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Body of work : meditations on mortality from the human anatomy lab
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Body of work : meditations on mortality from the human anatomy lab

Author: Christine Montross
Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Edition/Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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A first-year medical student describes an anatomy class during which she studied the donated body of a cadaver dubbed "Eve," an experience that profoundly influenced her subsequent studies and understanding of the human form.
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Named Person: Christine Montross; Christine Montross
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Christine Montross
ISBN: 9781594201257 1594201250
OCLC Number: 144651699
Description: 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Preface: mystery -- Bone box -- First cut -- Breath and blood -- Anatomical precedence -- Origins of a corpse -- In pursuit of wonder -- The bodies of strangers -- Toll -- The discomfort of doctoring -- An unsteady balance -- Pelvis -- Dismantled -- Epilogue: good-bye.
Other Titles: Meditations on mortality from the human anatomy lab
Responsibility: Christine Montross.
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A first-year medical student describes an anatomy class during which she studied the donated body of a cadaver dubbed "Eve," an experience that profoundly influenced her subsequent studies and understanding of the human form.

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