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Anatomy Warehouse
TypePrivate
Founded2005
FounderAdam Cordell
ProductsAnatomical models, medical simulators, educational charts, training manikins
Websitehttps://www.anatomywarehouse.com

Anatomy Warehouse (legally Anatomical Worldwide, LLC) is a U.S.-based distributor of anatomical models, medical simulators, dissection specimens, and related training equipment. The company is headquartered in Skokie, Illinois, and operates primarily as an e-commerce business.[1]

History

Adam Cordell founded the company, formally registered as Anatomical Worldwide, LLC, in 2005 as a family operation in Evanston, Illinois.[1] His father, Marshall Cordell, had run a skeleton distribution business in the 1980s and 1990s, an experience Cordell drew on when starting the company.[2] Gizmodo reported that the company has continued supplying classic models, including Bucky skeletons, to clients such as amusement parks.[2]

The company later moved its operations to Evanston in 2013, then back to Skokie in 2023, where it now occupies an 11,000-square-foot facility.[3] The Evanston RoundTable's 2022 profile described the company's expansion into medical education and simulation, including custom 3D-printed training tools and a broader range of model options.[1]

Products and catalog

The company's catalog spans anatomical models, posters, task trainers, wound simulation kits, veterinary models, and general medical simulation equipment.[1] By 2026, The Record North Shore put the total catalog at more than 5,000 products, including preserved dissection specimens and CPR training manikins.[3]

Several of the company's models have turned up in research settings. Temporal bone models were used in a comparison of 3D-printing materials for surgical dissection training published in the Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology.[4] A breast phantom from the company appeared in a 2021 Scientific Reports study on magnetic particle imaging for breast-conserving surgery,[5] and a 2022 PeerJ paper used one of its human skull models to test impedance across tumor treating fields (TTFields) electrode arrays.[6] Separately, a training arm sourced from the company was used to build a pediatric fracture simulator described in a 2020 Pediatric Medical Education Journal study.[7]

Gizmodo profiled a one-pound fat replica sold by the company in a 2014 piece on its use in public health messaging.[8] Ten years later, The Xylom examined gender representation across the catalog, finding fewer female skeleton models than male ("universal") ones; the company attributed the pricing gap to production volume and demand and provided additional data for the article.[9]

Props supplied by the company have also appeared on screen. The Record North Shore reported that replica skulls from the company were used on AMC's The Walking Dead, and that HBO's The Last of Us had placed an order with the company.[3]

An anatomical model sourced from the company was referenced in a 2024 Sonoma County Superior Court ruling on a malpractice case.[10]

Public sale events

The company held its second annual clearance sale at its Skokie facility in May 2026, offering discounts on damaged, returned, and overstocked inventory such as charts, simulators, and skeleton models. CEO Liz Huff told The Record North Shore the sale frees up warehouse space and gives the company, which otherwise sells almost entirely online, a rare chance to meet customers in person.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Anatomy Warehouse has Evanston in its bones — and a little bit of Hollywood too". Evanston RoundTable. October 1, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. Hongo, Hudson (October 31, 2018). "The Rise of the Skeleton King, the '80s Bone Dealer Who Changed Halloween". Gizmodo. G/O Media. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  3. Lisec, Samuel (May 28, 2026). "The local spot to get your hearts, brains, bodies and more on the cheap". The Record North Shore. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  4. "Comparison of Materials Used for 3D-Printing Temporal Bone Models to Simulate Surgical Dissection". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  5. Mason, E.E. (2021). "Concept for using magnetic particle imaging for intraoperative margin analysis in breast-conserving surgery". Scientific Reports. 11: 13456. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-92644-8. PMC 8242088. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
  6. Li, X. (2022). "Evaluating the therapeutic effect of tumor treating fields (TTFields) by monitoring the impedance across TTFields electrode arrays". PeerJ. 10 e12877. doi:10.7717/peerj.12877. PMC 8833244. PMID 35186474.
  7. Raman, S. (2020). "Development of a 3D printed simulator for closed reduction of distal radius fractures" (PDF). Pediatric Medical Education Journal. 12 (1): 45–52. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  8. Rose, Brent (February 7, 2014). "The Science of Fat". Gizmodo. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  9. Hill-Edgar, Allison (2024). "This Barbie Is... A Dolled-Up Wax Cadaver?". The Xylom. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. (Sonoma County Superior Court July 24, 2024), Text.