They would scare patients when doctors used them to explain medical conditions! But the painting on papier-mâché models tended to be simpler and more stylized.
That means taking apart the body of a dead person.īut cadavers have their downsides. And the best way to learn anatomy is by dissecting a cadaver. Medical students learn the structure of the human body by studying anatomy. Clay Adams Anatomical Model (2013) by the Canada Museum of Science and Technology (1:22 min.) A Brief History of Anatomical Models