Institute of Human Anatomy

After 15 years of teaching anatomy, I finally decided to clone myself... as an AI Assistant!

Seriously. Meet AI Jonathan, my personal digital twin, and your new FREE, 24/7 anatomy lab partner who is live on your phone right now.

I poured everything I know in my 15 years of teaching expertise and the incredible, cadaver-based knowledge from the Institute of Human Anatomy, directly into him.

Here’s the deal: AI Jonathan is built to make learning anatomy genuinely exciting:

➡️ He's Always Ready: Pull him out at 3 AM. He'll drill you on tough topics for your quizzes and break down complex concepts into the clear, digestible insights you need.
➡️ Get Personalized Help: Unlike a generic textbook, he offers custom, flexible study advice based on your current needs and learning style.
➡️ Connect the Dots: He uses the IOHA's real-world analogies and visuals to show you exactly how anatomy applies to your life and career.

He's approachable, knowledgeable, and literally has my brain (not literally) and he's free for everyone!

Stop struggling to study alone. Start succeeding with your new digital lab partner!

Try AI Jonathan now → www.instituteofhumananatomy.com/jonathan-ai

5 days ago | [YT] | 990

Institute of Human Anatomy

Hey everyone!

We're putting together some new content and resources, and we'd love your help to make sure we're focused on what matters most to you when it comes to fitness and nutrition.

Your daily routine, the way you set goals, and how you approach healthy habits are all unique! To make sure we're creating the most helpful content possible, we want to know more about how you approach fitness and nutrition in your daily life.

We put together a short survey to help us understand these behaviors better: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEeltGfOsN7JbXCM…

We really appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill this out!

1 week ago | [YT] | 569

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Hey everyone!

As we mentioned last week, we're scoping out new topics, and Kidney Stones is high on the list, too. This is such a painful and frustrating issue, and we know there's a lot of confusing advice out there.

We want to know your unresolved questions, even the more general ones! Tell us the mysteries about diet triggers, pain management, or why they keep coming back.

What's the #1 most confusing or unanswered question you have about kidney stones?

Share your questions in the comments below! Your answers help us figure out what to research next. Thanks for the help!

1 week ago | [YT] | 649

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🎃 It's October, and we often hear amazing, bizarre, or hilarious medical and anatomy-related anecdotes from our followers. We want to feature your best stories on our channel wall!

We're kicking it off with this unforgettable submission from Keith Goodrich! Thank you, Keith, for sending in this wild story!

Comment below or send your stories to info@instituteofhumananatomy.com for a chance to be featured!
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"A Head" of Their Time
by Keith Goodrich

Two doctors from Loma Linda Medical Center, California, walked into Turn of the Century, an architectural woodworking mill located in Redlands, California, one day in the early 1980’s. They were looking for a 21” wide joiner that typically could only be found at a commercial woodworking company. We had one.

I was the “mill’s” operations manager. A young “bring-it-on” type in my early 20’s. All of us at the “Mill” were of similar ilk. We were confident we could do-it-all at the time. This attribute was in our favor as local cabinet shops and contractor’s would approach the Mill for tasks that they didn’t have the machinery or expertise to accomplish themselves.

Back to the Doctors....

One was a medical doctor and the other a dentist. They proceeded to describe that they were making a large (think coffee table type) book which contained multiple sectional views of a human head. The section views would be as follows:

- MRI (magnetic resonance image)
- CT (aka “CAT” for computerized axial tomography)
- X-Ray
- Cadaver Head (this is where I come in!)

They inspected (and approved) the joiner and I scheduled them for a day of shop rental to use the joiner.
The doctors arrived on time on their scheduled day and proceeded to set up simple 4x8 table on sawhorses near the joiner. They then set up their professional cameras and lights. Then came the small cooler...

In a small beverage cooler was a 12” diameter by 12” tall piece of 1/8” PVC tube. Inside this tube was a cadaver head centered upright in the tube and “in-filled” around the head with a two-part foam mix that expanded to hold the head firmly in place. This “head-tube” was frozen solid and kept cold in the cooler with dry ice.

This is where I came in...

They needed the head-tube cut in half (on it’s tall orientation) as they would be taking each half of the head-tube and running it over the joiner removing only ~1/16” on each pass. They asked if I would complete this task as I had more experience with the mills’ very large capacity band saw. I proceeded to make the cut and was about halfway through when the sawblade let out a loud screech! I completed the cut from the other direction and when the doc-team inspected the two-halves of the head-tube they discovered the cadaver had a glass eye! Upon removing the glass eye they were ready to begin their joining process.

They stored the head-tube-halves in the cooler and when ready, they would remove one and proceed to run it over the joiner (flat side down of course) to remove the requisite thickness. They then placed the half-tube on the table, marked the half-tube location on the table to ensure proper camera/tube placement, sprayed the exposed half-tube (with the now exposed section of the cadaver head), sprayed it lightly with a glycerin solution (to enhance clarity) and snapped a picture.

I provided a few brief initial tips on using and adjusting the joiner and they proceeded on their own for the rest of the day to complete their photo shoot.

As the day progressed, the shavings collected under the joiner (as any shavings do). However, these particular shavings thawed as the day progressed. This macabre pile of shavings did not go unnoticed by the two tabby shop cats who we continued to shew away until the doctors completed their work, cleaned up and left for the day.

I never did see the final book but I am sure that it was very informative and certainly a “head” of its time!

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 531

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Hey everyone!

We keep asking you what kind of deep-dive content you want next, and THC keeps coming up.

We covered the basics in our previous videos, but what about the stuff that genuinely confuses you? The weird scenarios, the technical details, or the questions you feel a little silly asking?

What's the biggest question you still have about THC?

Drop your questions in the comments below! We appreciate the input!

In case you haven't watched them, here are our previous videos on THC:
https://youtu.be/q0n0KewI3rI
https://youtu.be/2rUV4TAP46U

2 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 681

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Hi Everyone!

If you participated in our last poll, you may have noticed that the topic that won for this weeks live is: Myocardial Infarctions: What Happens During a Heart Attack.

Shoulder Injuries was a close second, so we probably should do that one the following week...😀

For this week we will be doing it here on our YouTube Channel at 12pm MST. I wish we could find a time that everyone could join, so if you can't join we will still post it afterwards.

Also, post any questions below that you may have about heart attacks so we can address them in the live.

Hope to see you there!

-Jonathan

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 789

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Hi All! I'm going to go live next Wednesday (October 1st) and wanted to see if you all wanted to give some input on the topic. If you don't mind, vote on a topic below. Thanks!

-Jonathan

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 917

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Ever wondered what's really happening to your skin when you're in the sun? It's more than just a tan or a burn. This video dives into the "unseen damage" caused by UV rays. We'll use cadaver dissections to peel back the layers and show you how the sun prematurely ages your skin, causing wrinkles and sagging.

Watch the video now 👉https://youtu.be/tm_UyqG85hk

1 month ago | [YT] | 769

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We're continuing our "stress week" with a question about the hormones that make you feel "ramped up" after a scare. 🏃‍♂️

Which hormone is released into your bloodstream by the adrenal glands and can keep you feeling amped up for minutes after an initial scare?

1 month ago | [YT] | 1,036

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The video of this week reminds us that short-term stress can be a good thing! Which of these is an example of beneficial short-term stress? Haven't watch it yet? check it out here 👉 https://youtu.be/wgTiGDaQals

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