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Anatomy

AnatQuest
Web-based interface for viewing high resolution Visible Human anatomical images.

Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross-section

BIODIC
General ultrastructures images collection.

BIODIDAC
Digital resources for teaching biology.

Bristol Biomedical Image Library
Collection of medical, dental, and veterinary images for use in teaching.

Cyberanatomy Tutorials
Numerous images and tutorials of basic and applied anatomy.

Digital Slice of Life
Ultrastructures images in cross-section.

Gross Anatomy Atlas Images
Labelled gross anatomy images from University of Arkansas Medical Sciences.

Images In Anatomy
This Tyler Junior College website offers images to accompany a two-semester Anatomy and Physiology course.

Medical Gross Anatomy Atlas Images - University of Michigan
Includes images collected within the headings of brain, spinal cord, back, eye, nose, larynx, thorax, abdominal wall and hand.

Quicktime Virtual Reality Anatomy
A collection of photo-based QTVR objects produced from real anatomical specimens.

Visible Human Project
Complete, anatomically detailed, transverse CT, MR and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers.

Histology

Digital Atlas of Histology
Histology atlas from UERJ in Brazil, also available in Portuguese.

The JayDoc HistoWeb Site
Histology atlas from the School of Medicine of the University of Kansas, with succinct explanations of the tissues to guide the first-year medical student in the use of their microscope.

HistoBank
National Institutes of Health interactive histology atlas.

Histology Atlas
Provided by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Medicine.

Web Atlas of Cellular Structures
Light and confocal micrographs illustrating a variety of subcellular structures and organelles .

WebPath
Internet pathology resource including 1900 images.

Development

Atlas of Developmental Abnormalities in Common Laboratory Mammals
Rare and common birth defects in fetuses and neonates from common laboratory mammals.

Edinburgh Mouse Atlas
Digital atlas of mouse development and database for spatially mapped data such as in situ  gene expression and cell lineage.

Embryological Development of the Human
Provides animations of stages in embryological development; site still under construction.

MicroMRI Atlas of Mouse Development
Movies, cerebral structures and 3-D embryo reconstructions of 13.5 dpc mouse embryo.

Multi-dimensional Human Embryo
Three-dimensional image reference of the Human Embryo based on magnetic resonance imaging, including Quicktime movies.

Virtual Human Embryo
The Carnegie collection of human embryology images of the Human Developmental Anatomy Center.

Brain

Atlas of brain perfusion SPECT
Brigham and Women's Hospital visual guide to brain anatomy, physiology and pathology through SPECT imaging.

Atlas of the Sheep Brain
Labelled coronal images of sheep brain.

Brain Biodiversity Bank Atlases
Human, sheep, dolphin, and axolotl brain atlases.

Human Brain Dissections
From the Virtual Hospital.

Whole Brain Atlas
Integrates clinical information with multimodality imaging data.

Specialized

American Association of Veterinary Anatomists
This extensive collection of images includes an anatomy and a histology section.

Index of Lesions
Atlas of examples of important lesions of the oral cavity.

Dermatologic Image Database
This collection of clinical dermatology images is provided by the University of Iowa's Department of Dermatology.

E-Skeletons
Skeleton images and osteology information for human, gorilla, and baboon.

Images from the History of Medicine
National Library of Medicine resource.

Molecular Expressions
Optical microscopy images in a variety of domains including biology.

OB-GYN.net Image Library
Images related to women's health.

Public Health Images Library
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collection of public health images and movies.

RadAnatomy
A collection of radiologic images from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Tabulae Anatomica de Pietro de Cortona
University of Iowa's rare book collection offers these eighteenth-century anatomical plates for online viewers.

Vesalius
Surgical anatomy atlas.

Movies

HEAL: Health Education Assets Library
Digital multimedia teaching resources for health sciences education.

C. elegans Movies
A visual introduction to Caenorhabditis elegans and its development.

Morphing Embryos
These classic morphing embryo movies are provided by the NOVA Online Odyssey of Life series. Home | Back to Top