In the seventeenth century, physicians and other scientists did not routinely perform autopsies. Which statement best illustrates the cause and effect? 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, it was considered culturally unacceptable to deface the dead; therefore, physicians did not know much about internal anatomy. Physicians were not curious about the inside of the human body; therefore, they did not investigate after death. 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.

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The correct statementwhich best illustrates the cause and effect is:At this time, it was considered culturally unacceptable todeface the dead; therefore, physicians did not know much about internal anatomy.Due to tradition and religious belief,and moral reasons, it was considered to be a sin to do experimentations withthe dead. And because of that, there were only few knowledge about internalorgans and internal diseases back then.

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