Genesis & the human ribcage: An opportunity to correct a misconception & introduce an evolution lesson into the anatomy class
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2013
Abstract
Many anatomy students begin the course with a misconception that human males and females do not have the same number of ribs. At the root of that misconception is Genesis 2:21-22, in which God removes a rib from Adam to make Eve. Removal of a body part is a surgical procedure, and one does not pass on the results of surgery to one's offspring. The prevalence of this misconception is therefore an opportunity to discuss Lamarckian inheritance in the classroom. © 2013 by National Association of Biology Teachers.
Recommended Citation
Senter, Phil, "Genesis & the human ribcage: An opportunity to correct a misconception & introduce an evolution lesson into the anatomy class" (2013). College of Health, Science, and Technology. 270.
https://digitalcommons.uncfsu.edu/college_health_science_technology/270