“The people in these illustrations, silent, anonymous and dissected, were never asked to teach us,” writes anatomist Lucy E. Hyde, excavating the troubling origins of medical images—from atlases drawn from concentration camp victims to bodies acquired through grave robbing. Hyde argues these foundational images built anatomy’s authority by exploiting the imprisoned, poor, and marginalized; she calls for acknowledgment of these origins and new inclusive anatomical libraries reflecting human diversity across gender, race, and disability.