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Senter, Phil – American Biology Teacher, 2013
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…
Descriptors: Surgery, Anatomy, Misconceptions, Evolution