Anatomy Max

The course

First how the body is organised, then the names, system by system. Every lesson is a few minutes and one idea, and a day of the course is three of them.

A day is three lessons

About 15 minutes. Set your own goal of one, three or five lessons; even one lesson keeps your Pulse going.

Blocks end with a sprint

Latin Sprint: all the terms of the block against the clock, scored on accuracy and time, with an all-time leaderboard.

Bones end with assembly

Each group of bones ends with building it in 3D. Put the last piece in and the part moves: the jaw opens, the elbow bends, the skeleton walks.

The skeleton in about three weeks

41 lessons and 8 Latin Sprints, at three a day. Each square is a day.

Days 1 to 3: the introduction. Day 17: the skeleton review, the big sprint and the Skeletal System exam.

Introduction: how the body is built

The vocabulary for everything after it. Days 1 to 3.

Block 0

Corpus humanum6 lessons and a sprint
  1. 0.1

    Levels of organisation

    Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism. The four kinds of tissue.
  2. 0.2

    Anatomical position and body regions

    Caput, collum, truncus, membra
  3. 0.3

    Planes

    Sagittal, frontal and horizontal, and how a cut through each looks.
  4. 0.4

    Directions

    Superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medialis, lateralis, proximalis, distalis
  5. 0.5

    Body cavities

    Cavitas cranii, thoracis, abdominis, pelvis
  6. 0.6

    How to read anatomical Latin

    Noun and adjective, singular and plural, supra-, infra-, inter-.
  7. Sprint

    Latin Sprint: planes and directions

    All the terms of the block, against the clock.

System 1: the skeleton

First the bone as an organ, then every bone by name, in 3D. Days 3 to 17. This is the first part of the course to launch.

Bone as an organ

Os7 lessons and a sprint
  1. 1A.1

    What the skeleton is for

    Support, protection, movement, a store of calcium, making blood.
  2. 1A.2

    What bone is made of

    Substantia compacta, substantia spongiosa, periosteum
  3. 1A.3

    Bone shapes and the parts of a long bone

    Diaphysis, epiphysis, metaphysis
  4. 1A.4

    How bone grows

    Growth plates, and why they close.
  5. 1A.5

    Bone landmarks

    Processus, tuberculum, caput, condylus, fossa, foramen
  6. 1A.6

    How bones connect

    Sutures, cartilage joints and synovial joints, by shape.
  7. 1A.7

    Map of the skeleton

    Axial and appendicular skeleton, about 206 bones in an adult.
  8. Sprint

    Latin Sprint: bone as an organ

Skull

Cranium6 lessons and a sprint, days 6 to 8
  1. 1.1.1

    Cranial vault

    Os frontale, os parietale, os occipitale
  2. 1.1.2

    Skull base

    Os temporale, os sphenoidale, os ethmoidale
  3. 1.1.3

    Jaws

    Maxilla, mandibula
  4. 1.1.4

    Cheek and nose

    Os zygomaticum, os nasale, os lacrimale
  5. 1.1.5

    Palate and nasal cavity

    Os palatinum, vomer, concha nasalis inferior, os hyoideum
  6. Build

    Assemble the skull

    Then the lower jaw opens and closes.
  7. Sprint

    Latin Sprint: skull

Spine

Columna vertebralis5 lessons and a sprint, days 8 to 10
  1. 1.2

    Neck, chest and lower back vertebrae, sacrum and tailbone, the parts of a vertebra

    Atlas, axis, vertebrae thoracicae, os sacrum, processus spinosus
  2. Build

    Assemble the spine

    Then it nods yes, shakes no and bends.

Chest

Skeleton thoracis3 lessons and a sprint, days 10 to 11
  1. 1.3

    True, false and floating ribs, the breastbone

    Costae verae, costae spuriae, sternum, processus xiphoideus
  2. Build

    Assemble the rib cage

    Then the ribs rise as you breathe in.

Upper limb

Membrum superius6 lessons and a sprint, days 11 to 13
  1. 1.4

    Shoulder girdle, arm, forearm, wrist and hand

    Clavicula, scapula, humerus, radius, ulna, ossa carpi, phalanges
  2. Build

    Assemble the arm

    Then the elbow bends, the palm turns and the hand grips.

Pelvis and lower limb

Membrum inferius6 lessons and a sprint, days 14 to 16
  1. 1.5

    Hip bone, thigh, knee, leg, ankle and foot

    Os coxae, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, ossa tarsi
  2. Build

    Assemble the leg

    Then the knee bends and the leg takes a step.

Skeleton review

Systema skeletale2 lessons and the big sprint, days 16 to 17
  1. Build

    Assemble the whole skeleton

    It takes its first steps.
  2. Sprint

    The big Latin Sprint: the whole skeleton

  3. Exam

    Skeletal System exam and certificate

    How the exam works

Then every other system

After the skeleton the course grows one system at a time, in this order, on iPhone, iPad and Android together. Each one follows the same pattern: how it works, then the names, then assembling or starting the organ.

1

Skeleton

Systema skeletaleAt launch
2

Joints

JuncturaeNext
3

Muscles

Systema musculareLater
4

Heart and vessels

Systema cardiovasculareLater
5

Breathing

Systema respiratoriumLater
6

Digestion

Systema digestoriumLater
7

Kidneys and bladder

Systema urinariumLater
8

Nervous system

Systema nervosumLater
9

Senses

Organa sensuumLater
10

Hormones

Systema endocrinumLater
11

Lymphatic and immune system

Systema lymphoideumLater
12

Reproductive system

Systemata genitaliaLater

Short, but not shallow

Each lesson keeps to what matters and links out for the rest. Rare details live in the atlas and in the free sources we point to.

  • Latin terms from Terminologia Anatomica (TA2), the international standard
  • Every fact checked against at least two independent sources
  • Read more links to free sources such as StatPearls and MedlinePlus
  • A Report a problem flag on every question, read by a person
  • How the body is built and works; no diagnoses, symptoms or treatments

Atlas

Every structure you have met, with its Latin name, sound, 3D model and sources. It grows as you learn.

Review

Your mistakes come back as short reviews. Reviews never cost energy.

My Body

Every part you assemble joins your own skeleton. Give it a name and share it.

Jump ahead

Need a topic before you reach it? Open it early. How it works