Anatomy and Physiology: BIO 213 - Anatomy and Physiology I

3D printing activity for anatomy & physiology students

1. Select a bone to print and explain your reason for selection.
2. Give a description of the bone’s importance in the body.
3. Describe the major landmarks on this particular bone.
4. Explain the joints associated with the bone and other bones it attaches to.
5. List the muscles attached to the bone and the points of attachment.
6. Indicate the actions of the muscles associated with the bone.
7. Describe the innervation and nerves associated with the muscles attached to the bone.

BONUS: Name possible injuries or diseases that are associated with the bone you selected.

Click the file below to download a copy of the form you will use for this assignment

  3D printing assignment

3D printing bone model assignment rubric

Click the file below to download a copy of the grading rubric that will be used to assess this assignment

  3D printing rubric

The following information is provided by the National Library of Medicine, an institute of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Atlas (C1) Axis (C2) Cervical vertebra Coxal bone (two parts) Femur (distal) Femur (proximal)

Humerus (distal) Humerus (proximal) Lumbar vertebra Mandible Occipital Radius Scapula

Sphenoid Sternum Temporal Thoracic vertebra Tibia and fibula (distal) Tibia and fibula (proximal) Ulna

Click any bone below to access a downloadable file

Atlas (C1) Axis (C2) Cervical vertebra Coxal bone (two parts) Femur (distal) Femur (proximal)

Humerus (distal) Humerus (proximal) Lumbar vertebra Mandible Occipital Radius Scapula

Sphenoid Sternum Temporal Thoracic vertebra Tibia and fibula (distal) Tibia and fibula (proximal) Ulna

Watch a video tutorial on how to download a bone

Click the file below to download a copy of the instructions on how to download a bone

  How to download a bone

To reserve a printer, follow these directions

1. Go to the 3D Printer Reservations calendar
   Tip:Click the printer photo above
2. Type in the password given to you by your instructor
3. Click Open
4. Click the date you wish to reserve a printer
5. Click the day you wish to reserve a printer
6. In the pop up window, do the following:
   1. Type your full name
   2. Uncheck the "All day" checkbox
   3. Select the start and end time of your reservation
      Be sure include time for set up and clean up
   4. Click the "Select or type" box to choose the printer you wish to reserve
   5. Click Save

Watch a video tutorial on how to reserve a printer

Click the file below to download a copy of the instructions on how to reserve a printer

  How to reserve a printer

Watch a video tutorial on how to print a bone

Click the file below to download a copy of the instructions on how to print a bone

  How to print a bone

If you wish to slice your own models, click the image or go to the link below to download the free Flashprint software

Link: Flashprint

1. Six piece magnetic female pelvis model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4946668 
2. Hip and pelvis model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4875641 
3. Full size anatomically correct human foot model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4849504
4. Full size anatomically correct human hand model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4841107
5. Full size anatomically correct eighteen piece magnetic human skull model: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4830026
6. Full size anatomically correct articulating spine: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4801717
7. Flexible three quarter spine model with display stand: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4863003
8. Articulating lumbar vertebrae: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4637241
9. Vertebral stacking blocks: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4868387

1. Atlas (C1) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5457785
2. Axis (C2) - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5457785
3. Cervical vertebra - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5457785
4. Coxal bone - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-016829
5. Escher lizard - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3013488
6. Femur (distal) - https://3d.nih.gov/entries/3DPX-000168
7. Femur (proximal) - https://3d.nih.gov/entries/3DPX-000168
8. Fibula - https://3d.nih.gov/entries/3DPX-000169
9. Humerus (distal) - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3DPX-016667
10. Humerus (proximal) - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3DPX-016667
11. Lumbar vertebra - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5457785
12. Mandible - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1046489
13. Occipital - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1892579
14. Radius - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-016811
15. Scapula - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3DPX-016667
16. Sphenoid - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:371211
17. Sternum - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3DPX-016667
18. Temporal - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1892579
19. Thoracic vertebra - https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5457785
20. Tibia - https://3d.nih.gov/entries/3DPX-000169
21. Ulna - https://3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dpx-016810

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3D Model: Cochlea and vestibular system (Source: NIH 3D Print Exchange)

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