Editing Dissection (section)

==Acquisition of cadavers==
The way in which cadaveric specimens are obtained differs greatly according to country.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last1=Gangata|first1=Hope|last2=Ntaba|first2=Phatheka|last3=Akol|first3=Princess|last4=Louw|first4=Graham|date=2010-08-01|title=The reliance on unclaimed cadavers for anatomical teaching by medical schools in Africa|journal=Anatomical Sciences Education|volume=3|issue=4|pages=174–183|doi=10.1002/ase.157|issn=1935-9780|pmid=20544835|s2cid=22596215|doi-access=free}}</ref> In the UK, donation of a cadaver is wholly voluntary. Involuntary donation plays a role in about 20 percent of specimens in the US and almost all specimens donated in some countries such as South Africa and Zimbabwe.<ref name=":1" /> Countries that practice involuntary donation may make available the bodies of dead criminals or unclaimed or unidentified bodies for the purposes of dissection.<ref name=":1" /> Such practices may lead to a greater proportion of the poor, homeless and social outcasts being involuntarily donated.<ref name=":1" /> Cadavers donated in one jurisdiction may also be used for the purposes of dissection in another, whether across states in the US,<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RhCrkE2lnVQC|title=Simulation in Radiology|last1=Robertson|first1=Hugh J.|last2=Paige|first2=John T.|last3=Bok|first3=Leonard|date=2012-07-12|publisher=OUP USA|isbn=9780199764624|pages=15–20}}</ref> or imported from other countries, such as with Libya.<ref name=":1" /> As an example of how a cadaver is donated voluntarily, a funeral home in conjunction with a voluntary donation program identifies a body who is part of the program. After broaching the subject with relatives in a diplomatic fashion, the body is then transported to a registered facility. The body is tested for the presence of HIV and hepatitis viruses. It is then evaluated for use as a "fresh" or "prepared" specimen.<ref name=":2" />