computers as we know them now, my knowledge of balance was limited to my dad being an aircraft engineer and designer when they used high speed gyroscopes for orientation. But balance in motion would be mind blowing and put my creation into the realm of science fiction which I earnestly try to avoid. Although in deference to my friends this did smack of extraterrestrial.
I was from the age of five years a believer in Creation but aware that in order to prove my concept I would need to show the absolute complexity of the human body as I knew of it then.
This team above only compound my conviction. They describe human organs as chemical factories shaped to conform to surrounding organs and how they interact. As I grew to become a teenager I realised my “machine” came in the form of a gorgeous girls body and I became more intrigued.
Now I’m old and content I stick to looking at flowers and their impossible structure of weather ability colour structure and way too complex for any man or woman to replicate. Then the seed of that flower. It is encoded not only to produce another plant but codes for replication millions of times over with potential variants in size shape and colour....all within that single seed.
The form of that gorgeous girl who married me almost 50yrs ago who with a little help from me reproduced 4 beautiful children each one so different to either of us still fills me with awe.
Regrettably she passed peacefully 5yrs ago this month. Where did she go? Well for a start the body she was born with was not the body she had at 7yrs of age or so my teachers told me. Her skin regenerated by the hour and finally her bones they said completely replace themselves over that 7yrs. I truly and deeply loved each generation of her from 19yrs till 64yrs and on and on in my memory. Will she be recreated? If so she would want it to be in a garden with her children, her 4 granddaughters and maybe me. Neither of us wished to be in a heaven looking down on the other in grief. We wanted to be asleep. I left Sunday school in Masterton NZ because my Sunday school teacher spoke in riddles. I set out to find for myself what is true and I found it....just sayin
They should really bring Caitlin from Ask A Mortician on the show. That would be a perfect trio and an amazing video!
Precisely, deathling. These guys have better visuals. Remember embalmed Caitlin?
Omg , YESSSS !!!!!
This was literally my first thought when they talked about embalming lol
I love Caitlin.
Great to see the professionalism and respect you demonstrate in all of your videos. Thanks so much for the education you’re willing to share.
My Great Uncle and his daughter both donated their bodies to science. I’m very honored to call them my family. I hope they were able to help others!💗
i KNOW they were able to help others....I know that the cadavers in my classes helped me!! Bless them for doing it!!
Nah they were just used probably unfortunately not sure why people do this..
My son also donated his body. Cancer is a terrible thing and he hoped that by donating his body it could help save others from the sake disease.
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@@malcolmbrewer Sorry for your loss
One of my patients who was also a family friend was donated to science. She was a quadrapalegic. I hope she helped make some advances towards treatment of spinal cord injury.
Thanks Roz. missing you always
I'm impressed at how respectful you are to your "people" :)
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How are you gonna be mean to a dead body, not like they are going to really care
My brother died from an aneurysm, donated hid heart and kidney. I heard two family men revived them. He said he always wanted to be a father. He was 58.
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I am actually an engineering student but it became a passion for me after finding your channel to learn about human anatomy ...Thanks...
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Being a registered donor in Scotland UK, I thank you both for giving me a deeper insight into autopsy . Anything that can advance medical knowledge should be encouraged.
Thank you once more
I want to thank you two. However the greater appreciation goes to those whom gave their body to educate a greater number. This would include myself. I’m in a wheelchair due to a broken back. I have or know people which suffer from a myriad of inflictions. The two of you make understanding easier because we can see the actual body parts. Illustrations are difficult to put a finger on the issue being described. I just found your channel and have subscribed. I’m unable to support you financially at this time. I understand the cost to bring us instruction, and wish to let you know that I honestly appreciate you both.
The work you are doing is absolutely fabulous! I’ve utilized your “c-section” video to demonstrate the layers in the abdomen and peritoneal cavities. I’m a nursing instructor and I teach A&P. The peritoneal space and subsequent conditions can get lost in translation when trying to explain to students with static images. Your video helped to capture and explain peritoneal dialysis, peritonitis, the elusive “lace apron,” and so forth. It is wonderful to see the respect and explanation you give your students and viewers regarding the donated bodies. Keep up the fabulous work you do!
"What's it like working with dead bodies?"
Me, looking at co-workers: it's alright I guess
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Just snorted out loud.
Just another day at the office honey
My father always wanted to have his body donated to science when he passed, in 2019 we honored those wishes and received the remains not being used as ashes. He would have been additionally happy knowing they paid for all cremation related costs and I can only hope his body helped someone learn valuable lessons.
I would be obeying every law of the road while transporting a cadaver on a Toyota pickup.
That’s when the odds are highest to get stopped, police: hmmmm, they are driving obeying all the laws of the road, turns on lights and sirens 😂
@@ceciliag2929 True😂
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Don't break the law while breaking the law
What for?
i honestly think ur body being used for education for years on end is so cool, and any limbs being sawn off is just part of it.
ppl consider the concept of life after death and i think this is a real-world application of it. how many lives have been saved by ppl learning from these donors.
keep up the great work!
My aunt was such a loving & giving person in life. It makes since that she donated her body.
It’s interesting to know what goes on after someone donates their body. My mom passed when I was 15, and only a week plus before she was 50 of breast cancer. She was donated to Michigan State University. It’s nice to know that even unexpected finds can teach others and advance the medical field. Thank you guys!
your mother? How does that not bother you
Until seeing this video, I never thought about what they may have found when my Dads body was donated. He died of Colon cancer but it spread. He also had Congestive Heart Failure as well as several injuries over the years but I'm curious what we didn't know about🤔
@@hardcorehunter9438 I donated my father's body. It made me a little uncomfortable when we were deciding but after hearing about the benefits to science, it changed my mind. Without those who donate, we wouldn't have many of the medical advancements we currently have. Or the amazing doctors we have. You have to think about the positives. The students studying using the donors treat them with respect and understand the importance. Some even name them and talk to them. They aren't given any personal or identifiable information
I recalled my first day as a medical student in an anatomy cadaver lab, I almost passed out with that concentrated smell of formaldehyde. But as time passed by I got used to it. Dissecting the skull and rib cage was one of the difficult part of this course.
I wonder how often it makes med students sick when they're trying to get used to this kind of stuff
Gosh this seems so crazy. When I've heard my friends who are studying medicine talk about working with cadavers I didn't think much of it, but seeing it even on video and realizing that that is a body is so crazy. This stuff is amazing and I'm learning so much from these videos, but I don't think I could do your guys' job. I commend you for doing this!
Right lol! Incredible and awesome channel, very educational, but I would NOT be able to work here, or be around the bodies.. just scares me and saddens me that this was a PERSON.
When my niece was studying human dissection at university she used to write to her grandparents and tell them all about what she was learning. She was working with another student and they had named their elderly lady and always talked about her with respect. My parents looked forward to Jo’s letters and didn’t find it creepy. As a retired nurse I’ve thought I’d like to donate my body to a medical school.
Appreciated the cadaver in my nursing school. Helped when explaining disease processes to patients and families. Always wanted to work in a path lab.
Formaldehyde, Rectifiant, Introfiant, Permaglo, Metasyn, Metaflow, Freedom Cav, Proflow, Regal 30, Chroma pink 5, Plasdo 5, Jaundofiant… these are just a few off the top of my head that I can remember from my dad’s funeral home. Some of the fumes are worse than pepper spray.
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Sounds like a fun cocktail mix
As a non academic, but nonetheless someone who has a fascination in the sciences, I appreciate both that you make anatomy accessible to all, but also how in so doing you dispel the ghoulish element that is often associated with death and the dead. You show how it’s all just natural as well as incredibly interesting how the my mechanics of the human machine work. Thank you guys; a superb channel.
"he passed away from a cardiac arrest. COPD and liver disease. So we are pretty excited to open him up"
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Ayeeee this use to be my x box pic like 3 years ago!
since i have COPD im curious..... i wanna watch too :)
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Yeah, people in the medical field forget sometimes that saying things like that can sometimes skeeve people out. I still do it and I stopped being an RN 10 years ago. 😳
(I'm working on it, tho!) 😄
I just love these two guys, they explain everything so well. Another great job. I just love learning and viewing everything.
I’m no no way in the medical field, however always enjoy learning about this subject. It’s fascinating to me! I learn so much from you & a thank you is due. I’ve always said just donate me after I pass, perhaps it’ll teach something! Anyhow thanks
You must make arrangements yourself.
I'm right there with ya. This stuff is always interesting to watch and learn from. I also want to donate my body so others can learn.
Me, I'm selfish I want all of me in tact!😁
Hello Dear, how are you doing?
I'll like to know more about you..
I have learned far more from your videos than I ever learned in my nursing anatomy classes
Thank-you for what you both do to educate all of us
Y'all are gonna have lots of fun with me when you get me in there, Dr's can't figure out what's wrong with my body, so hopefully I can help y'all understand more from beyond the vessel.
What's going on that no one can figure out?
@@bj.bruner Well, that's the million dollar question, isn't it?
Same here....dr can't out...not only that .. xray...mri ..ecg...eeco...full blood count check.. nothing show..
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Docters can't see anything wrong with your body? If they can't see it, I don't think these guys can either.
Yes, thank you for the answer, finally! Could you make a follow up video about the ethics of it? What did you initially feel, years ago as you began working on cadavres? How did you develop? What do your relatives think? Do you sometimes ask yourself what this person might have been like, its character? Etc.
Thanks for the idea!
I second this! I imagine the ability to be comfortable things such as the sagittal dissections would have been something that took quite a while to develop
I like this idea
I worked in a mortuary that embalmed cadavers and assisted on a few of them. Embalming fluid is typically injected into the common carotid artery. The internal jugular vein is opened and a drain tube or forceps are inserted to keep the vein open. As embalming fluid is pumped into the body, the blood is displaced and drains from the open vein. Other arteries (femoral, brachial, etc.) can be used if it appears the embalming fluid is not reaching all regions of the body or if the carotid artery is in poor shape.
Once arterial embalming is complete, a trocar is used for cavity embalming. The trocar is essentially a long (maybe 2 feet?),hollow, metal pipe with a spear point on one end. The other end can be hooked up to different hoses for aspiration or embalming. The trocar is typically inserted near the navel and is used to aspirate all internal organs of any remaining blood, fluids, liquid feces, and urine. Once aspiration is complete, the trocar is typically connected to a bottle of embalming fluid via a hose, and gravity is used to inject the embalming fluid into the abdominal cavity and organs.
For our cadaver cases, the trocar was also used to penetrate the the cranial vault via the nasal sinus and inject embalming fluid for preservation of the brain.
Most standard embalming fluid mixtures contain formaldehyde, dyes, and water, and are not very strong in terms of formaldehyde concentration. Cavity fluids are typically stronger than the solutions used for arterial embalming. The cadaver cases we embalmed used a much stronger solution that included phenol, among other chemicals.
Wtf did you sayyyyyyyy!!!!
Thank you for adding this comment because it was bothering me that they were confused on how the cadavers were drained during embalming.
Y’all geeking out about the dissection is the macabre serotonin I needed. Y’all are adorable. Ty for teaching us!
Great channel! When I was studying Anatomy , our cadavers were embalmed as per usual , but we we also had the added feature that the arteries were injected with a red latex that was easily seen to give us an instant reference to the Atlas.
Our dissecting tables were slightly sunken with a drain , as we needed some drainage for spillage when we poured preserving fluid over the cadaver and the linen before covering it with the plastic sheet after every session.
The worst thing you could do is have a new blade on the scalpel as you could easily cut through and miss some essential structures. So my setup was a new blade for deep cuts ( on either a number 3 or 4 handle) , with some semi blunt to blunt blades for delicate cuts and scraping.
Apart from that , most dissection was done with the back of the scalpel handle , and as you showed , the outside edges of the scissors , pincettes and gloved fingers.
Keep up the great work!
Greetings from South Africa.
I'm at that age where I am doing estate planning and a will and thinking about my coming demise. I've always thought I'd donate my body to science, but I didn't really know much about it and wanted my children to be well-informed as well. This video is one we needed to see. There are, of course, other uses for cadavers that we will explore but this is the main one. Many thanks for helping us make and accept this important decision. You guys are just fabulous!
“In a way, you’re left with a pickle”
Me: I wanna be a pickle.
Also me: wait wtf
Pickle Rick?
@@Opalivian funniest thing ever
i dont want a pickle
i just want to ride on my motorcicle
id like a piece of pickled human feet!
@@Opalivian Exactly what came to my mind!
I bumped into you guys by accident this morning, the second video I've watched thus far.
I can't wait to show my grandson your channel when he gets home from school. You make it fun to learn and captivate me, which is hard to do.
Thank you! 🙏🏽
❤️ Maddy
Death is the natural ending of life and still most of us can’t deal with it, that’s why I’m watching your videos. You’re great at what you do!
Our bodies are just vehicles. Watching these guys explain the mechanics of it is awesome.
Life on earth is only a small peice of our existence. We continue on into the afterlife which is forever when we die down here.
Jesus died for our sins so we could spend eternity in heaven. He wants to have a relationship with each one of us. If you believe and accept his free gift of salvation you will spend eternity with him. If we choose instead to live life on our own terms and keep living in sin, we will not be allowed to enter heaven and will spend eternity with the rest of the nonbelievers in hell. We all have a choice as to which place we want to go, pick wisely eternity is a long time
@@abutterfly7975 Don't you think that an eternity in hell is a bit excessive? Seriously...why would a super intelligent being want to subject someone to an eternity in hell? Not even the most vindictive evil person on the planet could be so cruel and heartless to cause another human being pain and agony forever, but yet you say that Jesus is capable of performing the most incredibly despicable action imaginable that is boundlessly more evil than anything ever done by a human?
A being so intelligent to create trillions of stars, planets, galaxies and dimensions that it is beyond the scope of our brains to even begin to comprehend is going to do something that is so cruel?
Why would you want to spend an eternity with such a heartless entity thinking that it is okay?
A Butterfly. Who can believe that all earth human existence revolves around the story of one man.! Stories from thousands of years ago. And you or no one you have ever known has ever, ever seen even a glimmer of the dude, and yet he is thee determining factor of the eternity of the forever human race.!?? And I imagine the dude is responsible for all beings, anywhere in the universes,,, eh.? And that the god would put the soul of any being into horrendous torture fukken forever.! Oh shit, not a god I want any part of. Just take a moment and finally think about reality and about all the fantasy stories that humans have made up in trying to understand why we are. There is a grand answer...it can not be this tiny little box of beliefs. But some humans just can't get past the self hatred and self judgement that they have been taught...oh sin, what a sin to place another entity between one's self and the god.
Hello Dear, how are you doing?
I'll like to know more about you
I love the respect you give these people. I'm a long time RN, and the cat I dissected in my A And P course had a vary distinctive odor. She also had a massive tapeworm. I loved her anyway.
RESPECT??? LOL, at least have them in a cardboard box that LOOKS a little dignified
When I heard we were going to dissect a cat in A and P I dropped the course and changed my major. I love cats and it would bother me more than a human body.
they are not people. just meats
"Gee, I can't believe that we're TH-cam stars now."
"I know right? So many people are watching us."
Conversations heard from the lab after these 2 guys went home.
Pretty scared huh!😶
Ooo omg I didnt read the last part initially and I thought you were refering to the two guys in the video talking to each other.
Hahaha 😂😂😂
Thanks to everyone who donated these and also u guys for teaching us
I was shocked and surprised how that fetus technically lived for 40 years and doing such a good deed of teaching humanity
I absolutely love your videos. Ever since I got my drivers license and the DMV asked if I wanted to be an organ donor I had been researching and saw that "donating my body to science" as a "what do you want when you die" option versus burial or something made me really happy. I have expressed to everyone in my family that I want my body donated because I wouldn't need it anymore, and if my body does more good even when I'm gone, that's absolutely amazing.
I lost my mom to breast cancer 2 weeks ago. It would be really interesting and helpful for me to learn more about breast cancer and what it looks like inside the body from that cadaver
I’m sorry for your loss, hope you’re holding up well
Sorry for your lost 💕
God bless you
Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
I’m so sorry. It’s been eight years for me. I’m just an internet stranger, but you are welcome to reach out today or many years from today if you need someone to listen. 💖
Hello Dear, how are you doing?
I'll like to know more about you
@@thehutch7728 that’s so nice of you. I lost my mom a year ago in April and still struggle some days really bad. People say it gets easier. I’m thinking “when?” I miss her so very much. She was my best friend.
I am glad to hear we get the body back as my dad is doing this when he dies and this video almost had me in tears. I honestly thought we would never have anything to burry or chromate. So this is something i am glad to have learned.
It could be different from state to state
@@hardcorehunter9438 Possibly. I'm in Philadelphia and we had my Dads ashes back/buried after 2 years. I don't remember them asking us about a time period. I always thought that was the norm. I guess that part varied but they all return/bury the cremains
@@hardcorehunter9438 hmm i never thought about that. We are in #Scotland so it could be different here.
I took the first incision on my medical school cadaver in October 1973. I am still a general practitioner.
I enjoyed anatomy, but found it very laborious to fully understand in days before computers. But I would like to say I have never seen anatomy explained or taught as well as you do on this channel.
In my opinion, a good knowledge of anatomy is probably the most important of all the basic medical sciences to comprehend in order to be a good doctor
I find your videos fascinating. And I am glad you have Jeffrey as a true articulated skeleton. And not one of those plastic ones which I feel can never quite reproduce reality.
I remember your first youngest-oldest donor with the tendon rupture! The baby donor is also one of my favorite videos. Thank you both for sharing this process of donors arriving and for how long you are able to keep them for studies.I love the art work, so please shamelessly plug away!
Dissection and anatomical examination, on the deceased, is fascinating! Amazing how the human body truly functions!
Yes!
I am in nursing school and love love love cadavers when learning anatomy. I am giggling at how gently you are describing the cadavers for those who haven’t worked with them hands on. Also Ask a Mortician has a lot of videos on embalming and mortuary processes.
I was extremely fortunate to work on a Cadaver for anatomy lab in college, truly an experience like no other
I went to a community college where I took Human Anatomy. I thought every College had the opportunity to work with cadavers, so it was surprising to find out that some of my friends who went to other schools studied on pigs instead of humans. It was really a unique experience. We had different body parts stored in different containers, and two whole cadavers in the front of the class room. I remember our class got two new donations, and we had to remove the skin from the specimen. We ALWAYS kept the faces of full body cadavers covered, and phones were NOT allowed out to protect the cadavers privacy. I never ate before the class because the smell of formaldehyde was overwhelming, & even though we wore lab coats during class I always went home smelling like it!
Is no one gonna talk about how the captions have every freaking single language? I'm Filipino and the Filipino captions are almost perfect!
My grandma passed from colon rectal cancer. I would love to learn more about this cancer in future. Also PCOS too.
Same! I'd like to see what the intestines look like.
Definitely would love to see PCOS. We desperately need more information and study on what it can do to our bodies.
@@Necromvnce ty I knew I wasn't the only one trying to survive it.
What's sad is the "vulture" companies that deceive families and then sell parts of donated bodies for big profit. Even a funeral home was caught doing that a while back. Apparently, some of the "parts" go to legitimate teaching facilities, but some are actually sold online. Dateline investigated this and made a test purchase. Point is, it's uplifting to see things done right, as seen here. Thanks guys for sharing this amazing information.
I wouldn’t mind my body being sold(after I die I’m not a hoe), but if you’re gonna sell someone’s body, shouldn’t the family get some money from that?
The sad part is that you can't Sell your own body (years before death). You can't even sell your own blood. If you could do that, there would not be a shortage of cadavers, there would be no need for firms to use deception, and the sellers would be better off during their life.
@@billbauer9795 you can sell plasma though
You can sale the plasma from your blood 2 a month...when a body is released from the family..they sign a waver to do what they want .. surgery hardware is then removed from the body.. don't think it would be reusable...given it is made in correct measurements of that body....and sizes differ
The fetus in the jar scares me. Accidents happen, and I can just imagine the absolute horror of dropping that jar by mistake.
👁️👄👁️
Practice for some
Nothing to be scared about, just a little pickle..😂😂😂
No one has dropped him in 40 years -hopefully no one ever will
Yes, "Oh Sh(t! Now we have to find another!"
“Officer, you seriously gotta hear me out on this one...”
Officer: "Is that my mom??!!"
What's really gonna get the cop is when they show a receipt for the body
When I took a cadaver lab, one of the cadavers grew mold on its leg. The professor took a saw and removed the leg and put it into the tissue box you were speaking of. It was interesting to see how they handled it. Also, you are so correct about it looking and feeling like boiled chicken
Should not have watched this video after having chicken for dinner
Taste test
@@beefboy5728 I was eating while watching it, but soon that didn't feel so good!
Do people ever get hungry in the cadaver lab because of it reminding them of boiled chicken?
@@Thindorama not because of looks, but the smell. In my anatomy lab they explained that some of the chemicals used to preserve the cadaver are known to stimulate hunger, and that we should be surprised if we leave the lab hungrier than when we arrived.
I love your channel. Love you both. I appreciate the way you explain anatomy and anomalies. Thank you for your dedication and hard work into educating the public. Kudos to you both.
You should do a quick video educating everyone on yourselves, name, education etc, it would help all those new to your channel get to know you and the cause for keeping your channel updated and growing. Thanks for all your hard work.❤
If I donate my body can I specify I want to be immortalized as a hanging skeleton? Actual serious question.
I was thinking the same tbh i dont wanna be cremated or buried.
Probably not in a cadaver lab but maybe for a museum.
That's great question. Try asking that to tge. If they happen to do qNa in any social medi platform they have.
A hanging skeleton is still technically dead, Sam. So, no immortalization for us weird thinkers !
since anatomically correct replicas of a human skeleton are extremely expensive, yes, you can. I don't know the laws in the US, but in some less strict countries...
Love this - it would be great if you could team up with Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician) on something like this. Always love your videos! ❤️
Love Caitlin, also watch Kary (can’t remember her name and spelling as I’ve recently found her). Caitlin makes very good productions and is very knowledgeable!
Omgggg that would be so amazing!!!!
Love Caitlin!!!💕
Yes!!! That would be amazing!
These people lived a full life. Laughed. Cried. Weird to me.
Bit of meat now that is all
Now think of that when you eat a hamburger 🍔 not exactly laughed and cried but somewhat the same
@@big_banana7194 mmm burger
@@big_banana7194 hmmm borgir
@@sdworst7526 ikr its so gud🤤
I have studied with cadavers and i have to say its initially a little unnerving but when you realise these people have donated their bodies for the use of learning and helping the future i had nothing but the upmost respect for those who helped me through my studies
Absalutely fascinating, respect to the people who donated their bodies for science and research and it is good to know that all body parts go back to the body when it is no longer 'in use'.
In theatres they cover the face of patients who pass on the table, to hide the cyanosis after death.
I've always looked away when watching crime documentaries if they show gruesome scenes but here i am watching over 10 of your videos now, its presented so professional and in a positive way, thankyou.
Also i can't help but wonder how people react when you tell them you do this for a living
everybody gangsta until cadavers start moving
Gas?
@@DamianSzajnowski quite impossible isn't it? Cause they're embalmed already.
Yeah they can be really troublesome at some point...
@@uyagraph Change your user to Lonesome Clueless Kiddo
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Great job on all your videos. I've been dealing with a chronic disease of RSD, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy for 32 years. I've Had to self educate for decades as no one wants to deal with this disease. Your info has helped pull many theories together for me. Great teaching methods and presentations. Bless you all.
I loved this video. It reminds me of what it was like that first day in the cadaver lab for me. Profound gratitude for the donor who made my anatomical education what it was.
Both of my living elderly parents have donated their bodies after death. Honestly it’s taking a little while to get used to the idea. Thank you for making this video. It helps me feel good about their decision.
This is fascinating and a little sad. But without these donations we wouldn't understand a lot about these diseases. Thank you to all who donated their bodies for science and understanding. 😢
Touching to cry...
What an amazing Creator we have! Thank you both for sharing some of your expensive knowledge with us!!
I'm pretty sure that "cutting through a body" was part of Craftsman's last ad campaign for their bandsaws at Sears last Christmas. It was nice.
I think your videos are amazing and I think it's great that people donate their bodies to science, so that it can help students learn about the human body, which will in turn, save lives!!! You're doing great work!!!
The next horror movie: "Invasion of the Pickle People."
@Tom-Tom Tom ...I can't like this comment enough. lmao.😂
@Tom-Tom Tom that's a fact. I needed a good laugh. Thanks....
Hahahahahaah
That’s not very respectable, to the donor and the donors family
@@cowgirlup5402 it's a joke, not a dick cowgirl
Because I am a visual learner the videos have helped me tremendously. A special thank you goes to the ones who donated their bodies for the purpose of teaching others.
And I can barely even look at dead rats.
These people have balls of steel. Respect.
Ii's a question of habits.
I don't mind looking at dead rats, but I don't think I could put one in a band saw... Double respect for balls of... titanium, probably.
I've worked in care for 23 years & you get used to elderly dying, the death smell, bodily fluids & when the rigmortus (not spelt right) sets in
@@caroljane6313 How does it impact your mental health, if at all? On the one hand I could see it being reasonably stressful, but on the other I can see it really helping one to understand and accept death.
@@EpicPrawn I suspect these guys and the like DON'T look at the bodies as human beings, just specimens, only a guess though, but I have that assumption by listening to the comments and the bodies are just tossed in the back of a truck
I must say how interesting I found this video, your explanation of the process was an education for me as I had no idea what happens in a lab like yours even that they exist. Thank you very much for putting it up.
If anyone is interested in learning about embalming, head over to the Ask a Mortician channel. They did a video just a few weeks ago.
Ugh I just love you guys. I can’t explain how much you help everyday life. I have thanatophobia and this helps to desensitize the process a bit, not to mention, youve helped me to be healthier, take care of myself better and even make sense of my body
So thank you for all you do ♥️