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Anatomy & Physiology

When You Gotta Go, You Gotta Go: The Ins and Outs of Urinary System Anatomy and Physiology

I'm going to be straight with you: there are a lot of pee jokes I could have slipped into this post, but being the upstanding person I am (and having a boss who isn't afraid to veto genius) I decided to take the high road. But know that this post ...
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Press Release, News

Visible Body Provides Educational Support to Medical School Students in War-Torn Syria

Newton MA — March 10, 2017 — Visible Body, in collaboration with a group of Yale Medical School faculty and students, has supplied the human anatomy ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Medical accuracy is important (duh). Our VP of Biomedical Visualization explains why.

It seems like it would be such a no-brainer, doesn't it? Of course medical accuracy is important! We're talking about actual human lives, after all. ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

High-Tech Classrooms: Learning with Virtual Human Anatomy

Nine years ago, we did something risky: we took our company’s most precious assets—our interactive 3D anatomy models—and made them available to ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Students Say: More instructors should use 3D visual anatomy apps

In our last post, we spoke to a few students who use Human Anatomy Atlas, and they have a lot of cool insights into how using our app helps them ...
Anatomy & Physiology

That Boom Boom Pow: Virtual Dissection (sort of) of the Human Heart

The heart is a bit ubiquitous. While it's responsible for keeping your body in perfectly oxygenated condition, it's also commonly used as a metaphor ...
Pathology

Year-End Roundup: The Seven Coolest Medical Stories of 2016

Well, here we are again in the final stretch of the year. Hard to believe 2016 is over, huh? Although I won't be sad to say goodbye to it—Carrie ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

Students Say: 3D anatomy apps teach me things that textbooks can't.

We spoke to a few students who use our 3D anatomy app Human Anatomy Atlas, and they have a lot of cool insights into how using our app helps them ...
Anatomy & Physiology

A Lot on Our Minds: A Virtual Human Brain Dissection with Atlas 2017

The brain is an insanely complex organ. It's the reason you're you. And as I type this, it occurs to me that this post is basically an ...
News, Awards

Visible Body's Human Anatomy Atlas 2017 Edition Recognized with Gold Digital Health Award

Newton MA — November 21, 2016 — Visible Body today announced that its worldwide best-selling reference app, Human Anatomy Atlas 2017 Edition, ...