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General Troubleshooting and Content FAQs

Is the 3D human body model complete and anatomically accurate?

Visible Body is the most complete, highly detailed, and anatomically accurate human body model available. It is designed to deliver the level of detail necessary to teach a college-level Anatomy and Physiology course. All anatomical content has been reviewed for accuracy by our panel of experts, including physicians and anatomists. Please see the release notes for a list of current structures.

Why can't I find the XXXX [anatomical structure]?

You may be looking for an anatomical structure under its common name rather than its technical name. For example, searching for "knee cap" won't produce a result of "patella"—the knee cap's technical name. We plan to include common-name searching in a future release.
Please see the release notes for a list of current structures.

What naming convention and style is used in Visible Body?

We have combined several styles in wide use across Anatomy and Physiology and medical textbooks and Web sites; we use American English spelling. When possible, we include additional information in the names to aid with searching and to facilitate understanding. For example, "premolar" is used instead of "bicuspid" to describe the appropriate teeth, but we include "bicuspid" and the numbers commonly used to identify each tooth in parentheses.

Why are some organs normally considered to be parts of two body systems only listed in one body system?

To keep the menu easy to use and because of some technical limitations we are currently listing each organ in only one system. For example, the pancreas is listed in the Digestive System and not the Endocrine System, where it could also be listed. Other examples include the ovaries (we've chosen the Reproductive over the Endocrine System) and the neurohypophysis (we've chosen the Nervous System over the Endocrine System).