Anatomy Expert is a collection of 3-D models, photos, art, histology, cross section images, models, and quizzing features. All regions and systems are represented to different degrees. The basic features of this site are free to use once a person has created an account. More advanced features do require a subscription and fees.
This site contains 3-D diagrams of body parts and organs. Examples include systemic circulation, digestive, urinary, muscle and skeletal systems.
Type of Material:
Collection. Simulation.
Recommended Uses:
This site could be used to review and study laboratory material for an anatomy course. The site could also be used to supplement an anatomy lab course with images. This is mostly a self-paced and additional resource material. With enough creativity team work and homework activities can be built around the material.
Technical Requirements:
Works best with one of the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10, or Safari 6.1
Identify Major Learning Goals:
After completion of this site, the student will be able to identify anatomical structures. Students can engage with an exhaustive resource for studying human anatomy.
Target Student Population:
This material targets mostly high school students of anatomy and college students of anatomy and anatomy and physiology.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Fundamentals of anatomy and anatomical directions are highly recommended.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The image library is very large and has most anatomical structures.
The A-Z index is useful to locate a structure.
The images are accurate and clearly depict the anatomical structures.
The sites does cover core content within the anatomy discipline.
The majority of the visuals are of very high quality.
The descriptions of structures are accurate.
The site contains some information of the structures in other languages such as Latin and French.
Concerns:
The labels don’t work unless the individual has a subscription.
The site is not well organized into regions or systems.
There is limited pedagogical value in a collection of images.
Some images are too large and take very long to load.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
Most images have a brief description of the pertinent anatomy.
There is a quizzing feature that will provide immediate feedback.
Appeals to multiple learning styles by incorporating images, text, and audio together.
The material is exhaustive and covers more than what an introductory course in Anatomy would cover.
The images are appealing and the capacity to rotate them helps students understand better the interactions and the 3D shape.
Concerns:
Does not provide learning objectives.
The images are not labeled in the free version.
To use the quiz feature, you need to subscribe to the service.
The quiz function is helpful but it is locked behind a paid subscription.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
The site is self-contained.
The site is interactive.
The search box provides an easy way to find specific structures.
Concerns:
Not easy to navigate, especially for material where the user doesn't know exactly what he/she is looking for.
Not all anatomical terms have a link in the media browser.
The "how it works" button seems to be broken.
Creative Commons:
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