FAQ: Human Anatomy and Physiology Information

Question: How can I find information on human anatomy and physiology?

Answer:

You can find information about human anatomy and physiology at:

MedlinePlus®:
- Anatomy
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anatomy.html
- Medical Encyclopedia
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html

MEDLINE/PubMed, a database of professional medical literature:
- To get published articles about general anatomy and physiology, search using the MeSH® subject headings for "Anatomy," "Physiology," and "Anthropometry."
- To get anatomy an physiology of specific body parts, search a MeSH heading with subheadings, such as: Heart/anatomy and histology OR Heart/physiology.
  
  Details about searching MEDLINE® are at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/usemedline.html

Images from the History of Medicine has images from the NLM® prints and photos collection.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/
The Visible Human Project® has digital three-dimensional (3-D) representations of the normal male and female human bodies in MRI, CT and cryopreserve formats.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Anatomy & Physiology
Web-based training modules - by systems and organs
http://training.seer.cancer.gov/modules_site_spec.html
Your local library
http://nnlm.gov/