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Flashcards & Tours
Lab Activities
Premade Courses
Blog
eBooks
Learn Site
Videos
Student handouts

Flashcards & Tours

Study with Flashcards

Create your own cards and decks, or search and add premade decks on dozens of popular topics.

Learn with 3D Tours

Add free premade presentations to your Visible Body Suite account and use them to explore body systems and structures, to study, or to educate patients.

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Lab Activities

Written by professors for professors. Our lab activities, used in conjunction with our anatomy apps, will give your students a unique and interactive 3D experience. Download one (or all) for free and apply it to your course!

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Digestive System. Developed by Blythe Nilson, Associate Professor of Biology, University of British Columbia
Human Heart. Developed by Molli Crenshaw, Instructor of Biology, Texas Christian University
Muscles of the Head and Neck. Developed by Stephanie Wallace, Instructor of Biology, Texas Christian University

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Anatomy & Physiology

Respiratory System. Developed by Andrew Criss, Doctoral Lecturer, York College
Muscles of the Shoulder and Arm. Developed by Stephanie Wallace, Instructor of Biology, Texas Christian University
Cranial Nerves. Developed by Molli Crenshaw, Instructor of Biology, Texas Christian University

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Physiology & Pathology

Digestion in a Bag. Adapted from Explorit Science Center’s Science Assembly Program at the University of California, Davis.
Heart Rate. Adapted from the American Heart Association.
Nephrons. Adapted from Sciencing.
Obstructed Airways. Adapted from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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Muscles & Kinesiology

Body Motion: Developed by Sheena Shoemaker. Explores the basic types of muscle actions.
Rotator Cuff: Developed by Sheena Shoemaker. Explores shoulder anatomy and function, the anatomy of the rotator cuff, and the pathology of a rotator cuff tear.
ACL Tear: Developed by Sheena Shoemaker. Explores the anatomy of the knee joint and the pathology of an ACL tear.

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Biology

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Developed by Adrienne Devlin, Visible Body Editorial Team. Introduces the basics of cells and compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell structure.
Monocot and Dicot Plants: Developed by Adrienne Devlin, Visible Body Editorial Team. Introduces the key structures and tissues of plants and compares monocot and dicot roots, stems, and leaves.

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Augmented Reality Labs

Have VB Suite on an iPad/iPhone or Android that supports augmented reality?

Try these AR lab worksheets!

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Premade Courseware Courses

Visible Body’s premade courses for Courseware are full of interactive, visual assignments and graded quizzes. They can replace a lab manual, supplement or replace a textbook, or be used in an online anatomy dissection lab.

Course topics include:

Correlations to popular A&P and Biology textbooks, including OpenStax A&P and OpenStax Concepts of Biology
Correlations to popular human physiology textbooks (Fox, Silverthorn)
Introduction to A&P courses and courses for Kinesiology, Health Science, Dental Anatomy, Physical Education, and more
Anatomy lab manual correlations and lab assessment activities

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Blog

Sometimes students need their A&P studies to have a little pizzazz, and the Visible Body Blog has plenty of that to spare! Explore the anatomy, physiology, and associated pathologies of all the body systems in a way that is fun, funny, and understandable. Brighten up your students' day with some good ol' anatomy irreverence!

eBooks

Give your students the good stuff with our eBooks, which review regional anatomy, core A&P course topics, muscles and bones for kinesiology courses, anatomy for yoga students, and more! Study guides have never looked so good.

Regional Anatomy eBooks

The Urinary System
Lymphatic System
Eye Anatomy
Pelvic Cavity
Hip Bones
Skull Bones
Respiratory System
The Small Intestine/FAST exam
Anatomy of Speech
Anatomy of Hearing
Spinal Nerves
Blood Vessels
The Digestive System
Cranial Nerves
The Limbic System
The Endocrine System
Types of Bones
Build a Heart
Olfaction
Sphenoid
Atlas & Axis

Musculoskeletal Anatomy eBooks

The Muscles of Mastication
Abdominal Muscles
Bursae
Trapezius
Neck Muscle Anatomy
Lateral Rotators
Anatomy for Yogis
Common Sports Injuries 101

Pathology eBooks

Common Pathologies

Core A&P Concepts eBooks

Anatomy Etymology
Prefixes and Suffixes
Planes & Positions
Human Cell

Fun Facts eBooks

How Cold Weather Affects the Body
Fact & Fiction
Skeletal System Fun Facts

Biology eBooks

Earthworm Dissection Guide
Sea Star Dissection Guide
Cell Comparison
DNA

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Learn Site

Sometimes textbooks can be overwhelming. Our Learn Site presents anatomy & physiology in a way that's easy to digest, complete with illustrations and 3D animations that explain basic human biology concepts.

Drawings of a skeleton and various types of bones - short, long, flat, sesamoid, and irregular

The Long and the Short of It: The Five Types of Bones

Drawing of various types of muscle tissue - cardiac, skeletal, smooth

3 Types of Muscle Tissue: The Function of Skeletal Cardiac, and Smooth Muscle

Bones Come Together: Types of Joints in the Human Body

Videos

Need to do some fast patient education or give your students a big-picture understanding of some basic human biology? Our award-winning videos help students and patients see inside the human body and understand anatomy, physiology, common diseases, and pathologies.

Awesome Anatomy

Explore and learn about anatomy and physiology in 3D through virtual dissections, body system walkthroughs, and guest lectures!

Visible Biology

Check out the Visible Biology series for bite-sized biology lessons! Life is a complex concept and Dr. Cindy Harley is on a mission to unpack the way it all works.

Student handouts

Motivate your students with these study tips, job statistics, and interesting human body facts. We've surveyed anatomy & physiology instructors and asked about the study habits of the most successful students, studied the U.S. Labor Departments estimates for job growth (and pay!) in various healthcare occupations, and queried teachers about the human body factoids that keep students engaged. Download these items and use them as handouts or posters to hang on your door, classroom, or lab!

A&P Study Tips

Here's what hundreds of instructors see as the study habits of the best performing students!

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Where the jobs are!

Show students the job growth in healthcare occupations and keep them studying for that anatomy & physiology quiz! We've summarized the latest data from the U.S. Department of Labor and created two one-sheet handouts.

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Fun Factoids!

Sometimes the way to grab a student's interest is with an odd fact and a cool image. Here are 10 human body facts and images you can hang up or add to your lecture presentations!