( CNN ) -- A new smartphone application allows users to carry out a virtual dissection of a human body . The iPhone app , `` Anatomy Lab , '' allows the user to move between 40 body layers to enable dissection . The iPhone app , called `` Anatomy Lab , '' has been developed by researchers from the University of Utah and provides images of a real human cadaver . Utah professor Mark Nielsen told CNN that the application is aimed at medical and anatomy students who might not have the opportunity to dissect a real human body , but it 's also proving a hit with medical practitioners . `` A lot of medical professionals , especially in physical therapy and rehabilitative medicine , are using it to educate patients and show them the body parts they 're discussing , '' Nielsen told CNN . `` Anatomy Lab '' lets the user move between 40 separate body layers , zoom in to view different structures and rotate them to get different view points . It started out as a computer program showing the dissection of a cadaver , beginning with the skin and moving on to subcutaneous tissue , nerves , veins , and muscles . See some of the best health monitoring apps » . Nielsen said the iPhone 's touch screen is perfect for the interactive nature of the application . `` The program 's so logically set up for the iPhone -- you can pinch the screen to rotate and enlarge , and tap on things to identify them , '' he said . Nielsen 's son , Scott Nielsen , a physics major at the University of Utah , wrote the code for the iPhone version , which has so far sold more than 3,000 copies . The app also comes in a cheaper , scaled-down version called `` My Body , '' aimed at the curious amateur . `` Anatomy Lab '' is the latest in a line of iPhone apps either aimed at medics , or with health benefits .
`` Anatomy Lab '' iPhone app allows users to dissect a virtual cadaver . Researchers say app is aimed at medical and anatomy students . Score: 6