Body & health posters
LearnPosters has 100 free printable body & health posters, grouped into 6 topics: Anatomy, First aid, Movement, Nutrition, Sleep & mind. How the body is put together, and what to do when it goes wrong. They are made for any age — a nine-year-old and a forty-year-old reach for the same chart. No account and no watermark.
Anatomy for anyone learning it, plus the emergency references worth having on a wall rather than in a drawer. Educational charts — not medical advice, and no substitute for training or a clinician.
100 free printable posters · 6 topics · vector PDF
Anatomy
Bones, muscles and the major systems, labelled.
The Skeleton
206 bones, grouped the way anatomists group them, with the ones worth naming.
Major Muscles
The main muscles by name, what each one does, and where it sits.
The Body Systems
Eleven systems, what each is for, and the organs that make it up.
The Heart
Four chambers, four valves, and the exact path a drop of blood takes.
Digestion
The route food takes, how long each stage lasts, and what happens there.
The Lungs
How air becomes oxygen in the blood, and the numbers behind a breath.
The Nervous System
Central and peripheral, voluntary and automatic — how the divisions fit together.
The Brain
The lobes and structures, and what each is chiefly responsible for.
The Skin
Three layers, what each contains, and why it is called an organ.
The Eye
How light becomes an image, part by part.
The Ear
Outer, middle and inner — how a pressure wave becomes a nerve signal.
The Kidneys
What they filter, how much, and what the numbers on a blood test mean.
The Liver
The organ with the most jobs, and what each one means for the rest of the body.
The Immune System
Innate and adaptive immunity, and how a vaccine uses the second one.
Joints
The joint types and what movements each allows.
Blood
What blood is made of, and what each part does.
Blood Types
The ABO and Rh systems, and who can give to whom.
Hormones
The main endocrine glands, what each secretes, and what it does.
Teeth
The adult set, the child set, and what each tooth is shaped for.
The Lymphatic System
The drainage network most people never learn, and why it matters.
Types of Muscle
Three muscle tissues, and which of them you consciously control.
The Spine
The four curves, the regions, and what each part is built for.
The Cell
The organelles inside a human cell and what each does.
DNA & Genes
From base pairs to chromosomes, and what a gene actually is.
First aid
What to do in the first two minutes, before help arrives.
First Aid: First Minutes
The order of checks — because order is what people forget under stress.
Choking
How to tell mild from severe, and what changes between them.
Bleeding & Burns
The two most common serious injuries, and what actually helps each.
The Recovery Position
When to use it, and the sequence for getting someone into it.
CPR — Adult
Rate, depth and ratio — a reminder for trained responders.
Using a Defibrillator
What an AED does, and why anyone can use one.
Recognising a Stroke
The four-letter check, and why every minute counts.
Heart Attack Signs
What it actually feels like, including the presentations that are missed.
Anaphylaxis
How to recognise a severe allergic reaction, and what to do.
Head Injury
Which head injuries need immediate assessment, and what to watch for afterwards.
Burn Depth
How burns are classified, and which need medical care.
Poisoning
The first steps, and the two things never to do.
Seizures
What to do, what not to do, and when a seizure becomes an emergency.
Cold & Heat Emergencies
Recognising both extremes, and the first response to each.
First Aid Kit
What belongs in a home or car kit, and what to check.
When to Call
The situations that always warrant emergency services, and what to say.
Movement
Stretches, posture and the mechanics of common exercises.
Desk Posture
How to set a chair, desk and screen so a working day does not accumulate.
Everyday Stretches
Eight stretches covering the areas a sitting day actually shortens.
Warm Up & Cool Down
What each is for, and why static stretching before exercise is out of favour.
Mobility & Flexibility
Two words used interchangeably that describe different capacities.
The Squat
The setup and the cues, plus the faults that actually matter.
The Hip Hinge
One movement behind deadlifts, kettlebell swings and picking things up.
The Core
What the core actually is, and why crunches are not the whole answer.
Progressive Overload
The one principle behind every training programme, and the ways to apply it.
Rest & Recovery
What recovery involves, ranked by how much each part matters.
Walking
The most accessible exercise there is, and the numbers behind it.
Activity Guidelines
What the public health guidelines actually recommend, per week.
Common Injuries
The injuries that actually occur, and what the first response is.
Injury First Response
Why RICE has been replaced, and what the current guidance is.
Posture Myths
What the evidence supports about posture, and what it does not.
Breathing Under Load
When to breathe, when to brace, and why holding it is not always wrong.
Desk Movement Breaks
Short movements that fit into a working day without changing clothes.
Nutrition
Macros, micros and what the numbers on a label mean.
Macronutrients
The three energy nutrients, what each is for, and the energy each carries.
Reading a Food Label
What each line means, and the two numbers that mislead most often.
Vitamins
Each vitamin, what it does, and where it is found.
Minerals
The minerals the body needs, what each is for, and where to get them.
Protein
How much protein is enough, and what a complete protein means.
Fibre
The two kinds, what each does, and how much most people actually eat.
Hydration
How much water, where it comes from, and what thirst actually indicates.
Glycaemic Index
What GI measures, what it misses, and why glycaemic load is more useful.
Energy Balance
Where energy is spent, and why the largest share is not exercise.
Food Groups
A plate model that is easier to follow than counting anything.
Added Sugar
Where it hides, what the guidelines say, and the names to look for.
Fats
Saturated, unsaturated and trans — what distinguishes them and what they do.
Food & Energy Levels
Why energy dips after some meals, and what changes it.
Caffeine
How it works, how long it lasts, and what a sensible ceiling is.
Alcohol Units
How units are calculated, and what the guidelines actually say.
Portion Sizes
Estimating a portion with your hand, when no scales are available.
Sleep & mind
Sleep architecture, stress physiology and attention.
Sleep Stages
What happens in each sleep stage, and why waking wrong feels awful.
Sleep Hygiene
The changes with the strongest evidence behind them, in order.
The Body Clock
What sets your internal clock, and why light timing matters more than duration.
The Stress Response
What the body does under stress, and why chronic stress differs from acute.
Breathing Techniques
Three patterns with evidence behind them, and what each is for.
Attention
What actually breaks concentration, and what restores it.
Memory Techniques
The methods with the best evidence — including the one that feels worst.
Cognitive Biases
The thinking shortcuts that most often produce wrong conclusions.
Habit Formation
The loop behind a habit, and where to intervene in it.
Burnout
Three components, how it differs from ordinary tiredness, and what helps.
Exercise & Mood
What the evidence supports about movement and mental health.
Screens & Sleep
What screens actually do to sleep, separating the mechanisms.
Grounding Techniques
Short methods for interrupting escalating anxiety in the moment.
How Learning Works
The principles behind effective study, and why the intuitive methods fail.
Prevention
Screening, hygiene and the everyday numbers.
Handwashing
The technique, the duration, and when it matters most.
Sun & UV
What the UV index means, and what protection actually reduces risk.
Sunscreen
What SPF measures, how much to apply, and how often to reapply.
Dental Care
What actually prevents decay, and the habits that undo it.
Eye Strain
What causes screen-related eye discomfort, and what actually relieves it.
Hearing Protection
How loud is too loud, and how quickly damage occurs.
How Vaccines Work
The mechanism, the main types, and what herd immunity means.
Blood Pressure
What the two numbers mean, and the categories they fall into.
Heart Rate
Resting and maximum heart rate, and what the training zones mean.
BMI & Its Limits
What BMI measures, what it cannot, and what to use alongside it.
Health Screening
The checks offered by age, and what each is looking for.
Kitchen Hygiene
The four rules that prevent most domestic food poisoning.
Antibiotics
What they treat, what they do not, and why 'finish the course' is debated.
Air Quality
What the index measures, and what to do at each level.
Questions about the Body & health posters
- What is the Body & health section of LearnPosters?
- How the body is put together, and what to do when it goes wrong. Anatomy for anyone learning it, plus the emergency references worth having on a wall rather than in a drawer. Educational charts — not medical advice, and no substitute for training or a clinician.
- What topics do the Body & health posters cover?
- 100 posters across 6 topics. Anatomy — Bones, muscles and the major systems, labelled. First aid — What to do in the first two minutes, before help arrives. Movement — Stretches, posture and the mechanics of common exercises. Nutrition — Macros, micros and what the numbers on a label mean. Sleep & mind — Sleep architecture, stress physiology and attention. Prevention — Screening, hygiene and the everyday numbers.
- Who are the Body & health posters for?
- The body & health charts are for any age; a nine-year-old and a forty-year-old reach for the same one. Nothing here is tied to a school year, so a curious beginner and someone revising the same material for an exam are looking at the same body & health chart.
- Which Body & health poster should I print first?
- The Skeleton, Major Muscles and The Body Systems are the ones people reach for first — they are the references the rest of the body & health set assumes you already have on the wall.The SkeletonMajor MusclesThe Body Systems
- Are the Body & health posters free to print?
- Yes — all 100 of them. Each body & health poster is a free vector PDF that needs no account, prints on US Letter or A4, and enlarges to A1 without softening. Home, classroom, library and tutoring use are all covered by the licence.Read the licence
Where the body & health charts come from
These posters summarise. When you need the full account — or the normative text a chart is compressing — start here.
- MedlinePlus — US National Library of Medicine. Plain-language medical reference. These charts summarise; a clinician decides.
- WHO health topics — World Health Organization. International guidance behind the prevention and nutrition sheets.