A Skeleton That Bends the Way You Do

The Axis Scientific Painted and Numbered Life-Size Human Skeleton is a full 206-bone skeleton cast from real human skeleton specimens, with a flexible spine and painted muscle attachment points. Red and blue markings show where each muscle originates and inserts, while ligaments at the major joints show how those joints hold together. At 5'6" on a rolling stand, it comes with a detailed study booklet that identifies the numbered structures. Add it to your cart today, or request a quote for your department.

Attachment Points, Posture, and Joint Mechanics in One Model

This skeleton teaches how the musculoskeletal system works together, not just what the bones are called. Use the red and blue markings to drill muscle origins and insertions across the skull, ribcage, shoulder, hand, wrist, foot, and ankle. Bend the spine to demonstrate natural curvature, flexion, and rotation, and to show how posture changes the relationship between vertebrae. Ligaments at the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee support lessons on joint stability, biomechanics, and clinical correlation.

One Model, Every Room You Teach In

The rolling stand means this skeleton goes where the lesson is, whether that's a lab bench, a lecture hall, or an exam room.

• Anatomy instructors: Wheel it between classrooms and teach attachment points without reserving a lab.
• Medical and health science students: Quiz yourself on origins and insertions until the red and blue markings stop being necessary.
• Physical therapists and chiropractors: Demonstrate posture, spinal movement, and joint stability with the patient watching.
• Athletic training and kinesiology programs: Connect attachment points to the movements students see on the field.
• Clinics and offices: Keep it on display so it's ready whenever a conversation calls for it.

Details That Earn Their Keep

• Spinal nerves and vertebral arteries: Built into the flexible spine for study alongside the vertebrae.
• Detachable left arm and leg: Both come off for closer study of the hand, wrist, foot, and ankle.
• Numbered structures: Each marking is numbered and identified in the study booklet.
• Rolling metal stand: Pelvic-mounted for a stable center of gravity and easy repositioning.
• 3-year warranty: Axis Scientific issues replacements without requiring you to send the model back for inspection.

Technical Specifications

• Dimensions: 5'6" H x 14" W
• Weight: 30 lbs
• Scale: Life-size
• Bones: All 206, cast from real human skeleton specimens
• Spine: Flexible, with spinal nerves and vertebral arteries
• Markings: Muscle origins and insertions painted in red and blue, numbered
• Ligaments: Pre-installed at major joints, including the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee
• Detachable parts: Left arm and left leg
• Mounting: Pelvic-mounted rolling metal stand
• Warranty: 3 years
• Included with purchase:
  • 1 x Axis Scientific Painted and Numbered Life-Size Human Skeleton with Flexible Spine, Muscle Insertions, and Ligaments
  • 1 x Rolling Metal Stand
  • 1 x Detailed Study Booklet