Pathology Grand Rounds - Blood, Bones, Bats & Bacon: Consumption in the Perspective of Medical Anthropology

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

* Describe the basic definition of anthropology and its relationship to medical anthropology and medicine

* Understand cultural ideas about blood and vampire mythology

* Explain the different cultural motivations for cannibalism and their effects on health

* Become familiar with how forensic anthropologists examine skeletal remains