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- Title
EMBALMING OF HUMAN CADAVERS FROM EGYPTIAN ERA TO THE MOST MODERN TECHNIQUES - A REVIEW ON PRESERVATION OF HUMAN CADAVERS.
- Authors
Srivastava, Geetanjali; Nagwani, Mumal
- Abstract
Embalming is a means of artificially preserving the dead human body by use of chemicals for it's preservation. It prevents the growth of microorganisms which are responsible for the decomposition and putrefaction. Embalming originated in Egypt around 3200 BC and continued on until AD 650. William Hunter is credited with being the first to report fully on arterial and cavity embalming. He used various chemicals like oil of turpentine, oil of lavender, camphor, oils of rosemary and chamomile. Soft embalming is a newer technique in which cadavers have no structural distortion on dissection and the tissues remain soft and flexible and hence dissection becomes easier. The movement of muscles of the limbs are also very good as well as excellent colour retention is present. This article deals with the various methods of preservation of human cadavers, which allows the use of cadavers over longer period of time, which prove to be very useful in teaching gross anatomy to the undergraduates as well as learning surgical skills.
- Subjects
EGYPT; DEAD; HUMAN body; TURPENTINE; MICROBIAL growth; EMBALMING
- Publication
Era's Journal of Medical Research, 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2, p94
- ISSN
2348-9839
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24041/ejmr2019.137