What is Dissection?
{{for|the Swedish black/death metal band|Dissection (band)}} [[Image:Mondino - Anathomia, 1541 - 3022668.tif|thumb|[[Mondino dei Liuzzi]], ''Anathomia'', 1541]] '''Dissection means to cut open the animal in order to ascertain the structure of it parts. Dissection''' is a standard [[laboratory]] technique in [[biology]] and [[pathology]]. To dissect is to cut up a body so as to reveal its [[structure]]. The body could be that of a human, an animal, or a plant. Dissections are regularly done in [[Autopsy|autopsies]] to help determine the cause of [[death]]. They are done by [[Zoology|zoologists]] to find out the internal structure of animal bodies. The [[comparative anatomy]] of animals, revealed by dissections, gives clues as to their [[evolution]]ary relationships. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Pathology]] [[Category:Zoology]] [[de:Dissektion]]