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Illustrations and podcasts on human anatomy from a doctor and professor at Cambridge University.
Interactive and educational views of the human body using animations and illustrations.
A free online anatomy and physiology textbook. Excellent graphics. From McGraw-Hill publishers.
High-quality 3D visuals of human anatomy. Requires free account. Each system can be viewed separately. Rotation & zoom features. Also available as a mobile app.
Short video segments on how the human brain works. From the National Institute of Mental Health.
Created by the University of Utah's Health Sciences Library, this simulation shows the cycles and functions of the human heart.
This unique tool allows users to examine a 3-D, layered simulation of a human.
Click on various parts of a female or male body to get detailed images. Needs Flash software to view.
An online copy of the classic 1918 edition
The Visual Human Project is a dataset compiled by the National Library of Medicine by cross sectioning human cadavers. The extraordinary images that resulted have been integrated into the applications linked here in various ways to produce a highly useful set of tools.
This site offers multiple views of Visible Human images.
From the University of Michigan, this site contains browsers that allow visitors to view images from the Visible Human dataset.
From Loyola University's School of Medicine, this cross sectional viewer is a useful way to view Visible Human data.
Free online textbook.
From the NCBI Bookshelf: "Molecular Biology of the Cell is the classic in-depth text reference in cell biology. By extracting fundamental concepts and meaning from this enormous and ever-growing field, the authors tell the story of cell biology, and create a coherent framework through which non-expert readers may approach the subject."
From the NCBI Bookshelf: "As in the first edition, The Cell is focused on the molecular biology of cells as a unifying theme, with specialized topics discussed throughout the book as examples of more general principles."