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Apple App Store Essential Anatomy 5

3D4Medical from Elsevier

20,278
Reviews
4.8
Rating
Feb 14, 2013
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Essential Anatomy 5 is the most successful anatomy app of all time and has more content and features than any other anatomy app—bar none! With over 8,200 structures, our highly accurate, immersive and visually stunning app is the gold standard in medical reference applications. There's not a university or hospital around that does not use Essential Anatomy/Skeleton, resulting in 1.1 million user engagements every month. It is, by far, the worlds most used medical study and reference app.

Download our FREE "Essential Skeleton" app in the free section to experience our groundbreaking 3D technology.

TUAW: "Make no mistake about it: Essential Anatomy by 3D4Medical is the future of touch-based anatomy learning. Essential Anatomy is an app every doctor, physiotherapist, OT, nurse and medical student should own."

-- 3D4Medical highlighted at the 2015 Apple Keynote.

- - Number 1 Top Grossing Medical App in 118 countries worldwide.

- - Quality and Vision: 3D4Medical has led the way in introducing innovative products of exceptional quality. We will continue to forge new paths for others to follow.

- - Accurate Content: Essential Anatomy is used by anatomy professors in thousands of classrooms worldwide, including Stanford University, and has become the standard in third-level education. In many cases, our app is now mandatory with text books optional.

- - Stunning Graphics: No competitor comes close. Essential Anatomy’s proprietary engine was developed and optimized to showcase our new generation anatomical models for a completely immersive user experience.

- - Easy to use: Responsive and intuitive user interface, all systems and menus are easily accessed from the main screen and our model responds quickly to your touch.

- - Read all the reviews of previous versions: Our visionary app has enhanced the lives of reviewers, both professionally and academically.

iMedical Apps: “The 3D anatomy engine and impressive graphics bring a new clarity to anatomy education with impressive accuracy.”

Compatible with iPad 2 and newer, iPhone 4S and newer, iPod Touch 5th Gen. and newer, and iOS 8 or later.

IN APP PURCHASES:
In-app purchases allow additional muscle and skeletal content to be downloaded and accessed from within the app. These boosts add muscle insertion and origin points, skeletal bone parts and surfaces and 100s of animations detailing movements for each articulation.

Visit www.3d4medical.com and watch videos that highlight the app's functionality and quality. You’ll understand why Essential Anatomy 5 is the most successful medical reference app of all time!

ESSENTIAL ANATOMY 5:
Essential Anatomy 5 is a full-featured anatomical reference app that includes MALE and FEMALE models, with 11 SYSTEMS and a total of 8,200 ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES. The app is fully 3D, meaning that you can view any structure in isolation, as well as from any angle and represents the latest in groundbreaking 3D technology and innovative design. A cutting-edge custom built 3D graphics engine, delivers outstanding quality graphics that no other competitor can achieve.

FEATURES OVERVIEW:

--Cutting-edge 3D technology
--Over 8,200 highly detailed anatomical structures
--Hide/Fade/Isolate/Fade Others/Hide Others options for individual structures
--Multiple Selection Mode
--Pins: Create customized pins with notes and place anywhere on the 3D model
--Slice: Slice through certain structures using 3D plane tool
--Bookmarks: Preset and Customizable
--Correct audio pronunciation and Latin nomenclature for every structure
--Search via English and Latin nomenclature
--Dynamic Quiz: Drag and Drop and Multi-choice
--Share images via social media and e-mail
--Includes anatomy for 11 systems: Skin, Skeletal, Muscles, Connective Tissue, Veins, Arteries, Nerves, Respiratory, Digestive, Urogenital, Lymphatic, also includes the Brain and Heart

Feedback? Contact our customer support at info@3d4medical.com.
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What is Essential Anatomy 5?
Essential Anatomy 5 is a digital product or tool described as: 3D4Medical from Elsevier
Where did Essential Anatomy 5 originate?
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When was Essential Anatomy 5 publicly launched?
The initial public indexing or launch date for Essential Anatomy 5 within our tracked developer communities was recorded on February 14, 2013.
How popular is Essential Anatomy 5?
Essential Anatomy 5 has achieved measurable traction, logging over 20,278 reviews and facilitating 5 recorded discussions or engagements.
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How does the creator describe Essential Anatomy 5?
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Community Voice & Feedback

queen of lore • May 8, 2026
While this app has some very useful functions, it is frustratingly catered towards male anatomy. The anatomy is automatically set to Male with no option to change this setting. Female organs are described in reference to their “male-equivalent” while the descriptions for those ‘male-equivalent organs’ contain absolutely no mention of female anatomy. It’s truly remarkable how ignorance can make a person feel alienated from learning! This disappointing quality is quite hard to ignore, big thumbs down.
Ljgull • May 3, 2026
I got this app while going through massage school, to help me study. Since then, I’ve used it to educate family and friends on the source of pain/ailments and to refresh on focus areas that are less common. Worth every penny!!
gggggjxtjuffjutf • May 2, 2026
Like I said, meh
Franco-ne • May 1, 2026
Not responsive on iPad (m4)
Joe2119 • Apr 5, 2026
I bought this hoping to be able to zoom in on the peri tonsillar area, and surrounding mucosal areas, but no such chance. This is of extremely limited value, definitely not worth the price.
Meggysuehoo • Mar 17, 2026
I am currently using this app for my massage therapy state board exam and it has helped tremendously! I wish that this app had a visual of the muscles moving to help understand kinesiology.
CirsedO • Feb 26, 2026
I’ve been out of school for 14 years and this app has been useful ever since and before whilst learning! I say i use it almost every week and every day when my hands on load is such that I need the visual of certain muscles to understand something!
NiekWulkea • Feb 24, 2026
Clear, Great User Interface, The layering is fantastic, selection of multiples and the ability to hide or fade selected pieces is highly utilitarian, I would love to see a Fascial slings option however this works amazingly as is.
Dhcprouter • Feb 23, 2026
This is an app for understanding and showing the doctor where your pain/ or discomfort is both located at. I showed it to a doctor and 20 minutes later I was getting my kidneys X-ray done. It will make any doctors visit much quicker. Very valuable for reference. As any person should understand the vehicle they are utilizing.
agirlinlove • Jan 11, 2026
Academic or just wanting to understand your body one payment everything you could want. Easy to use easy to follow. I’ve used this to show my doctor what I’m talking about so that they don’t misunderstand what I’m trying to communicate. All that and they’re not trying to suck a dry with a subscription for the information. Well worth the payment thank you.
DrTLC • Dec 17, 2025
Amazingly detailed app and easy to use. Thank you!
zoeemmazes • Nov 6, 2025
I haven’t every wrote a review but for this I will. I am extremely dissapointed in this app. I paid a total of $26.63 for the upgraded version of the skeletal system. The app doesn’t work as described and I’m getting a message telling me that my device isn’t compatible. I’m on a new Ipad Air on a new OS. According to the given device compatibility my device is more than compatible. The URLs to contact the developers of the app lead to errors. I am extremely unsatisfied and I don’t even know how to get a refund.
changuma • Oct 21, 2025
Good app
Zbuch1996 • Oct 3, 2025
Love the app, however, it would be great if there were clips of the muscle actions for visual learners.
Jzx k • Sep 23, 2025
Not worth the money, the tutorial won’t play. It’s 3d but it is very limited, definitely not enough for medical/ anesthesia needs

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