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Anatomy Education Journals & Publications
Advances in Physiology Education
– Physiology education journal, from the American Physiological Society
Anatomical Sciences Education
– One of AAA’s three scholarly journals
Teaching Anatomy: A Practical Guide
– Written by members Lap Ki Chen and Wojciech Pawlina
How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition (2000)
– From the National Research Council
Research Rundowns
– A brief overview of educational research methods
MedEdPORTAL
– A peer-reviewed, open-access journal sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges that promotes educational scholarship and dissemination of teaching and assessment resources in the health professions
Anatomy Education Online Community & Networks
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT)
– A curated collection of free and open online teaching, learning, and faculty development services contributed to and used by an international education community
Association of American Medical Colleges-Group on Educational Affairs
– Advancing medical education and medical educators through faculty development, curriculum development, educational research, and assessment in undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
– Committed to developing networks of ideas, individuals, and institutions to advance teaching and learning
Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning
– Committed to advancing the teaching of STEM disciplines in higher education
Embryology Education Resources
Embryology Education Videos & Animations
Body Cavity Development (online video)
– A clip from an animation showing body cavity development in the human embryo
Embryology Education Digital Libraries & Compilations
The e-Mouse Atlas Project
– Digital atlas of mouse development and database for spatially mapped data such as in situ gene expression and cell lineage
The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo
– 3D image reference of the human embryo based on magnetic resonance imaging, including Quicktime movies
Virtual Human Embryo Project
– A digital image database of serially-sectioned human embryos from the Carnegie collection
Embryology Education & Research Website
University of New South Wales Embryology Wiki
– Embryology online education and research website
Gross Anatomy Education Resources
Digital Libraries & Compilations
Anatomy Atlases
– Illustrated Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation
Anatomy-Histology Tutorials
– Visible human structure quizzes and clinical cases from the University of Utah
Clinical Anatomy drawings
– Historical collection of anatomical drawings created for the University of British Columbia
Basic Human Anatomy
– Online text from Dartmouth College
Terminologia Anatomica
– Anatomical terminology from the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists
Gross Anatomy Tables
– Collection of anatomy tables organized by both system and region from the University of Arkansas
Muscle Atlas
– Tool for learning the muscles of the extremities from the University of Washington
Visible Human Browsers
– View female forms in all three planes (axial, coronal, sagittal)
Guidance for Institutions/Anatomists When Utilising Cadaveric Material for Online Teaching Sessions
– recommendations on donor consent, learner digital code, and institutional probity and professional processes drafted by an informal working group in the UK in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
Tutorials & Assessments
Dissectiontutorials
– University of Michigan tutorials with videos, surface anatomy tutorials, clinical cases, and practice quizzes
Khan Academy Anatomy and Physiology
– Free online courses in anatomy and physiology
Human Anatomy Learning Modules
– Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine learning modules
Structure of the Human Body
– Loyola University Chicago self-assessments listed under the “Educational Resources” tab
Online Dissection Manual
– Pictorial online dissector and practice practical questions from SUNY Downstate
The Body Online
– Cadaver photos and self-testing
Histology Education Resources
Digital Histology Libraries & Compilations
Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
– Companion to Histology and Neuroanatomy: Second Edition
Blue Histology
– Annotated static images and image-based practice questions from the University of Western Australia
Digital Histology Atlas
– Light and EM micrographs representing all major basic tissues and most organs/organ systems
Duke University Medical Histology and Virtual Microscopy Resources
– Features an extensive collection of basic tissues and organ systems virtual slides
Histology at the University of Michigan
– Digital microscopy resources for the study of cells
Histology Guide
– Virtual histology lab featuring variety of basic tissues and organ systems virtual slides; annotations available
Histology Learning System
– Boston University site with static histology micrographs with annotations; common confusions tab offers side-by-side comparison of commonly misidentified tissues/structures/organs at the microscopic level
Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
– More than 2,700 images with text that illustrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings along with radiologic imaging associated with human disease conditions
Loyola University Histology
– Static annotated images with static-image based quizzes and a link to a collection of virtual histology images
Microscopic Anatomy
– Features a gallery of static histology micrographs, images of cellular ultrastructures, histology PowerPoint presentations, and 3D models and videos of cells and tissues from the University of Delaware
NYU School of Medicine Virtual Microscope
– Virtual histology lab featuring variety of basic tissues and organ systems virtual slides
The Cell Image Library
– A public repository of reviewed and annotated images, videos, and animations of cells from a variety of organisms
The Iowa Virtual Slidebox
– Virtual histology lab offering more than 1,000 virtual slides
The JayDoc HistoWeb
– 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 microscopes
University of Colorado Virtual Histology Lab
– Consists of interactive slides, complete with detailed annotations and quizzes associated with each slide; developed by member Lisa Lee
Histology Videos & Animations
Histology Helper
– YouTube channel offering audiovisual tutorial on 18 different types of tissues and organs
Shotgun Histology
– YouTube channel offering audiovisual tutorial on 89 different types of tissues and organs
Neuroanatomy/Neuroscience Education Resources
Neuroanatomy Digital Libraries & Compilations
Columbia Interactive Neuroanatomy Atlas
– Numerous images with identification quizzes
Neuroscience and How Students Learn
– From the University of California, Berkley
McGill University: The Brain From Top to Bottom
– Information about the brain; neuroscience-oriented
UBC neuroanatomy website
– Comprehensive website with didactic videos, interactive modules, quizzes, 3D reconstructions, MRI scans, and a complete web atlas with AAA member Claudia Krebs
Neuroanatomy Tutorials & Assessments
Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine Atlas of the Brain
– Interactive self-assessment site with images of gross brain topography, stained sections in various planes, and a comprehensive collection of radiologic images
Neuroanatomy tutorial from the University of Utah
– Online self-assessment with gross brain images, sagittal and coronal section
Neurobiology/Biopsychology tutorials
– Animated tutorials from the Purves textbook
University of Utah: HyperBrain
– An online learning tutorial for human neuroanatomy
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