Immersive Virtual Reality Anatomy Tools
The following immersive virtual reality anatomy resources are available on computers in the D.R.E.A.M. Studio (Library 417) during staffed hours, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm. For access and assistance, please check in at the library's 4th floor help desk.
Dental by Lepoloy (zSpace): Dental by Leopoly supports dental students with various 3D experiences for lifelike dental training. Examine virtual living body structures, discover relationships between various organs, and learn about dental problems, oral diseases, dental procedures, and more.
Human Anatomy Atlas (Visible Body): The Atlas 2023+ gives students access to a visual anatomy library, with features that include:
- Complete female and male 3D models to study gross anatomy. View these alongside cadaver and diagnostic images.
- 3D views of critical organs at multiple levels.
- Over 120 histology slides show cells and tissues to help students better understand the morphology of anatomy.
- Brief animations and illustrations that explain core physiology and common conditions.
VIVED Anatomy (zSpace): VIVED Anatomy is designed to improve retention and increase understanding of spatial relationships of important anatomical parts. This research-based approach to learning anatomy encourages students, rather than teachers, to uncover the human body's inner workings.
Anatomy Databases
- Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
Robert Acland presents moving structures—muscles, tendons, and joints—making the same movements that they make in life. The videos show complex structures step by step—from bone to surface anatomy—to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function. - AnatomyTv This link opens in a new window
Includes 20 comprehensive modules on the human body including body plan/organization, cell biology, histology, body systems, and more. - Complete Anatomy This link opens in a new window
A 3D anatomy platform that covers 17,000 structures, muscle movement, bone mapping, augmented reality, lectures and videos.
To download Complete Anatomy: Download the mobile app from app store OR through a browser to download appropriate software (Mac or Windows). Download demo Version ("try it for free"). Ask library staff for "redeem code" then open Settings -> My Account -> enter MUSC and redeem code. - Human Anatomy Online This link opens in a new window
Interactive tutorial and reference on human anatomy - NetAnatomy This link opens in a new window
Contains images and information in three areas: Radiographic Anatomy, Cross Sectional Anatomy, and Gross Anatomy. May use its images, properly cited, for noncommercial, instituion-sanctioned purposes. - Visible Body This link opens in a new window
Visible Body Human Anatomy Atlas Getting Started help page - https://support.visiblebody.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005029754-Getting-started
Anatomy Books and Atlases
Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice by ISBN: 9780702077050Publication Date: 2021 (42nd edition)
Netter Atlas of Human Anatomy: Classic Regional Approach by ISBN: 9780323793759Publication Date: 2022 (8th edition)
Anatomy Cases
Case Files: Anatomy by ISBN: 9780071794862Publication Date: 2015Provides case description, approach, clinical pearls, references, and comprehension questions for each case.
Histology Books and Atlases
Histology and Cell Biology: an Introduction to Pathology by ISBN: 9780323673211Publication Date: 2020 (5th edition)
Junqueira's Basic Histology: Text and Atlas, Sixteenth Edition by ISBN: 9781260462982Publication Date: 2021
