Question

question # 3
multiple choice
in the seventeenth century, physicians and other scientists did not routinely perform autopsies. which statement best illustrates the cause and effect?
at this time, it was considered culturally unacceptable to deface the dead; therefore, physicians did not know much about internal anatomy.
physicians did not have the tools to do autopsies; therefore, they were not able to practice their surgical skills on the dead.
at this time, disease was rampant; therefore, physicians were hesitant to cut into the dead for fear of catching the disease that killed the person.
physicians were not curious about the inside of the human body; therefore, they did not investigate after death.

Explanation:

En el siglo XVII, la cultura general consideraba inaceptable defilar a los muertos. Esto impedía que los médicos realizaran autopsias y, por tanto, limitaba su conocimiento de la anatomía interna. Las otras opciones no son tan representativas del contexto cultural del momento.

Answer:

At this time, it was considered culturally unacceptable to deface the dead; therefore, physicians did not know much about internal anatomy.