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Anatomy for Beginners

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Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, Dr Gunther von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005. The show features public anatomy demonstrations with the use of real human cadavers and live nude models, carried out at Gunther von Hagens' "Institute for Plastination" in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr von Hagens’ public demonstrations are not formal anatomy dissections performed by medical students in some countries as part of their medical training. Formal dissection are performed slowly and take dozens of hours of dissection. Anatomy for Beginners performs quicker autopsy and also combines with demonstration of plastinated body parts and specimens to gives just a glimpse of the human anatomy. The individuals on whom the demonstration was performed had, before their death, enrolled on von Hagens’ body donor programme and consented to the use of their bodies for public education in anatomy, including public demonstration.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
January 1, 2005
Last aired
January 1, 2005
Seasons
1
Episodes
5
Network
Channel 4

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

3 credited
Starring

Gunther von Hagens

Himself

John A. Lee

Himself

Dennis Lau

Anatomical Model

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