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The Brain-Friendly Muscle Viewer (BFMV) app helps you study and memorize the muscles of the human body. It is designed to match the textbook Mastering Muscles & Movement, and it allows you to easily compare and contrast images and text using the MMM brain-friendly approach.
To run the app: Click/tap the icon to the right, and a new browser tab will open and display the BFMV. To exit the app when you are finished, simply close that new browser tab.
Please scroll down this page for information about using the BFMV, and to view sample screens from the app. To download the Brain-Friendly Muscle Viewer User Guide, click here: User Guide
Brain-Friendly Muscle Viewer - Other Options
You can use the links below to explore the BFMV without logging in. You won't be asked to log in until you click/tap a button that will actually bring up a view of muscles. These links will open in a new browser tab, as described above.
Using the Brain-Friendly Muscle Viewer
The BFMV is a web app that runs in the browser on phones, tablets or computers. Note that due to the level of detail displayed in this app, some smartphone screens may be too small for effectively viewing the information. Muscles are studied in groups, as organized in the textbook. Below are some sample screens from the BFMV.(click/tap on images below to see an enlarged view)
The BFMV home screen is where you select which Muscle Group to view.  Home screen  Home screen instructions Sample screens from Muscle Group 1: Muscles that move the Scapula / Clavicle.  Top screen for the Muscle Group  List of muscles in the Muscle Group Overview screens: Tap on a muscle name to view that muscle.  Overview of muscles  Overview of muscle attachments Side-by-side screens: Tap on a muscle picture to view that muscle.  Side-by-side view of muscles  Side-by-side view of muscle attachments Individual muscle screens: Tap on "Show O/I Labels" to see labels.  Individual muscle: Trapezius  Individual muscle: Trapezius (user clicked "Show O/I Labels" button)  Individual muscle: Levator Scapula  Individual muscle: Levator Scapula (user clicked "Show O/I Labels" button) |
iPhone/iPad Usage Notes
If you are using an iPhone or iPad, you can add this icon to your device's home screen. That way, you can tap the app icon to go straight to the Muscle Viewer without having to open the Safari browser.
Here's how: While viewing the BFMV home screen in the Safari browser, tap on the "arrow" icon
in the browser Toolbar and select "Add to Home Screen" from the list of options.
(Most other mobile devices have a similar capability.)
Here's how: While viewing the BFMV home screen in the Safari browser, tap on the "arrow" icon
in the browser Toolbar and select "Add to Home Screen" from the list of options. (Most other mobile devices have a similar capability.)
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