3D Real-time Embryology powers up with new features

Primal’s next-level learning module, 3D Real-time Embryology, is now even more powerful! We just added three new models to complete the set of 17 for the crucial weeks 3-8 of development. And with new instructional text for 300+ structures, there’s now more material than ever to deepen your understanding.

Embryology is integral to medicine, dentistry, nursing, and other health sciences, but it is one of the most complex subjects to grasp. Available learning resources add to this confusion — notably 2D textbooks — as they lack depiction of the intricate 3D developments which happen in the embryo.

This is where 3D Real-time Embryology excels and unlocks the subject in a whole new way. Visualize development in 3D with clarity and ease, empower educators with confidence, and effectively engage students and boost achievement. (Watch our videos to see it in action.)

Created using real-life micro-CT images sourced from Amsterdam UMC, the interactive 3D embryos can be manipulated in our platform. This improves memory retention, clarifies developmental sequences and anatomical relationships, and improves spatial awareness and the understanding of complex 3D development processes.

New instructional text deepens understanding

Additional new features include:

1. • More embryo models – Carnegie development stages 14, 19, and 22 complete the full set of stages 7-23 for tracking developmental changes continuously and clearly.
   • Structure text – Reviewed by four embryology experts, it includes details on:
     • Formation - Which germ layers contribute and when in the timeline it develops
     • Developmental processes - The key mechanisms shaping each structure
     • Derivatives - The adult structures each embryo structure eventually forms
     • Clinical application – Connecting embryology with congenital conditions

1. • Gallery scenes – Pre-loaded scenes that highlight the key structures for the development of each system, guiding self-study and teaching modules.

A clearer, smarter way to learn development

Supplement the syllabus with accurate, reliable content you can trust. Here’s how it helps:

1. • Compare embryo models side-by-side to clearly see how development gradually changes every few days.

1. • Add context to embryo models with structure text that outlines development and connects it to congenital conditions.

1. • Focus learning this often overwhelming subject with pre-populated gallery scenes highlighting key structures.

Bringing learning to life

Many health sciences students and professionals require embryology knowledge, but the field’s complexity makes it difficult to learn. While embryology requires good spatial awareness to understand, it also has the added complexity of time. Every few days structures change shape and names, fold, form tubes, add new branches, etc.

Another issue which makes embryology difficult is the lack of images. Textbooks and online resources are often not detailed enough or oversimplified. They also only provide snapshots every few weeks of development, leaving many gaps. Many rely on drawings over 100 years old!

Reduction in anatomy teaching time is another challenge, as lecturers often only have one or two embryology lessons rather than a dedicated module.

3D Real-time Embryology’s multiple models allow you to clearly see how development gradually changes every few days. And the resource allows self-directed study to make up for limited class time. Read on to understand how else it amplifies learning and teaching.

For students:

1. • Simplify developmental processes – Use clear 3D models to quickly grasp embryology

1. • Spatial & development insight – Follow 3D developmental changes over time.

1. • Focused, step-by-step learning – Isolate key structures and systems to learn at your pace.

1. • Connect embryology to clinical practice – Understand changes in development that lead to pathology.

For educators:

1. • Improve student engagement – A trusted and clear way to present complex 3D processes.

1. • Support active learning – Use interactive tools that encourage exploration and self-study.

1. • Save preparation time – Use pre-built views and labeled models to quickly build lectures.

1. • Teach with confidence – One complete resource to strengthen your embryology teaching.

To learn more about 3D Real-time Embryology or other Primal learning resources, please fill in the form here and our team will be in touch.