In the seventeenth century, physicians and other scientists did not routinely perform autopsies. which statement best illustrates the cause and effect?

The correct statement which best illustrates the cause and effect is:

“At this time, it was considered culturally unacceptable to deface the dead; therefore, physicians did not know much about internal anatomy.”

Due to tradition and religious belief, and moral reasons, it was considered to be a sin to do experimentations with the dead. And because of that, there was only few knowledge about internal organs and internal diseases back then.