制作木乃伊是古代埃及的一种宗教习俗,由僧侣特权阶级负责。医师们必须完全熟知人体各种器官的位置与关系。木乃伊中除留下心脏与肾脏外,其它内脏都得取出,另行藏在宝瓮中。为了从鼻孔中割取脑部组织,他们发明了特殊的器械。制作木乃伊的经验促成了解剖与外科学知识 Making mummies is a religious practice in ancient Egypt, dominated by monks and privileged classes. Physicians must be completely familiar with the location and relationship of various organs of the human body. Apart from leaving the heart and kidneys in the mummy, all the other organs must be removed and kept hidden in the urn. In order to cut brain tissue from the nostrils, they invented special instruments. The mummy’s experience drew on anatomy and surgery