The complete guide to Visible Body library subscriptions

Choosing Visible Body as a visual anatomy and biology database

A comprehensive visual database

Visible Body has a library of over 24,000 visual assets, including full male and female 3D gross anatomy models, microanatomy models, moving muscle action models, physiology animations, pathology visualizations, illustrations, and cadaver images paired with CT or MRI scans. Visible Biology includes 3D models, interactive simulations, and animations that explain key introductory biology concepts. Students can learn even more with the included definitions, pronunciations, and learning presentations that use this visual content.

• Preview anatomy content
• Preview biology content
• See how instructors can use VB resources to teach A&P topics
• Kidney function
• Heart conduction
• Respiratory system
• Offer virtual anatomy labs online with Visible Body Courseware

Accuracy you can trust

All of Visible Body's content is designed by our in-house team of biomedical visualization experts and reviewed by outside panels of academics and practitioners.

• Learn about VB’s commitment to medical accuracy
• Get a behind-the-scenes look at how we create our products

Join more than 1,000 academic institutions that subscribe to Visible Body!

• Learn more from Ellen Lutz, Health Sciences Librarian and Liaison to College of Nursing and School of Public Health & Health Sciences at UMass Amherst

Free resources for students and instructors

Visible Body provides tons of free resources that instructors can use alongside our products in the lab or classroom and that students can use to review key concepts.

• The Anatomy Learn Site is Visible Body’s totally free introduction to each human body system, complete with easy-to-understand explanations of important structures and their functions, as well as 3D and AR models
• The Biology Learn Site contains short articles and 3D and AR models that introduce key biological concepts and processes
• The VB Blog covers a wide range of topics, from anatomy in the news, historical fun facts, and overviews of common pathologies to teaching tips and tutorials
• The eBooks in our library provide quick visual overviews of essential A&P topics and body systems
• Visible Body’s Lab Activities link Visible Body’s 3D models with labeling and short-answer activities for all the topics needed in an introductory A&P course. We have additional lab activities for kinesiology, pathology, and biology courses

Training and support

A customer support team that’s always there for you

If you’ve got questions, our Customer Support and Engagement teams have answers (quickly)! We’ve also got tutorials and training videos that will have you using Visible Body like a pro in no time.

• Need help? Use this form to submit a support ticket.
• Check out the tutorials and FAQs on the Visible Body Support Site
• Watch Visible Body Webinars on a variety of tech and teaching topics