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Anatomy & Physiology

The Endocrine System: The Adrenal Glands and the Stress Response

Stress is a pretty big deal in modern society. Most of us spend a lot of time either feeling it, trying to relieve it, or both. So, what is stress? At its core, stress is all about how the body reacts to a potential threat. The fight-or-flight (or ...
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Anatomy & Physiology, Technology in Anatomy Education, Lesson Plans, Technology in Education

Free AR Lesson Plan: The Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye

Looking for more ways to use Visible Body’s apps in your classroom? Today, we’re going to walk through a lesson plan composed of five short ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Technology in Anatomy Education, Lesson Plans, Technology in Education

Free Lesson Plan: Anatomical Planes, Positions, and Directional Terms

For students, the beginning of an A&P course can feel like wading through a sea of confusing new terminology. Who knew there were so many ways to ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Technology in Anatomy Education, Technology in Education

4 Study Habits of Successful Med Students...Backed by Science!

It’s common knowledge that getting a good score on the USMLE Step 1 exam—the test that students spend their first and second years of medical school ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Studying the Peritoneum with VB Suite

Here at Visible Body, we are always listening to our customers’ suggestions about how to improve our apps. When students and instructors at Harvard ...
Anatomy & Physiology

4 Interesting Medical Stories From US Presidential History

From George Washington’s dentures to Grover Cleveland secretly getting surgery on a yacht, the annals of American history hold all sorts of ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Pathology

Decoding the Heart: What Is an ECG?

If you’ve explored our newest app, Physiology & Pathology, you might have noticed that one of the tools you can use alongside the beating heart ...
Anatomy & Physiology

The Endocrine System: The Thyroid and Parathyroids

The thyroid gland: it’s the beautiful butterfly of the endocrine system, and without it, regulating your body’s metabolism would be tough. There are ...
Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy & Physiology: 4 Facts About the Cervix

It’s January! Time for New Year’s resolutions and a whole lot of snow (for us New Englanders at least). But did you know that January is also ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

Energy & Metabolism Part 2: Cellular Respiration

In Part 1 of our Energy & Metabolism overview, we talked about the different types of nutrients your body needs and how it breaks them down into ...