Dynatomy

Dynatomy is an educational program that makes anatomy ‘come alive’.  It can be accessed through an online subscription or via two CD-ROMs: Dynatomy-Muscles and Dynatomy-Joints.  Together there are over 800 detailed interactive animations of the human musculoskeletal system.

To really understand how muscles and joints work, you must see how they move! Students, educators and health professionals will find themselves losing track of time as they become engrossed in this superb collection of dynamic animations.

Dynatomy-Muscles shows:

• Attachments and actions of every muscle in the upper limb, lower limb and trunk
• Layered and reflected muscles that easily identify positions of related structures
• Movement concepts like passive insufficiency and force couples

• Detailed animations of the structure of joints of the upper limb, lower limb and trunk
• Movements associated with each joint
• Relationship of different tissues associated with the joint

• Control the speed and repetitions of the animations
• Quickly access material by anatomical region or through an alphabetical index
• Test yourself with five different styles of quizzes related to every muscle and joint
• Have fun while improving your knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy

Who is this for?

• An invaluable tool for students, educators and professionals in: physical therapy, medicine, occupational therapy, podiatry, nursing, chiropractic, osteopathy, homeopathy, physical education, sport and recreation, massage and beauty therapy.
• Anyone wanting an understanding of human movement.
  Do you have a sports injury or need a joint replacement? Dynatomy will give you a vivid and graphic insight into how the muscles and joints work together.

Subscription and Orders

• An annual online subscription of only $34.95 NZD can be purchased to view the Dynatomy programme on this website via the ‘Joints’ and ‘Muscles’ menu buttons. Payment is made through PayPal to ensure security. Step-by-step instructions of how to pay using PayPal are available by clicking on the ‘Payment with PayPal’ link on the right.
• Hard copies (CD’s), of the Dynatomy programme are available by contacting us directly.
• Teaching versions are also available for educational institutes by contacting us directly. For more information, visit the ‘ORDERS’ page of this web site.

Technical Requirements – Online Subscription

• Internet Connection (Broadband Recommended).
• Adobe Shockwave Player Installed. Can be downloaded free Here. Please restart your computer following this installation.
• Memory: 128MB.
• Graphics: 800 X 600 x 256.
• Firefox internet browser is recommended for viewing the applications: Download Firefox Here. Internet Explorer should work but varying settings inside Internet Explorer may prevent the application from launching.

Technical Requirements – Hard Copy (CD)

• Hard drive space: 300MB.
• Adobe Shockwave Player Installed. Can be downloaded free Here. Please restart your computer following this installation.
• Memory: 128MB.
• Graphics: 800 X 600 x 256.
• Operating System:
  • PC – Pentium III or better, Win2K, WinXP or later
  • MAC – Power Macintosh G3 or better, OS9 or OSX 10.2.6+, runs on an Intel-based Macintosh under Rosetta or later