LibGuides: SOM Images and Video for Medicine and the Health Sciences: Basic Sciences

A Reminder about Copyright

Never assume that an online image is freely available for use. Copyright for images is in many cases similar in strictness to that of print. While this guide provides information for finding medical images, it does not give copyright information for individual images. Before using any image, read and abide by each website's terms of use.

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Portions of this LibGuide are re-posted with permission from Bev Saedlacek, Nebraska Methodist College, John Moritz Library.

Anatomy

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Anatomy Atlases
A compiled list of anatomy textbooks and atlases.
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray
Features more than 1,200 engravings, many in color, from the classic 1918 publication. Includes subject index.
eSkeletons
Provides an interactive environment to examine and learn about skeletal anatomy. Enables one to view the bones of both human and non-human primates. Maintained by the University of Texas at Austin.
Healthline BodyMaps
An interactive visual search tool that provides interactive three dimensional models for learning about human anatomy. The models (both male and female) have eight layer views, from skin to skeletal.

Embryology

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The Multi-Dimensional Human Embryo
A collaboration funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to produce and make available over the internet a three-dimensional image reference of the human embryo based on magnetic resonance imaging. The collection of images is intended to serve students, researchers, clinicians, and the general public interested in studying and teaching human development.
Prenatal Image Gallery
0-2 weeks; 2-4 weeks; 4-6 weeks; 6-8 weeks; 8-10 weeks; 10-12 weeks; 3-6 months; 6-9 months. From the Endowment for Human Development (EHD), a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health science education and public health.
UNSW Embryology (new site)
Designed to allow interactive development of embryology resources and information. Hosted by the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
UNSW Embryology (original site)
An educational resource for learning concepts in embryological development. Hosted by the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Histology

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CELLS Alive!
Images, interactive diagrams, and animations pertaining to cell biology, microbiology, immunology, and microscopy.
eMicrobes Digital Library
A compilation of images of interesting and instructive infectious disease cases. Free registration is required.
Histology
Explores microanatomy and the links between form and function at the microscopic level. Maintained by the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.