Dissected rat showing major organs.

Dissection is usually the process of disassembling and observing something to determine its internal structure and as an aid to discerning the function and relationships of its components. It may refer also to some spontaneous natural process of dissasembly as in aortic dissection. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 318 KB) From http://www. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 318 KB) From http://www. ... Aortic dissection is a tear of the aorta (the largest artery of the body). ...

Dissection is usually applied to the examination of plants and animals. The term is also used in relation to mechanisms, computer programs, written materials, etc., as a synonym for terms such as reverse engineering or literary deconstruction. Dissection is usually performed by students in courses of biology, botany and anatomy and in association with medical and arts studies. Reverse engineering (RE) is the process of taking something (a device, an electrical component, a software program, etc. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Main articles: Life All organisms (viruses not included) consist of cells, which in turn, are based on a common carbon-based biochemistry. ... Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that are used to treat patients. ... A precise definition of the arts can be contentious, but the following areas of activity are usually included: Art / Visual arts Architecture Crafts Dance Design / Graphic design Drawing Film Literature Music Painting Photography Pottery Sculpture Theater In academia, the Arts are usually grouped with or a subset of the Humanities. ...

Vivisection refers to the dissection of a living animal, often for the purposes of physiological investigation. However, in modern parlance the term usually refers to any type of experimentation in which animals are injured, with or without actual dissection. Anaesthetised rat in a stereotaxic restraining device about to undergo brain surgery. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum attempt). ...

Dissection is often performed as a part of determining a cause of death in autopsy (on humans) and necropsy (on animals) and is an intrinsic part of forensic medicine, such as would be practiced by a coroner. An autopsy (also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy or obduction) is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination performed on a corpse after death, to evaluate disease or injury that may be present and to determine the cause and manner of a persons death. ... For the former Death Metal band called Autopsy, see Autopsy (band). ... Forensics or forensic science is the application of science to questions which are of interest to the legal system. ... A coroner is the presiding officer of a special court to investigate deaths that occur under unusual circumstances where conventional criminal proceedings are not immediately called for. ...

First public dissection of ??? was conducted by Ján Jesenský (1566-1621), the Slovak physician, surgeon, anatomist and the rector of a Charles University in Prague in 1600. Jan Jesenius (also written as Jessenius or known as Ján Jesenský; 1566, WrocÅ‚aw – 1621, Prague) was a medieval physician, politician and philosopher of Slovak origin. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... The Charles University of Prague (also simply University of Prague; Czech: Univerzita Karlova; Latin: Universitas Carolina) is the oldest and most prestigious Czech university and among the oldest universities in Europe, being founded in 1340s (for the exact year, see below). ... Prague (Czech: Praha, see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ...

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• How to dissect a frog
• Dissection Alternatives