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Visible Body 3D Human Anatomy Atlas for iPad Support
To start your exploration of the human body, choose a View from the hundreds of thumbnail images organized regionally and by anatomical system. Tap on any thumbnail to launch a View, showing the region or anatomical structures of immediate interest. From there you can further adjust the View to see it from any angle and with any anatomical structures showing, faded, or hidden.
There are 11 tabs on the left margin of the screen: a Regional tab and 10 anatomical system tabs (e.g. Skeletal, Digestive, Circulatory.) You can use these tabs to quickly find the View that is the best starting point for your study.
Choose the Regional tab when you want to view a particular section of the body (e.g., head, shoulder, hip). A menu of thumbnails appears, allowing you to locate the desired region and choose which level of dissection (e.g., skeletal only, skeletal and circulatory, etc.) you want to view. Tap on the thumbnail to launch the model you want to view in detail.
Choose a system tab (e.g. Skeletal, Digestive, Circulatory) when you want to view an anatomical system in its entirety, specific organs, or the complex interplay of structures in an area. Each of these system tabs includes Views showing whole systems and relevant structures (including cross-sections of major organs), as well as areas where the chosen system has notable interconnections with other systems.
If you want to switch the gender of the model after you have launched the app, you may tap the Home icon and then tap on either the "Female" or the "Male" button. Alternatively, if you are in a View, tapping on the Actions icon will open a window containing a "Switch Gender" button that will return you to the thumbnail page, but with the opposite gender's Views now available. A "Switch Gender" button is also available on the main Reproductive and Urinary system tabs.
Pan: Swipe three fingertips across the screen to pan in any direction. You can also use the arrows on the virtual joystick to pan up, down, left or right.
Zoom in: Place the tips of your thumb and forefinger on the screen and move them apart to enlarge the structures within the view.
Zoom out: Place the tips of your thumb and forefinger on the screen and move them together, as if you are pinching, to increase the scope of the view.
Center: To center the View on an anatomical structure, tap twice quickly, with one fingertip, on that structure.
Rotate or tilt: Place one fingertip on the screen, then slowly drag your finger in the desired direction to tilt or rotate the model. You can also use the virtual joystick to rotate or tilt the model. To change the axis of rotation, tap twice quickly on any area of the model; that area becomes the new axis of rotation.
Refresh position: This button, in the Actions menu, moves the body back to the size and angle of the originally selected View. If you have changed the appearance of any of the structures (for example, hidden or faded them), those changes remain in place.
Refresh view: Tap the name of the View located at the top left corner or the screen to return it to its initial state. Alternatively, you can tap the "Refresh View" button in the Actions menu.
Selecting a single anatomical structure: To select an anatomical structure, tap it once. The structure turns blue and a breadcrumb trail appears at the top of the screen, displaying hierarchical information about the structure, including its name (highlighted as the last term to the right). In "Single Select On" mode (as shown by the indicator at the top the screen), a second selection overrides the first selection, so that only one structure at a time appears in blue. To deselect a selected structure, tap on it once or tap on a blank area of the screen.
Selecting multiple anatomical structures: To select multiple anatomical structures, select the first structure you want to select, and then tap the "Multiple Select" button under the joystick. The indicator at the top of the screen changes to "Multiple Select On." Alternatively, you can tap on the "Multiple Select" button in the Actions menu. The Multiple Select mode allows you to select as many structures as you wish by tapping each structure once. All remain blue, but only the most recently selected structure selected is displayed in the breadcrumb trail at the top of the screen. To deselect any selected structure, tap on it once.
Selecting an anatomical grouping: When any anatomical structure is selected, a breadcrumb trail appears at the top of the screen displaying hierarchical information about the structure, including that structure's system (e.g., Skeletal System). To select any of the larger groupings, tap once on the desired name in the breadcrumb trail. The associated anatomical structures are added to the model if necessary, selected and displayed in blue.
Deselecting structures: If Multiple Select mode is on, deselect a single structure by tapping on it again, or deselect all structures by tapping the "Deselect All" button under the joystick or in the Actions menu. If Single Select mode is on, tap on a blank area of the screen to deselect a single structure, or tap on the selected structure itself.
Making structure(s) transparent: After selecting a structure, tap the "Fade" button under the virtual joystick to make it transparent. You can also use the "Fade" button in the Actions menu. To make all the structures around a selected structure transparent, go to the Actions menu and tap "Fade Others." If no structure is selected, the "Fade Others" button makes all of the structures on screen transparent.
Hiding structure(s): After selecting a structure, tap the "Hide" button under the joystick to make it invisible. You can also use the "Hide" button in the Actions menu. To make all the structures around a selected structure invisible, go to the Actions menu and tap "Hide Others."
Showing hidden structure(s): Immediately after selecting and hiding a structure, you can restore the structure to the View by tapping the "Show" button in the top left corner of the screen or in the Actions menu.
If you have performed other actions after hiding a structure (and it is therefore no longer selected), you can show all transparent or hidden structures in the original View by tapping the "Show Others" button in the Actions menu.
See "Searching for anatomical structures" for instructions on showing structures identified by name.
Toggling between show, fade and hide for selected structure(s): After selecting one or more structures, use two fingertips to tap once anywhere on the screen. The structures toggle from fully shown, to faded, to hidden, back to shown with each two-fingered tap.
To view the definition of a structure, select the structure by tapping it once, then tap on the "Definition" icon at the bottom of the screen. A window opens showing the definition. The window remains open if you select a different structure, and the definition for the most recently selected structure is displayed.
To view a definition for a grouping of structures or a system, tap on a structure within that grouping. Then, tap on the name of the grouping in the breadcrumb trail at the top of the screen, and tap on the "Definition" icon at the bottom of the screen. A window opens showing the definition.
To close the definition window at any time, tap the "Done" button in the top right corner of the window or tap the "Definition" icon again.
To search for an anatomical structure, tap on the "Search" icon located at the bottom right of the screen. A keyboard appears. Type three or more letters of the structure you are searching for, then tap the "Done" button or the "Return" button. A box appears above the search bar containing the search results, including the names of all relevant anatomical structures and the system to which each belongs.
Each search result also displays the words "Add/Go To" or "Select/Go To" at the far right. Tapping on the word "Add" adds the structure to the View. Tapping on the word "Select" highlights the structure in the current View in blue. You may need to reposition your view to see the selected structure if it is outside your current frame or obscured by other anatomy. Tapping on the name of the structure in the search results is another way to add or select the structure to the View.
To automatically generate a new view featuring a structure you found via the search tool, tap on the words "Go To" in the search results. The app selects (or adds and selects) the structure, hides or fades obscuring structures, and repositions the image so that you can clearly see the desired structure.
I'm having trouble occasionally with the app slowing down or crashing on my iPad. What can I do?
This app combines high-definition, 3D graphics with extensive, interactive functionality. Both are demanding of the iPad's memory and processor. Quitting other apps, power-cycling your device, or resetting your device should improve functionality.
To quit other apps, double-click the Home button on the bottom of your iPad to reveal all running apps. Then, tap and hold on one of the app icons in the bottom bar. When the red circle with the minus sign appears, tap that circle to quit the app. When you're done quitting all running apps, click the Home button twice to go back to your home screen.
To power-cycle your device, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on top of your iPad until the "slide to power off" arrow appears. Slide the arrow to the right. After waiting a few seconds, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button to power on your iPad again.
To reset your device, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
When I search for "knee," the only search returns are "Patella (knee cap)" and "Ligaments of the Knee." How do I view the entire knee?
Use the regional tab to access groups of structures that form a region or a joint. In the regional tab, there are views for shoulder, knee, elbow (cubital fossa), ankle and other regions of the body.
The search function returns results for over 2,500 individual structures, like patella, not for body regions or joints made from more than one structure.
It can take a long time to add an entire group of structures. Is there a faster way?
Use the breadcrumb trail located below the View title at the top of the screen. For example, to add all the structures of the axial skeleton to View 10 in the skeletal tab, click on axial in the breadcrumb trail. To add the complete skeleton, click on Skeletal System.
