Welcome to Human Anatomy

Hi there, and welcome to Top Hat's Human Anatomy Textbook! We hope you have a great experience with this course and our text. To start, we would like to introduce you to some of our features so that you are comfortable with your new textbook.

Interactive Questions

Among the things you will frequently encounter in our texts are embedded questions. Depending on your professor, these may be graded for participation or correctness. There are six types of questions we have to offer, plus discussion style questions. Let's take a look at one of each:

1) Multiple Choice: Simply click on the correct answer and then click "Submit". If there is more than one correct answer, it will be specified in the question.

​2) Word Answer: Just type your answer into the textbox and click "Submit".

​3) Numeric Answer: As the name suggests, these questions require an answer that is a number.

​4) Matching Question: Click on an item in the left-hand column, and then click and drag its match in the right-hand column to align them.  The remaining options in the right-hand column will reshuffle. 

​5) Click on Target Question: These questions will be accompanied by an image. You must click on the correct part of the picture. Sometimes, multiple clicks will be allowed. Often you will find that the images in these questions will have "hotspots" or targets on them. Make sure when you submit your answer that your selection is over the hotspot so you get credit if your answer is correct.

​6) Sorting Question: Drag the options into the proper order.

​7) Discussion Question: These are long-form, typed responses that are submitted and read by your professor.

Call Out Sections

There are three types of call out sections to look out for, which will support your learning in different ways. They are each highlighted by a different banner, detailed below.

​Throughout the book, you will see this Focus on Disease banner, which indicates sections within each chapter to highlight diseases relevant to the topic. These will help you explore and deepen your understanding of the topic. Expect to find 1-3 per chapter.

You will also see this banner, which introduces real-world clinical cases for you to try to diagnose using your understanding of the subject. The In The Clinic sections will give a clinical case, ask a question about the diagnosis, and explain the proper diagnosis and treatment. Expect to find 1-3 per chapter.

Lastly, you will see this banner, which will outline a thought-provoking question relevant to the topic and its answer. The Thought Question section allows you to deepen your understanding of a topic by asking for answers to more exploratory questions.

Interactive Diagrams

Throughout the book  you will come across interactive diagrams. These will have interactive circles on them, which will appear when you hover over the image with your mouse. Hovering over the circles themselves will cause a definition, video, photo, or article to pop up, to enhance your understanding of the topic.​

3D Models

Throughout the book you will also find interactive 3D models of body parts, systems, or organs. You will be able to interact with these models in a number of ways, giving you a visual tool to support the anatomical learning in each chapter.

Try exploring the 3D model below. 

Can you rotate the skeleton to see the back view? Can you get the label for one of the femurs to pop up? How about zooming out until you can see all the bones of the foot?

Here's a deep dive into the ways you can interact with these models. By clicking the circle with the three dots in the bottom right corner, you can access:

Zoom: Using the "+" and "-" icons, you can zoom in and out of the model.

Pan/Rotate: Click on the icon to either pan or 3D rotate the model. The icon will change depending on whether you are currently in "pan" mode or "orbit" mode. Then, just click and drag to move the model accordingly.

Recenter: Using the "bullseye" icon, the image can be recentered in the middle of the screen.

Fullscreen: By clicking the icon with the two arrows, the 3D model will open in fullscreen in a new window.

Help: For full navigation instructions across a range of devices, hit the "?" icon.

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In-Chapter Feedback

 We would love to hear your feedback about the text! We take every comment into consideration when thinking about how to make the text better, and regularly release updates based on what we hear from you.

At the end of every chapter, there is a survey like the one pictured to the right that you can fill out to ask questions, or report any issues. This survey is entirely optional and the responses are sent to Top Hat, not your professor.

Reference for this text:

Jenny, Lindsey, & Geske, Nicole (Eds.). (2018). Human Anatomy. Toronto, ON: Top Hat Monocle. Available from https://tophat.com/marketplace/science-&-math/biology/textbooks/human-anatomy-lindsey-jenny-nicole-geske/3020.

Support

​Finally, we're here to help. If you experience any issues with your Top Hat text, please reach out to our friendly support team at support@tophat.com or check out our student support pages here.

Good luck, and we hope you have a great semester!

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