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Go With Your Gut: Choosing the Best Human Torso Model for Your Needs

You need a human torso model, but there are 6 to choose from! Which one is right for you?
Good question! With so many choices that each have different qualities, it can be difficult to determine which model is best suited for your individual needs.
The following descriptions and uses are provided so that you can make the best informed decision for your specific teaching and learning needs.

Model Name (SKU #)

Distinct Qualities

How the model differs from similar models

Ideal For…

18.5” Human Torso with Head Model, Half Size, 7 Parts (AM0012)

  • Half Size
  • Comes with Key Card
  • On Stand
  • 7 Parts
  • Half Size
  • 7 Parts
  • Middle School, High School and College level
  • Life Science, Biology, and Anatomy/Physiology classes and labs
  • Studying the structure and function of the human body – organ systems

Model Human Life Size Male Muscular Torso, Dissectible, 36 Parts (AM001MT)

  • Life Size
  • 36 Parts
  • Some organs can be split into pieces to view the inner anatomy of the organ (examples: lungs, brain, and heart)
  • On Stand
  • Full Body – not just a torso
  • 36 Parts – Many organs and muscles removable to further investigate the organ/muscle and underlying anatomy
  • College and Graduate Level
  • Biology and Anatomy and Physiology Classes
  • Studying the structure and function of the human body – all muscles, organs, and organ systems

Model, Human, Sexless Torso, 12 Parts, College Level Detail (AM202AS)

  • Half Size
  • Comes with Key Card
  • On Stand
  • 12 Parts
  • Removable bisected head
  • Removable left half of brain
  • AP High School and College level
  • Biology and Anatomy/ Physiology classes and labs
  • Studying the structure and function of human body – organ systems

Model Torso Half Size with Head, African, 9 Parts (AM0012AFH)

  • Half Size
  • Comes with Key Card
  • On Stand
  • 9 Parts
  • African
  • 9 Parts
  • Middle School, High School and College level
  • Life Science, Biology, and Anatomy/Physiology classes and labs
  • Studying the structure and function of the human body – organ systems

Model Torso without Head, 8 Parts (AM0006)

  • Life Size
  • Comes with Key Card
  • Sexless
  • 8 Parts
  • Life Size
  • 8 Parts
  • Middle School, High School and College level
  • Life Science, Biology, and Anatomy/Physiology classes and labs
  • Studying the structure and function of the human body – organ systems

Adult Torso Anatomical Model with Head, 16 Parts, Half Size, Approx. 18” Height (AM0013)

  • Half Size
  • Comes with Key Card
  • On Stand
  • 16 Parts
  • Left side shows musculature
  • Back is open to show the structure of vertebrae and spinal cord
  • Removable female reproductive organs
  • Left side of head shows skeletal structure
  • College and Graduate Level
  • Biology and Anatomy and Physiology Classes
  • Studying the structure and function of the human body – muscles, organs, and organ systems
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