BIOL 243 · Introduction to the Human Body · USC Upstate

Body Basics Walkthrough

How the body is built, how we describe it, and how it keeps itself steady. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · BIOL 243 Human Anatomy & Physiology · Chapter 1, An Introduction to the Human Body (OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology 2e) · Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Practice next in the Body Basics Lab.
Diagrams are simplified and not to scale. Organ shapes and positions are approximate, and feedback loops are sped up a lot so you can watch a whole loop in a few seconds.