Release notes for iPad/iPhone

This article is for release notes and updates specific to Human Anatomy Atlas for iPhone and iPad. Every time there is an update to the content or features, the date and updates are listed here. 

2025.0.12 (July 25, 2024)

Human Anatomy Atlas 2025 includes more features to expand the way you use and customize 3D views!

• Use the new Listen button to have definitions, info text, and NIH data read out loud.
• Use keywords and the new search bar to find content saved to My Library.
• We upgraded the Tour creation process and added the ability to edit and reorganize your existing Tours.
• The Patient Education in-app purchase now includes 8 new animations!
• Minor improvements and bug fixes

2024.0.5 (November 6, 2023)

Minor improvements and bug fixes

2023.5.05 (September 12, 2023)

Explore 3 new endocrine models in our latest release:

• Ovary: learn about the structures involved in each phase of the ovarian cycle.
• Pancreas: study the organ at multiple levels. Learn about pancreatic acini and study an acinar cell.
• Hypothalamus and pituitary: explore the structures that make up the visceral control center of the brain.

And, as always, bug fixes and minor improvements.

2023.4.11 (April 25, 2023)

Minor improvements and bug fixes

2023.4.07(March 3, 2023) 

2023.3.00 (Jan 5, 2023)

2022.0 (July 6, 2022)

Human Anatomy Atlas 2022 now includes tons of new content and new ways to see deep inside the human body: More gross anatomy, microanatomy, and organ tissue models!

• Explore the layers of the heart wall
• Analyze the components of skeletal muscle
• Understand the fascia and septa that define the muscle compartments of the upper and lower limbs
• See inside the longest bone in the human body—learn the structures and blood supply of the femur
• Study the osteon, the main structural unit of compact bone
• Dig into hepatic lobules, the microscopic functional building block of the liver
• Examine enhanced gross anatomy of the male and female circulatory system

2021.2 (February 16, 2021)

• Minor corrections and bug fixes.

2021.1 (July 27, 2020)

• Introducing Visible Body User Accounts! With your VB User Account, you can:
  • Save and share all your newly created custom interactive content!
  • Make 3D Views and Tours that include tags, 3D drawings, and notes, and edit them whenever you want.
  • Share your 3D views with other Atlas 2021.1 users.
• Note: Visible Body accounts have replaced iCloud in Human Anatomy Atlas 2021.1 or later.

2021.0 (March 18, 2020)

• Set definitions text to read at larger or smaller sizes! Access the settings menu and choose your preferred text size.
• Dive deeper and move from gross anatomy to micro anatomy and back! We’ve linked even more Related Content to help maximize your learning experience.
• And, as always, bug fixes and performance enhancements.

2020.2 (January 30, 2020)

• F.A.S.T. Exam! View the peritoneum and organs in context to help with clinical evaluation.

2020.1 (January 6, 2020)

• Easily move between recently visited views using the Back and Forward buttons.
• Improved Muscle Actions! View agonists and bones in motion! Learn about synergists using the Info button.
• And as always, bug fixes, enhancements, and minor improvements.

2020.0.73 (October 29, 2019)

•  Minor bug fixes and improvements.

2020.0 (July 31, 2019)

• The male and female gross anatomy models have over a hundred new refinements!
• Additional nerves, arteries, and veins in the head and neck region.
• Anatomy added and refined in the thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic regions.
  • Enhanced 3D lungs now include the pleura and the option to study and dissect each lung by bronchopulmonary segment
  • Refinements to the pectoralis major, intercostals, and the cartilage that attaches the ribs to the sternum
  • Refinements to the kidneys to show more gross anatomy detail
  • New detailed microanatomy of the small intestine and villus
• New Draw and Notepad features for 3D interactive lectures and note-taking!
  • Draw in 3D space around any model while you lecture
  • Use the new notepad to label or add descriptive text to any view

2019.2 (March 20, 2019)

• We now support iPad Pro (3rd Generation) in full screen mode!
• New, fast feature to study the muscles that attach to each bone! Select the bone, and see the options to view the surface area of attachment and use pins that reveal origin and insertion details for each muscle that attaches to that bone.
• Tag structures! Use the new 3D labels feature to show the name of multiple structures on screen. Use this feature for interactive presentations or to create study cards.
• Faster search for character-based languages! For those of you using the app in Chinese or Japanese, our robust search engine now includes Pinyin and Hiragana characters.
• And, as always, bug fixes and performance enhancements.

Note: This app runs on: iOS 12.0 or later, iPhone SE, iPhone 6S or later, iPad mini 4, iPad Air 2, iPad (5th generation), and iPad Pro or later.

2019.1 (October 31, 2018)

We now support iPhone Xs Max!

• Launching Augmented Reality mode is easier than ever! Just tap the AR button that appears in the bottom left-hand corner of a view.
• Back by popular demand: Screen mirroring! Project the app on a monitor for display.
• Check out the new UI for the 3D cross sections. See 3D models next to cadaver images and CT or MRI scans.
• And, as always, bug fixes and performance enhancements.

2019.0 (August 1, 2018)

More content, more features, and even faster search capabilities!

• Augmented Reality! Turn any room into an anatomy lab. Now includes 2D image recognition. Scan any image on our free lab worksheets and launch a 3D view.
• More 3D models and animations:
  • New 3D brain anatomy: Refined model of the cerebrum, new motor and sensory maps, and new dermatomes.
  • New IAP: 3D Dental Anatomy
  • New IAP: Physiology and pathology animations
• Enhanced search functions. Quench your need for speed! Our revamped search feature scours our visual database of over 11,500 visual items in seconds.

2018.3.05 (11/2/17)

• Got the new iPhone X? Check out the enhancements we made that take advantage of the iPhone X all-screen Super Retina display.

2018.2.26 (9/18/17)

• New 3D Gross Anatomy Lab! Dissect a virtual cadaver in the prone or supine position.
• Performance enhancements, minor improvements, and bug fixes

If your device supports AR, the following features are also available:

• Augmented Reality! Turn any room into an anatomy lab

2018.0.53 (7/26/17)

• New anatomy, including male and female enhanced skin models, additional hand ligaments, refined female genitalia, and more hip circulation
• New microanatomy models that allow you to explore a nephron, alveoli, and an alveolus sac
• Updated user interface: Enjoy a consolidated and easy-to-navigate UI that is the same on both iPad and iPhone
• Use the new Systems option in the menu to customize a regional view in seconds
• Check out the new Power functions, like the new Dissection, Isolate, and Select Others tools
• Performance enhancements, minor improvements, and bug fixes

2017.3.35 (1/17/17)

• New microanatomy models allow you to explore the inner workings of a long bone, an osteon, and blood vessels.
• Explore an animated disarticulated skull, plus new sagittal and coronal views of the skull.
• iOS home screen quick actions: One tap brings you to the most commonly used features in the app
• Tours now include easy-to-follow instructions to create your own 3D presentation.
• The option to restore your last session. Pick up right where you left off!
• Performance enhancements
• Minor improvements and bug fixes