Features:

  • Realistically detailed miniature model of the human skeleton
  • Gain a deeper understanding of how organs and systems interact by manipulating them yourself
  • 41-piece model
  • Features brain, skull, heart, ribcage, lungs, liver, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, intestines, and spine (9.2" x 6.7" x 2.2")
  • Great for ages 8+
Clear, great detail!

I wanted a tabletop skeleton to keep by my desk as a quick reference for anatomy while I draw. I was delighted to find a nice-sized model priced so affordably. It's not going to be 100% medically accurate, of course - it's $15! - but as a quick approximation and for learning the basics, I think it's an amazing value. It's very easy to put together, and all the pieces are made of a soft but firm plastic, so it feels durable. I knocked it off my desk this morning and it fell onto my hardwood floor, and the only piece that separated was the skull cap. Just popped it back on, no problem. It looks great on my desk, I love the size. It's large enough that I am pretty impressed by the details they were able to get in - all the bones have a slight texture on them to suggest real bone texture - and it's small enough that it's great to just pick up, handle and examine easily. I'm very happy with my purchase! :)

Easy assembly, detailed, and stable!

I got this skeleton model for my college Anatomy & Physiology class. It's a very helpful tool for identifying the major bones and sutures of the skull. You can even take the skull cap off to reveal the cranial fossae: anterior, middle, and posterior. The spine includes all 24 articulating vertebrae that are named by their region: cervical, thoracic, and lumbar. Beyond that, this is just a nice desk accessory due to its small size (see customer images). Contrary to other reviews, my skeleton is quite stable. I frequently move it around without the stand. I can hold it by the rib cage and shake it, turn it upside down, and place it in a sitting position without it falling apart. Just make sure that you have secured the pieces in properly because they shouldn't fall apart that easily. Overall, I am very pleased with this model. It is very detailed, right down to the shapes and number of vertebrae. I recommend it for anyone taking an introductory class on the skeletal system.

He's just grinning and hanging around...

Perfect! I got it as a table decoration for Halloween, it arrived quickly and safely. Easy to put together, I found the hardest part was to peel off the tape holding the pieces in the packaging tray without them flying all over the room. My only wish was that there was a tiny little pink brain inside the cranial cavity, which has a "cap" that comes off, but oh well. A jellybean would probably fit, lol.

Very good for the price and size.

I bought this little skeleton to help me review bone parts for Anatomy and Physiology. I didn't want to spend much money because the class and all the required textbooks already had cost a lot. I was impressed with the amount of detail. While it is certainly not like the full scale models, you can make out most if not all of the little bone parts (the condyles and the tubercles, even the crista gali and sella turcica) You kinda have to know what you are looking for, but that's why its good for review. I actually took the red and blue markings off the one half of the skeleton with nail polish remover(I dont know what they were for anyway!) Then I repainted each bone on one half and each bone part on the other half. It was like a 3D coloring book. As a study tool, it is worth the money. My kids (4 and 6) like him too, but I do not think it is sturdy enough for children or as a toy. Mine falls apart pretty easily with any movement. I though about glueing him together when I'm done.

Great for The Cost

The first thing that should be noted is: for a desktop-compatible-sized skeleton, this guy is amazing. He's got a lot of anatomical correctness to him, his pelvis is male (if you want a female, I recommend you look for a separate female pelvis as it's very hard to find a female skeleton model), his ribcage can come apart at least three different ways, and his spinal detail is incredible. I bought him for a drawing reference as it can be hard to locate a full-size skeleton or keep one in your room as they take up a lot of space. For my money, this guy was more than worth the cost. Now, there are some serious flaws with it: his hands lack thumbs. Yes, there are no thumbs on this skeleton. Whoever designed him either forgot to shorten the digits of the hands to accurately represent fingers or decided it wasn't important. Either way, while an inconvenience, it's not horrible to work around, there are plenty of skeletal hand references available. Despite the hand issue, his feet are pretty accurate. The next biggest flaw is how the lower arms connect to the upper. The upper arms settle nicely with the shoulder blades, but the lower arms hang very awkwardly in front of him when on his stand, and turn outwards, which is not representational to the human skeleton at all. This then turns his hands into the wrong position as well. The stand is plastic, though relatively well-made considering, but don't expect it to hold up well if you plan on being rough with it or disassembling it regularly. The jaw moves which is a plus, and they even put the sinuses inside the skull so you can see where they are. I did have to take an X-Acto blade to some connective prongs, as the molding spilled out or over in a few places, but it was easy to fix and they lock together well. Overall, this was a great buy, and he's a valuable addition to any desktop.

Great for big kids!

I got this for my boyfriend as he'd just taken an anatomy course and done very well. The set arrives disassembled so he dumped all the pieces on the ground and put the thing together without any directions or a picture. He was able to recognize all the bones, and also that they were "cheating" because the knee joint is only half a bone. I can't verify this, but he did get an A in anatomy, for what it's worth! The pieces feel rubbery, not like flimsy plastic, but it does come apart easily. It seems made to be put together and pulled apart, so in that sense it's pretty educational. The muscle detail doesn't help, I hear, but doesn't detract from the skeleton's appearance. It doesn't look like cheap junk at all. This is a quirky gift that will be appreciated by anyone who's taken or is about to take an anatomy course.

did exactly what i needed it to do

this review probably won't be helpful unless you're buying this for the same reason i did. i bought this thinking i could modify it into an artist's mannequin and have no complaints at all. durable material but soft enough to cut. as it comes range of motion was very limited, and it could not be easily positioned into poses. this was fine. i cut off the joints and redid them with wire to suit my purposes. very happy with the result.

Five stars!

I bought this as a fun gift for a friend in medical school! Everyone loved it and it was a huge hit. It was a little difficult to put together because the pieces are quite flimsy, but I’m still very pleased for the price!

Does a body good

I needed to build an exact scaled human model of my own body, for an engineering class... out of clay. According to the product description, this skeleton was very close to my scale height - plus the bones looked just like mine too. So I wrapped and stuffed it full of clay, stuck some googly eyes in the skull sockets (maybe took some liberties with six-pack abs), but otherwise it looked just like me. And I also had to snap off the last two fingers on the right hand on account of the hedge trimmer incident when I was 9. I tried to post a nude picture of myself standing next to the "Mini-Me", but it wouldn't fly with Amazon. Anyway, my point is if you need to make a replica of your favorite stalkee, or a likeness if your ex for voodoo practice... or just an engineering project, this skeleton fills the bill

So cute and looks great

I love this little guy, the detail is great for the size. Even the suture lines of the skull are visible. For basic A&P it is perfect. Yes it is kind of small but really at a basic A&P level you don't need to spend hundreds of dollars for a study tool. People who say he is not anatomically correct, you are the one assembling it so turn the bones around and it will be correct! I noticed when his elbow was bending backwards that it needed to be turned around..oops.

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