Guide

Image occlusion for diagrams and anatomy.

Cover the labels on a figure and each cover becomes a card. How to make them, how to study them, and why a slide that is only a diagram is set aside rather than reported as missed.

Why the figure is the card

Anatomy is names attached to positions. A text card that asks for the name loses the position; a figure with the name hidden keeps both. That is the whole idea, and it is why medical students have used image occlusion in Anki for years.

Making them

Drop the figure in. Draw a box over each label you want to be asked. Save. Each box is a card. Study them and one label is hidden at a time while the rest stay covered, so you cannot read the answer off the neighbour.

What the generator does with diagram slides

When cards are generated from a lecture, a slide that is only a figure has no sentence to quote, so it cannot produce a text card. Lovelydeck does not report it as a missed slide. It is set aside in the coverage list under diagrams, so you can make occlusion cards from it yourself instead of wondering why the lecture came back short.

A habit that works

Make the occlusion cards the same day as the lecture, while you still remember which labels the lecturer spent time on. Those are the ones that get asked.

FAQ

Questions this guide answers

Straight answers.

What is an image occlusion flashcard?

A card made from a picture with parts of it covered. The front shows the figure with one label hidden; the back reveals it. One figure with six labels produces six cards, each asking for one label while the others stay covered.

How do I make image occlusion cards from lecture slides?

Drop the figure into Lovelydeck, draw a box over each label, and save. Each box becomes its own card in the deck, scheduled on its own. Figures inside a PDF can be used directly from the slide.

Are image occlusion cards good for anatomy?

They are the standard tool for it. Anatomy is mostly a matter of attaching names to positions, and a card that hides one name on the real figure tests exactly that.

Start with the lecture you've been avoiding.

Drop it in. Read what comes back. Keep what's right.

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