Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.951 - Definitions
Rule 1.
(1) As used
in these rules:
(a) "Board" means the anatomy
board created by section 2651 of the code.
(b) "Body" means a dead human body, or part
thereof, which is subject to these rules and which is located within this
state.
(c) "Code" means Act No. 368
of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being S333.1101 et seq. of the Michigan
Compiled Laws.
(d) "Donated body"
or "willed body" means a body given as a gift according to the indication of
the decedent or by a member of the authorized class of persons associated with
the decedent.
(e) "Educational use
of a body" means the use of a body as a tool to help impart knowledge and
understanding of the human body to medical, dental, and other medical- and
health-related students.
(f)
"Embalm" means to protect a body from unwanted deterioration processes in
accordance with its use until its final disposition.
(g) "Receiving a body" means the acceptance
of the responsibility to preserve and store a body, dispose of a body, and keep
records of a body according to the code and these rules.
(h) "Receiving institution" means the
university of Michigan, Michigan state university, or Wayne state
university.
(i) "Scientific use of
a body" means the use of a body in the production, advancement, and
dissemination of knowledge and understanding that will ultimately benefit
mankind through study and research, such as investigations into any of the
following:
(A) Structure.
(B) Growth.
(C) Development.
(D) Malformations.
(E) Bio-mechanics.
(F) Human tolerances to forces.
(G) Kinematics.
(H) Kinesiology.
(I) Functions.
(J) Human responses.
(K) Diseases.
(L) Illnesses.
(M) Injuries.
(N) Pathology.
(O) Preservation.
(P) Surgical procedures and
techniques.
(Q) Dental procedures
and techniques.
(R) Other related
activities. The phrase does not include use of a body for therapy and
transplantation.
(2) Unless the context requires otherwise,
terms and phrases defined in the code have the same meaning when used in these
rules.
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