Human Anatomy! app review: contains the information of nineteen different biological systems

Introduction

What we have here is one of the simpler human anatomy apps available for iPhone and iPad, acting largely as a kind of front end collection of reference links to Wikipedia that you can check out to learn about nineteen different biological systems throughout the human body.

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As you’ll see in the Pros & Cons section of this review, there have been a couple of fairly significant and valid complaints left by users on the iTunes description page, so I would definitely recommend reading those before downloading this app. For more great apps like this one, check our list of the Best iPhone apps for Anatomy.

Learn About 19 Anatomical Structures

Human Anatomy! contains a lot of content that is way beyond my understanding so to give you an idea of what you can expect to find covered, here is the Table of Contents:

• Desmosome Cell Junction
• Cardio Vascular System
• Digestive system
• Endocrine - Central Nervous
• Endocrine - Reproductive
• Endocrine - Alimentary
• The Eye
• Female Reproductive System
• Heart
• Lymphatic System
• Male Reproductive System
• Muscular System - Back
• Muscular System - Front
• Nervous System
• Neuron Cell
• Respiratory System
• Skeletal System - Back
• Skeletal System - Front
• Urinary System

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So as you can see, there are clearly a lot of subjects covered; certainly more than enough to get you started learning about basic human anatomy.

Use Direct Wiki Reference Links to Learn More

Each section within this app comes complete with detailed illustrations of each biological system that can be zoomed using pinch touch to get the best vantage point, and there is also a basic description detailing some basic properties and functions of the various structures and landmarks.

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The entries also contain a direct link to Wikipedia that you can use to learn more about the subject matter, and this is where you’ll find most of the information. With this in mind, the savvier amongst you might want to just use your desktop browser to go directly to Wikipedia.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• View detailed illustrations of each biological system that can be zoomed using pinch touch to get the best vantage point
• Description of various structures and elements are clearly represented in each biological system
• Use integrated reference links to Wikipedia to learn even more about the subject matter

Cons

• There have been a couple of fairly valid complaints made by users on the iTunes description page, which are as follows:
  
  “This app is really just a front end to Wikipedia and should never have been approved for AppStore. Otherwise there will be as many 'officially-apple-approved" apps as there are Wikipedia topics.”
  
  “This app can allow a child free internet (unfiltered) access to the internet….in a round-about way. It's not easy to find, but my 11 yr old son found it. So anyone who has parental safety in place on their child's iPod or phone, don't get this app.”

Final Words

I have to say that I’m a little bit disappointed by Human Anatomy! for iPhone and iPad, but seeing as it is available in a free, ad-supported format I really wouldn’t like to deter you guys through it so that you can see if it might be worthwhile for your own purposes. Be sure to check out our list of the Best iPad apps for Anatomy for more great apps.