Research Guides: Nursing: Anatomy and Physiology

A&P

Anatomy & Physiology

Introduces the structure and function of the human body. (From SEER Training Modules)

Anatomy Arcade: Games for learning anatomy. Crosswords, jigsaw puzzles, whack-a-bone games.

Anatomy Zone: online quizzes, 3-D flashcards, video tutorials, body atlas.

Candelalearning.com A&P textbook with videos and online practice quizzes.
Get Body Smart: Illustrated textbook about human A&P systems.
Healthline BodyMaps Explore human body images in 3-D. Search multiple layers of the human anatomy, systems and organs down to their smallest parts.

Human Anatomy Learning Modules, Dartmouth U.'s Med School dissection streaming videos, plus practice quizzes.

Anatomy Learning Modules from Univ of Minnesota

InterBody: Explore body systems with a user-friendly interface.

Visual Guide to Human Dissection: Video files (download file, not streaming video) of human dissection. This is the real thing, not animations.

Images

Zygote Body Interactively manipulate a virtual human body. Free sign-up is required. Highlight body systems and rotate the images. Works best with the Chrome browser and was originally called Google Body,

Human Body Systems and Human Body Maps explore anatomy with the ability to rotate images in 3D.
InnerBody interactive anatomy system to study particular body systems
The Medical Animation Library links to many medical animations arranged by body system and medical specialty.
The Wellcome Library images about the history of medicine to use for free under a Creative Commons license.
Eskeletons Human and other primates' skeletons. Detailed photographs from several viewpoints.
The U.S. National Library of Medicine's Images from the History of Medicine collection has digitized images, including portraits, photographs and posters.
Anatomy Zone animated videos

Free Online A&P Textbooks

Anatomy and Physiology from Open Textbook Library
Anatomy and Physiology from OpenStax
Boundless Anatomy and Phyisiology from Boundless
Human Anatomy and Physiology from Open Course Library, Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Anatomy & Physiology Open Education Resource provided under a Creative Commons license.

Spellbinding Art of Human Anatomy

SMART images: Scientific & Medical ART

SMART Images

Quality illustrations & animations depicting anatomy, physiology, surgery, diseases, conditions, trauma, embryology, histology and other health science topics. Educational use of images is allowed for papers, PowerPoints, handouts, and poster sessions.