Section R. 325.951 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Board" means the anatomy board created by section 2651 of the code.(b) "Body" means a dead human body, or part thereof, which is subject to these rules and which is located within this state.(c) "Code" means Act No. 368 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended, being S333.1101 et seq. of the Michigan Compiled Laws.(d) "Donated body" or "willed body" means a body given as a gift according to the indication of the decedent or by a member of the authorized class of persons associated with the decedent.(e) "Educational use of a body" means the use of a body as a tool to help impart knowledge and understanding of the human body to medical, dental, and other medical- and health-related students.(f) "Embalm" means to protect a body from unwanted deterioration processes in accordance with its use until its final disposition.(g) "Receiving a body" means the acceptance of the responsibility to preserve and store a body, dispose of a body, and keep records of a body according to the code and these rules.(h) "Receiving institution" means the university of Michigan, Michigan state university, or Wayne state university.(i) "Scientific use of a body" means the use of a body in the production, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge and understanding that will ultimately benefit mankind through study and research, such as investigations into any of the following:(F) Human tolerances to forces.(P) Surgical procedures and techniques.(Q) Dental procedures and techniques.(R) Other related activities. The phrase does not include use of a body for therapy and transplantation.(2) Unless the context requires otherwise, terms and phrases defined in the code have the same meaning when used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.951