I bought this item as I am a Physiotherapy student and was struggling with learning anatomy just from textbooks. This skeleton allows me to picture things like muscle origin & insertions, nerve pathways and organs. If you are a visual learner then it is definitely a good idea to get, I use a theraband to trace pathways. Item arrived very quickly after ordering and was packaged very well so there was no damage during transit. There weren't any instructions to assemble but it was easy to work out it only came in about 4 pieces. Size is good with it being lifesize, I recommend this as is scaled to a real person, ensuring accuracy. All in all, I would definately recommend this specific skeleton as it's made with quality and was better value for money than other companies.