Online Anatomy Education

Studying human anatomy can prove to be one of the toughest courses of medical schooling and also when acquiring a professional health certification.

Many students, if not all, seem to have difficulty learning the parts of the body and understanding the terminologies associated with it. Struggling students often have to find ways to get the extra help they need to pass or complete their coursework.

When studying for the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) exam, it can be helpful to have informative guides, clear dissections of body parts in different viewpoints, accurate simulations and comprehensive tutorials at the convenience of your fingertips.

The list below is a supplemental list of educational websites to help you understand human anatomy better with the use of detailed illustrations, engaging visuals, easy-to-learn instruction, interactive features, and updated information.

• Get Body Smart: Get Body Smart is an online textbook about human physiology. It includes online tutorials and interactive activities based on human body systems.

• BioDigital Human: BioDigital Human is an Anatomy site that is better experienced than explained. Zoom in on individual parts, view cross-sections of the body, learn the functions of each part and experience the body in incredible detail and 3D design.

• Bio Alive: Anatomy and Physiology Tutorials and Quizzes: A great interactive site for exploring human anatomy in 3D online.

• Organs of the Body: Reviews the size, function, and action of the 78 organs in a human body.

• Artificial Anatomy: Body Parts: This fun and artificial anatomy game helps to test retention.

• Anatomy Drill and Practice: This page from Wiley.com offers a nice listing of anatomy pictures and diagrams.

• AnatQuest: Anatomic Images Online: The US National Library of Medicine’s Visible Human Project offers human anatomy images here.

• Full Body Tutorial: This site provides full tutorials on the reproductive, urinary, digestive and respiratory systems plus more.

Written by Sarah Gehrke, MSN, RN and last updated Apr 25, 2017

Last reviewed by Jay Frank Vijar on Sep 1, 2016