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Lessons

Five short lessons

Each lesson explains one part of the model in plain language, links to views in the explorer, and ends with a few questions. The facts can be checked in the cited OpenStax sections.

  1. 01 Reading the skeleton How the skeleton divides into axial and appendicular parts, and how to find your way around it in the model. About 6 minutes
  2. 02 The vertebral column and thoracic cage Regions of the spine, the special first two vertebrae, and how ribs attach to the sternum. About 7 minutes
  3. 03 The heart and great vessels Valves, coronary circulation and the large vessels at the base of the heart, including what this model does not show. About 7 minutes
  4. 04 Airways and lungs From the larynx to the lung lobes, and why the right and left lungs differ. About 5 minutes
  5. 05 Brainstem, cerebellum and ventricles Deep structures of the brain and the fluid-filled spaces that connect them. About 6 minutes

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