Credits and licences
PLG Anatomy is built on open anatomy data shared by researchers and artists. Thank you to everyone below. The models are adapted for viewing in a browser and are for learning only, not for diagnosis or treatment.
The 3D body
- BodyParts3D
- © The Database Center for Life Science. CC BY 4.0. The male body, organs and skeleton in Explore Anatomy. Full attribution and changes.
- Human Atlas viewer
- © 2026 ashemag. MIT licence.
- Z-Anatomy
- Gauthier Kervyn and contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0. Extra nerves, and the face muscles. Cranial nerves and foramina: University of Dundee, CAHID, CC BY 4.0. Full attribution and face muscles.
- Movement model
- Adult body: Blender Studio, CC0. Skeleton: Open3DModel / AnatomyTOOL, CC BY-SA. Muscles: BodyParts3D-derived Adamas Optima model, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The female body
- Human Reference Atlas, 3D Reference Organ Set for United Female
- Kristen Browne and Heidi Schlehlein, HuBMAP, based on Visible Human Female data from the US National Library of Medicine. CC BY 4.0. Full attribution.
- Lower-limb muscles
- Thor E. Andreassen and colleagues, University of Denver Center for Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Scientific Data 10, 34 (2023). CC BY 4.0. Full attribution.
- CT skeleton
- Seyed Hamidreza Alavi and Malte Asseln, BoneHub, University of Twente. CC BY 4.0. Full attribution.
- Artist-made female muscles and skeleton
- Adapted from BodyParts3D, CC BY 4.0. Full attribution.
Heart
- Human Heart Cutaway
- Grab3D, CC0. The cutaway heart in the Heart Lab.
- Realistic Human Heart
- neshallads, CC BY 4.0. The outer heart surface. Heart Lab sources.
Exercise lab and other labs
- Exercise and physiotherapy lab
- Built from BodyParts3D (CC BY 4.0) and Z-Anatomy (CC BY-SA 4.0). Full notice.
- Eye lab
- Made for PLG Anatomy in Blender from published eye measurements.
- Dog reference
- Reference texts are listed with each entry in the dog section.
Software and fonts
- three.js
- MIT licence. Draws the 3D models in your browser.
- Source Serif 4 and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next
- Adobe, and the Braille Institute. SIL Open Font Licence and SIL Open Font Licence.