Our new visual guide is the simple way to find out if the library has the model you need.
Anatomical models are some of the most popular resources in the library. We have just published a comprehensive online guide to our models making them easier to find. There are 30 plus models for loan at the second floor Service Desk. Each model listed includes a picture with a link to determine whether a model is currently available for checkout.
Use the menu on the left hand side of the guide to select one of four categories: bones, muscles, organs or systems. Click on the name of a model to check availability. This will save you the hassle of visiting the library for material that is not here.
Research indicates that students using physical models scored much higher on tests identifying anatomical structures than those using textbooks and computer models. Not only did physical models yield better test results, they also led to better spatial knowledge acquisition and retention.
Learn more and get better grades in anatomy using the physical models available in the library. Click on the button below to open our easy to use guide to quickly find out if we have what you need. Bookmark and continue to visit the guide during the semester as the collection continues to grow.
Visible Body is an interactive, 3D human anatomy software with effective and easy to use study tools to help you succeed on your exams.
While the platform is best known for its realistic virtual dissections, simulations and animations there are some additional tools to assess your understanding of anatomy.
Select the "Study" icon from the top menu after launching the Visible Body Suite. This will open the study module and see the options available. The most commonly used tools in this module are familiar to students from many disciplines: flashcards and quizzes.
Flashcard Overview
Flashcards are like the traditional flashcards used to help people memorize and recall information. In Visible Body sections of anatomy are pinned and you can click to turn the card over to see if you have identified the piece correctly.
There are several options for flashcards including custom made note cards and decks or you can select a premade deck.
The premade deck is an easy way to jump right into using the software for study. Just select an area of the body you would like to test yourself with and click away.
Select the Flashcard deck option from the top menu and then click on the blue "Get Premade Decks" at the bottom of the screen.
You can then search by keyword or browse through body systems. The interface has several different ways to filter and sort your results to find just what you need.
Choose the "VB Suite" option for the "Open with" menu button below the module you would like to view.
After a short initialization period, the VB Suite will open to the selected premade deck. Most of these decks will show an image of an area of the body with a numbered pin. Some decks will ask a question that you will have to answer. The answer in both cases can be seen by clicking anywhere near the image. The card will flip over to reveal the answer.
The navigation bar below the image indicates the length of the deck and allows you to move through the cards in the deck. Select the icon to the right of the navigation buttons to see a complete list of cards for the deck.
You can also create your flashcards and decks to meet your specific study needs.
Take a Quiz
The main study menu gives you a few different categories of quizzes to choose from including human anatomy, muscles and kinesiology, biology and pathology.
The quizzes generally task you with finding a specific structure within a part of the body. You can rotate the model and use the dissection tool to get move into different layers to find the the requested item. The software gives you three tries to submit the correct answer.
Find out more
The information included above should be enough to get you started. The Visible Body Suite has a number of additional tools and functionality to help you learn anatomy.
Here are some links to tutorials and help documents that can help you become effective at using this valuable resource:
VB Suite: Content and Features
Getting Started
Flashcards and Flashcard Decks
Visible Body Overview