Your Body's Blueprint
Discover the incredible engineering of the human body, from the electrical signals in your brain to the living architecture of your bones.
Like Duolingo, but for Your Body's Blueprint. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Command Center and the Frame and The Systems in Motion. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Your Body's Blueprint
- The cerebrum is responsible for high-level thinking and problem solving
- The cerebellum coordinates muscle movements for balance
- Memory storage and retrieval happen in the cerebrum
- Posture and physical stability are managed by the cerebellum
- The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and manages complex conscious tasks
- The cerebellum handles 'automatic' physical skills like walking without thinking about every step
- The brainstem controls involuntary actions that keep you alive
- Neurons are the primary cells for communication in the nervous system
- Life support functions like heart rate and breathing do not require conscious thought
- The role of the cerebrum in conscious thought and sensory processing
- Signals travel through neurons using electrical impulses
- The brainstem connects the brain to the rest of the body's vital organs
- Nerve signals move at extremely high speeds to allow for quick reactions
- The cerebellum's role in balance and coordination
- The brainstem's role in involuntary life support
- The function and speed of neurons
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Your Body's Blueprint the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
You're trying to solve a tricky math puzzle. Which part of your brain is doing the heavy lifting?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
How to learn Your Body's Blueprint, step by step
Go in order. 12 short levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes in all, five minutes a day.
- 1
The Command Center and the Frame
- The Brain's Control Panel
- The Skeleton's Living Architecture
- 2
The Systems in Motion
- How Muscles and Joints Move You
- The Heart and Lungs: The Engine Room
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
Questions about Your Body's Blueprint
How do I learn Your Body's Blueprint?
Go in order: start with The Command Center and the Frame, then The Systems in Motion. On Tomo that's 12 short levels, about 24 minutes in all, played five minutes a day. Start free and play the first level in under a minute.
Is there a Duolingo-style app for Your Body's Blueprint?
Yes. Tomo works like Duolingo: short daily lessons, streaks and quick quizzes. Your Body's Blueprint is one of its free courses, and you can type any other topic to get a course of your own.
Is the Your Body's Blueprint course free?
Yes. Your Body's Blueprint is playable on Tomo's free plan, which doesn't expire. No credit card, no waitlist. Download the app and start your first lesson.
How long does it take to learn Your Body's Blueprint?
12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes of play in total. It's built for five minutes a day, so you finish it a little at a time instead of all at once.
Do I need any background to start Your Body's Blueprint?
No. It's pitched at a beginner level, so it starts where you are and builds up. If you can tap a phone, you can start.
Tomo is in ChatGPT
Tomo is also a ChatGPT plugin: the same playable courses, built and played inside your chat.
Add Tomo to ChatGPT- What to ask
- “Make me a Tomo course on black holes.” “Turn this chat into a Tomo course.”
- What you get
- Quick questions with instant feedback, hearts and stars, ready to play in about a minute.
- Where it goes
- No sign-up to start. Connect your Tomo account and your streak carries on in the app.
You pick the voice
Your Body's Blueprint is taught in the Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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Start Your Body's Blueprint today.
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