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This article talks about Google Body, a 3-D model of human anatomy that is available free online through Google. It's pretty neat. Certainly an inexpensive way for students to explore anatomy at their own pace.

I downloaded the Google Chrome Beta Browser that this works on. It's pretty neat! Here's a link to a screencapture of what I saw. (note there is no sound) http://www.screencast.com/users/mfbarzee/folders/Jing/media/36878a55-8c0f-4ae7-8457-0469674a490b

More about the Google Body Browser, including the author's take on why it is a good patient education tool. I like the idea that there could be overlays that demonstrate particular diseases or conditions and that it could someday be linked to an electronic health record.

3D tour of the human body

Graphics of the human body and more

The graphics are copyright protected, but you could link to them.

Learn how linkages between clinical practices and community organizations improved the delivery of preventive services.

"The Blausen Human Atlas is an ideal interactive resource for professional, patient and consumer education. It contains 150 common medical treatments and conditions and combines 3D animation (approximately one to two minutes in length) with accompanying narration."

This iPhone / iPad app has video and graphic representations of body systems in a slick 3D interface.